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California Native Plant Society
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) was formed in 1965 in the East Bay region. Today it is a statewide organization with thirty-three chapters. The East Bay Chapter covers Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The state organization and the local chapters work together to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations.
The flower in the banner at top is that of Grindelia hirsutula. Photo by Janice Bray
Joining CNPS
You can join CNPS or renew your CNPS membership online using a credit card. You can set it up to renew automatically year after year. It is quick, easy, convenient, and reduces the cost of mailing renewal notices. Go to www.cnps.org and click on the Join button
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Rare, Unusual and Significant Plants of Alameda and Contra Costa CountiesEighth Edition, 2010 We are pleased to report that the eighth edition of Rare, Unusual and Significant Plants of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties is now available. First published in 1992, this report contains a wealth of information on both statewide and locally rare native plant species of the East Bay, ranking them according to their rarity and endangerment at the local level. It has received wide praise for providing invaluable information to land planners and managers, conservationists, consultants, teachers, students, researchers, professional and amateur botanists, and the general public. This is the only publication addressing the locally rare native plant species of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties that are covered under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as well as the federally and state protected rare species occurring in the two counties. Watch Lists are also included of other native plant species that could become rare, threatened or endangered locally if various detrimental conditions persist. |
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East Bay Native Plants 2009 edition is now available for sale! The $25.00 CD contains over 300 (different species) photos and descriptions of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vines, grasses and bulbs native to Contra Costa and Alameda County. This catalogue of East Bay native flora is linked for easy access on any home computer. Plant pages pop up using scientific names, common names or categories. Each plant page has a photograph, tips about the plant and what conditions are needed to help it grow. Produced by Janice Bray, Charli Danielsen, the volunteers at Native Here Nursery and the East Bay Chapter of CNPS. There is a $10.00 discount if you bring in your 2008 edition of East Bay Native Plants ot trade in for the 2009 edition. |
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My name is Joshua Stark, and I represent the California Native Plant Society in Sacramento. Specifically, I work on legislative and regulatory advocacy. Last week, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans introduced ACR 173, a resolution sponsored by CNPS that creates a California Native Plant Week, to be celebrated each third week in April. I am asking for you all to get the word out about this resolution. Among the things you can do to help get this bill passed unanimously include calling and writing your state Assemblymember, and also sending a letter of support to Assemblywoman Evans. Sincerely, |
Each year the CNPS Educational Grants program receives funding to help support field research related to California's native plants. Students, CNPS members, or postdoctoral botanists are eligible, in that order, for grants that are generally not more than $1,000. Proposals should involve taxa or plant communities that are of concern due to direct or indirect potential impacts. The grants need to be relevant to our conservation mission. Certain small endowed funds are available specifically for graduate students planning research involving rare plants or evolutionary botany. If you are interested in obtaining support from CNPS for your work, request a copy of the guidelines (for drafting and submitting a proposal) from the state CNPS office. Requests for this or other information can be directed to Chair, Educational Grants Committee, 2707 K Street, Suite 1, Sacramento, CA 95816-5113. Completed proposals must be received in the CNPS office no later than September 30, 2010. Joan Stewart, Chair |
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Lewisia disepala in Fresno county. I've been wanting to see this rare plant for many years, and Jeff Greenhouse and I were finally given an accessible location on Quarry Dome at just over 4,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada. Photo and note by John Game. |
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 Calochortus venustus. Photo by Phred Jackson |
. Click here for a slide show of beautiful photos from the April 29, 2009 East Bay CNPS field trip on Mt. Diablo from Devil’s Elbow to Prospector’s Gap. The pictures, one of which is shown at left, were taken by EBNCPS member Phred Jackson |
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Click here for a photo essay by botanist and photographer Bob Case on wildflowers of the genus Calochortus native to the San Francisco Bay Area |
Bob Sikora took some extraordinary pictures on the March 14 field trip to Chabot Bird Trail. | ||
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Back in 2007 Charli Danielsen, founder and manager of Native Here Nursery, gave an inspiring and informative interview on Channel 5 KPIX on the occasion of winning a Jefferson Award for community servce. | ||
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The East Bay Chapter’s Conservation Program received a Volunteer Recognition Award from the California Native Plant Society Chapter Council. The award recognizes the Program’s ongoing efforts to protect and restore native plants and their habitats in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Read more. |
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