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Garden Ambassadors Garden Inspiration Native Design Basics Choosing Your Plants Native Planting Guides Prepping and Planting Digging Deeper School Gardens Horticulture Experts Rare Plant Program CNPS Inventory of Rare Plants Rare Plant Ranking & Review CNPS Rare Plant Ranks Rare Plant Status Review Forum Endangered Species Rare Plant Treasure Hunts Local Flora – Floristics Locally Rare Rare Plant Photo Collection Field Protocols & Guidelines Vegetation Program California Grasslands & Vernal Pools Initiative California Rare Plant Communities Initiative Manual of California Vegetation Plant Community Mapping & Monitoring Vegetation Program Resources & Information Field Protocols & Guidelines Classification and Mapping Reports Helpful Tools Calscape Inventory of Rare Plants Manual of CA Vegetation Get Involved Membership Events Near You Chapters Priority Initiatives Volunteer to help CNPS Join / Renew Give DONATE Monthly Sustainer/Perennial Membership Membership Planned and Legacy Giving Priority Initiatives Workplace Giving Tribute and Memorial Gifts Other Ways to Give California Native Plant Society California is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. 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Donate Support the native plant mission! Recent News & Stories Conservation CNPS Sues Santa Barbara County Over Approval of Flawed Wind Energy Project February 28, 2020 March 2, 2020 The Strauss Wind Energy Project violates both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Fish and Game Code. Education Show native plants love with the #CNPSArtChallenge February 10, 2020 February 14, 2020 Make one native plant-inspired art piece every day for two weeks. We want you to have fun and experiment while showing your love for native plants. Flora Magazine A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight January 29, 2020 January 29, 2020 A U.S. Forest Service Botanist wraps up her career with a new discovery while looking for rare plants after the 2018 Carr-Delta wildfires. see more Stay Connected Get updates and action alerts from CNPS Sign Up The California Native Plant Society is dedicated to celebrating California's native plant heritage and preserving it for future generations. 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