Featured Event
Chapter Meeting

May 21, 2013
Speaker - Tim Handley

Fire and Flora:
Stories of fire ecology in California shrublands, and of new outreach efforts designed to engage hearts and minds through play
It is often said that California shrublands are adapted to fire.
However, ......more

The California Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization seeking to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, conservation, and restoration.The San Diego Chapter serves San Diego and Imperial counties. We invite you to come to our meetings and field trips, learn more about the flora of our state, and meet people who share your interest in native plants.You may email direct general questions about native plants or the chapter to info@cnpssd.org. 
(More about our chapter)

Join now!!
CNPS Membership

Conservation 
Survey plant communities, review CEQA and other documents for impacts to native vegetation and track occurrence and distribution of rare plants.
~~~Restoration help
~~~Comment Letters
~~~San Diego's Environmental Report Card - 2009 Report.

~~~Mission Trails Pipeline Project -1995 to Present Day

~~~Old Town State Park
Education and Community Outreach - Outreach and Educational Materials Available for Free!
Environmental Report Card
Event Calendars around the County - Links to Calendars
Field Trips - Explore diverse plant communities from the coast to the desert.
Gardening with Natives - Grow natives. Find out why and how.
~~~California Native Plant Profiles - with links to a one page informational pdf with photos
~~~How to Brochures - 17 pdf's (7 newly added)
~~~Landscape contractors, designers, landscape architects and restoration services **not new but easier to find**
~~~List of Native Plant Nurseries
Invasive Plants -Information and links on invasive plant eradication and control projects
Mini Grant Project
The San Diego Chapter of CNPS supports small projects that further the Society’s mission of promoting the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and how to conserve them and their natural habitats.
Native Gardening Committee Blog
A new blog dedicated to all aspects of native gardening.
Native Plant School Garden program
San Diego CNPS has developed a new Native Plant School Gardens program to provide resources to teachers, parents, and students interested in installing native gardens at their schools. 
Outside Resources  - Find other local environmental organizations and botanical resources.
Rare Plant Survey Reports - 2012 Rare Plant Reports**new**

Recycle and Raise money for CNPS You have 3 options now

Do you have stacks of empty one-gallon cans along the side of your house? Wondering what to do with all those empty pots?

Vegetation Committee Activities - Rapid Assessment vegetation surveys

San Diego County Plant Atlas Project Home Page

Plant Atlas Overview

Search the Plant Atlas Database

Monthly Newsletters

Browse our monthly newsletters - April is now available.

We are on facebook now, "like"us and stay connected. Breaking news. You may post events that interest you and would interest other CNPS members.
See our page.

For sale at all our Chapter Meetings

Plant Identification CD:
Interactive Plant Keys
&
Color Photos for San Diego County