Featured Event
CNPS Chapter Meeting
March 16, 2010
A Conservation Puzzle:
Members invited to hunt for
San Diego thornmint

By Jonathan Snapp-Cook and Jessie Vinje
 

In just a few short weeks the pink and white blooms of San Diego thornmint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia) will emerge from its green thorny foliage. When surveying for this small annual you might feel the crunch of the crumbly clay soils or smell its wintergreen-like scent before seeing the plants. San Diego thornmint is limited in distribution to San Diego County and northwestern Baja California.  The species is   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. To sign up for the CNPS-San Diego email discussion list, send a message to info@cnpssd.org. 
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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.

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

****Restoration Reports - Restoration projects monitored by CNPS members.

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

****Old Town State Park
Education and Community Outreach - Outreach and Educational Materials Available for Free!
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.
****How to Brochures - *New* - Planting on slopes, small strips....
****List of Native Plant Nurseries
****List of Native Plants - With links to information pdf sheets
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 Plant School Garden program *New *
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. 
Natives in the News - Information and links to recent news articles of interest to the San Diego plant community.

Outside Resources  - Find other local environmental organizations and botanical resources.

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 ~ Next one on March 27, 2010

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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

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