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Field Update: Santa Susana Mountains
CNPS sampled 30+ plant alliances in the Santa Susana Mountains, progress on classifying vegetation with the first fine-scale map of local plant communities. -
Bigcone Douglas-Fir
CNPS worked with USFS to complete field studies to assess the extent & status of the California endemic bigcone Douglas-fir in the Angeles National Forest. -
CNPS Grassland Initiative Update
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is actively working to categorize, map, and conserve California’s grassland vegetation. -
Botanizing the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of California Coastal National Monument
CNPS staff and volunteers sampled coastal vegetation at the California Coastal National Monument. -
Out on the Range
In the northeastern corner of California between Mt. Shasta in the west and the Warner Mountains in the east, lies a massive volcanic plain known as the Modoc Plateau. -
Collaborative BioBlitz in the Milpitas Special Interest Area
On April 15, 2017 the Ventana Wilderness Alliance partnered with CNPS Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz chapters for its first-ever BioBlitz in the Milpitas SIA. -
Exploration of Fens in Carpenter Valley
Soon, in Carpenter Valley, more than 1,000 acres of lush meadow and forest will be protected by the Truckee Donner Land Trust and an easement held by The Nature Conservancy. -
Carnivorous plants in Meadows and Fens
The most striking and intriguing plants we found during our watershed assessment project in the Plumas National Forest were two carnivorous species: roundleaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and California pitcherplant (Darlingtonia californica). -
Vegetation Sampling & Mapping in Castle Mountains National Monument
In the far northeast corner of the Mojave National Preserve, the Castle Mountains appear more modest than their neighbors. However... -
Cypress – A Rare Natural Community
For the past year, the CNPS Vegetation Program has been working with volunteers to produce a fine-scale map of cypress stands throughout the state. -
Celebrating the Bigcone Douglas-fir of the San Gabriel Mountains
Within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, vast wilderness areas like the Sheep Mountain Wilderness, the San Gabriel Wilderness, and Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness exist very close to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles. -
Suisun Marsh – Vegetation Mapping and Long-term Conservation and Management
Suisun Marsh contains rich wildlife, endemic and unique species, and ongoing natural and human-caused changes occurring in the marsh. For all these reasons and more, Suisun Marsh is a very loved and distinctive place that many people and agencies are striving to protect.
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