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Climate Change’s Effects on Tribal Cultural Plant Resources
In order to restore native ecosystems that are resilient against climate chaos, many Indigenous practitioners continue to utilize Traditional Cultural Practices such as cultural burning. -
Celebrate California Native Oak Day by Joining the Effort to Protect Them
The CNPS California Oak Watch project focuses on collecting valuable data about oaks native to the California Floristic Province. To protect them, we need to know where they are, and with the help of people in our community, we can map them! -
California Permanently Protects Imperiled Wildflower Threatened by Gold Mining
The Inyo rock daisy is a rare wildflower found only at the highest elevations of the southern Inyo Mountains. It lives on ancient carbonate bedrock on Conglomerate Mesa, which is threatened by gold mining. -
California Native Plant Society Applauds Secretary Haaland’s visit to Molok Luyuk
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently toured the proposed national monument expansion, met with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, and visited with community leaders. -
California Native Plant Society Applauds Call for Chuckwalla National Monument
Chuckwalla National Monument would protect 660,000 acres of public lands that contain rare and threatened native California plants, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth . . . -
Reflections on the U.N. Global Biodiversity Conference
CNPS has been proud to be the voice for California’s native plants on a global stage, which helps build support for what we care about most here at home. -
Threatened by Mining, A Tiny Daisy Needs Your Help
Threatened by mining, California's tiny and rare Inyo rock daisy is in danger of losing its entire range. -
A Big Day for Walker Ridge Advocates
The Berryessa Snow Mountain Expansion Act, House Resolution 6366, is a bill that sets the stage for the conservation and long-term management of Molok Luyuk. -
Joshua Trees in Transition
Climate change is happening in real time in the Mojave, where occurrences of the iconic Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) are growing smaller and changing. -
Defending Our Desert Plan | The Work Continues
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) protects over 6 million acres of desert habitat but is threatened under Trump.
