Featured Event
May 20 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
The Flora of San Diego County: What’s New?
by Dr. Jon Rebman and Dr. Mary Ann Hawke
More information

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. To sign up for the CNPS-San Diego email discussion list, send a message to info@cnpssd.org.  
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Membership

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Join CNPS and receive a free gift!
This offer is open to new members only and you must join and pay at a monthly general meeting. You can download a membership form here.

Revegetation and recovery guidelines, references and resources.

The San Diego Wildfire Education Project

California Native Plant Society **new**

A list of 32 Local Chapters

Chapter Store
Browse our books, posters, CD's and more at chapter meetings and the plant sale.

Conservation 
Survey plant communities, review CEQA and other documents for impacts to native vegetation and track occurrence and distribution of rare plants.

Education and Community Outreach
Take advantage of our resources.

Events

BioBlitz in Rose Canyon May 17th & 18th

Event Calendars for 26 other Organizations **new**

Botanical, educational, hikes, work parties, the list goes on and on.

Field Trips & Clinics
Explore diverse plant communities from the coast to the desert.

Orange Chapter CNPS

Joshua Tree National Park Association

Gardening with Natives
Grow natives in your garden. Find out why and how.

List of Native Plant Nurseries

Invasive Plants  

Information and links on invasive plant eradication and control projects.

Lectures & Classes

Subjects of interest, Botany, Fire, Geology etc.

Natives in the News (Updated 3/4/2008)

Information and links to recent news articles of interest to the San Diego plant community.

Outside Links 
Find other local environmental organizations and botanical resources.

Recycle and Raise money for CNPS

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

You have 2 options.

Restoration Reports

Restoration projects monitored by CNPS members.

Mission Trails Pipeline Project -1995 to Present Day

Old Town State Park

School Gardens

Information on school gardens. 

Vegetation Committee Activities

Rapid Assessment vegetation surveys - next date - May 17

Work Parties

Old Town State Park - Apr 12th - Peter plants first plant

Plant Propagation and Habitat Restoration - Feb 9th

32nd Street Canyon in Golden Hill - Jan 26th

Workshops

Rare Plants, Wildfire Education, Sage Advice Workshops (Tree of Life)

Email List Server

Here you can join the San Diego community in exchanging information relevant to the appreciation and conservation of San Diego's native plants, including education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship. Instructions for subscribing or unsubscribing from our list server are here.

Monthly Newsletters

Browse our monthly newsletters as they become available.

Monthly Meetings
Learn about the native flora of San Diego County and beyond, the use of native plants in gardens and the conservation and management of rare and endangered plants and habitats.

9:00am to11:00am Sunday

Meet at the Tecolote Canyon Nature Center

9:00am to11:00am Sunday

Meet at the Tecolote Canyon Nature Center

Available now!
New
Plant Identification CD:
Interactive Plant Keys
&
Color Photos for San Diego County
Check it out!!!

For information and help
then go to "Multiple-Entry Keys"
For sale at all our Chapter Meetings

The best way to learn the plants of San Diego

and help protect San Diego County’s native plants is to volunteer for the Plant Atlas Project.

Volunteer Opportunities with Lake Hodges Native Plant Club   (Updated 3/16/2008)