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CNPS and partners joined California Tribal members in tireless advocacy to secure two new national monuments and two monument expansions in the span of 12 months.
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Mendocino Coast paintbrush (Castilleja mendocinensis), California Rare Plant Rank 1B.2; Image: Wyatt Emig from iNaturalist
CNPS 2026 Conference. Growing the Movement: Together for native plants. 
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Sunset at the Rough Fire near Hume Lake in the Sierra National Forest, CA. Photo: USFS
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California Native
Plant Society
Giving voice to plants in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots
What We Do
We’re on a mission to save California’s native plants and places using both head and heart. CNPS brings together science, education, conservation, and gardening to power the native plant movement. Read on to see what’s happening now.
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Why We Do It
Plants are the foundation of our ecosystems.
Saving plants
saves places.
Supports the
web of life.
Saves the California
we love.
Recent News & Stories
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Rare Plant of the Month: Panamint desert-aster
Panamint desert-aster is known to live solely in Death Valley National Park; only eight occurrences have been found in the Cottonwood Mountains in the Panamint Range. -
New Lawsuit Challenges Sacramento County’s Coyote Creek Decision
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) filed suit against the County of Sacramento for its recent approval of the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project.
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