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  • Oct 27 2020 October 27, 2020May 16, 2022
    Flora Magazine

    The Richard Garvey Intermediate School Nature Garden

    InFlora Magazine
    Jesse Chang started a school nature garden in 2015 and transformed it into a beautiful educational garden, with a vernal pool!
  • Oct 07 2020 October 7, 2020April 29, 2022
    Conservation

    CNPS Applauds Executive Order Accelerating Governor’s Commitment to Preserving Biodiversity

    InConservation
    In introducing today’s Executive Order, Gov. Newsom mentioned his grandfather’s decades-long interest in California native plants and species as a source of personal inspiration.
  • Sep 30 2020 September 30, 2020December 3, 2021
    Featured Stories

    Sacred Pollinators: An Interview with Frank K. Lake

    InFeatured Stories
    Restoration ecologist Frank K. Lake discusses sacred relationships with pollinators and plants. He offers ways to support traditional ecological knowledge in restoration efforts.
  • Sep 11 2020 September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
    Conservation

    CNPS Settles Strauss Lawsuit With an Eye Toward Tarplant Protection

    InConservation
    The settlement supports mitigation objectives and project improvements to protect the world’s largest population of the federally- and state-endangered Gaviota tarplant
  • Sep 04 2020 September 4, 2020April 29, 2022
    Conservation

    CNPS Sues Lake County Over Risky Guenoc Valley Development

    InConservation
    CNPS sued Lake County this week for its rushed approval of a 16,000-acre luxury complex north of Napa County in fire-prone Guenoc Valley.
  • Aug 24 2020 August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
    Education

    Careers in Plant Science and Conservation | Part V

    InEducation
    Kat High Hupa descendant, occupational therapist, and native plant gardener offers advice for students and how the native plant community can support Indigenous people.
  • Jul 29 2020 July 29, 2020December 3, 2021
    A view from the North Fork American River Shaded Fuel Break Project near Colfax, California. Photo: Emily Underwood
    Featured Stories

    Restoring Fire

    InFeatured Stories
    Chris Paulus on decades of fire suppression and how agencies are returning fire to Sierra Nevada habitat.
  • Jul 24 2020 July 24, 2020July 25, 2020
    Education

    Careers in Plant Science and Conservation | Part IV

    InEducation
    Antonio Sanchez has worked with native plants all over California. Read this lively and frank conversation about what it's like to work with natives plants, play in a band, and stay connected to the big picture.
  • Jul 23 2020 July 23, 2020February 22, 2022
    Conservation

    Protecting Unique Desert Habitats from Destructive Gold Mining

    InConservation
    An international mining company wants re-open a restored road and plans to begin exploratory drilling in Conglomerate Mesa. Hear from a scientist studying the region's flora.
  • Jul 14 2020 July 14, 2020December 3, 2021
    Featured Stories

    The Right to Go Outside: An Interview with Cris Sarabia

    InFeatured Stories
    CNPS Board President Cris Sarabia on what it means to have access and equity in the environment and conservation communities.
  • Jun 24 2020 June 24, 2020May 16, 2022
    Flora Magazine

    Kids’ Corner: Homemade Herbarium

    InFlora Magazine
    Learn how to preserve plant specimens and make your own homemade plant library.
  • Jun 17 2020 June 17, 2020December 3, 2021
    Richard smiles with a hill filled with orange CA poppies behind him. He's wearing a green tshirt, denim shirt, and glasses.
    Featured Stories

    Future Minded: An Interview with Richard Ke’aumoana Chung

    InFeatured Stories
    Richard Ke’aumoana Chung is creating a legacy of California plant biodiversity.
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