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  • About
    • Board Members
    • Our Committee & Event Chairpersons
    • Our Mission & Vision
  • 2026 Plant Sale
  • 2027 Garden Tour
  • Our Work
    • Conservation
    • Field Trips
    • Habitat Restoration
    • Native Gardening
      • Learning Garden
      • Petscaping
      • Fairgarden 2025
      • Fairgarden 2023
    • Propagation
    • Public Outreach
    • Rare Plants
    • Seeds & Bulbs
    • Miramar Vernal Pool Preserve
    • Education
      • California Buckwheat & Behr’s Metalmark
      • White Sage & Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
      • Engelmann Oak and Acorn Woodpecker
      • Chuparosa and Costa’s Hummingbird
      • Arroyo Willow and Western Tiger Swallowtail
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  • Apr 29 2025 April 29, 2025June 5, 2025

    Celebrating Native Plant Week at Bird Park

    InNative Gardening

    Celebrating Native Plant Week at Bird Park – A Day Full of Life.
    On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Bird Park came alive to celebrate Native Plant Week — a…

  • Apr 17 2025 April 17, 2025

    New Wildlife Watering Station at Bird Park

    InNative Gardening

    A beautiful new passive watering station was just installed by Leo Hernandez at Bird Park! Featuring a perfectly shaped boulder and a copper shepherd’…

  • Apr 17 2025 April 17, 2025

    Call for Gardens – We Want to Feature Your Garden in 2026!

    InAnnouncement

    We would love to feature your native garden on the tour! We’re looking for inspiring gardens located south of I-8 and west of SR-125) to be featured i…

  • Apr 17 2025 April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

    Garden Tour Planning Team Leads Needed!

    InAnnouncement

    We are looking for enthusiastic, organized plant lovers to help lead key aspects of the 2026 Native Garden Tour! This is a great opportunity to take o…

  • Aug 15 2024 August 15, 2024

    CNPS-SD Habitat Restoration Co-Chair Bob Byrnes Teams Up With Fish And Wildlife Program

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    CNPS-SD Habitat Restoration Co-Chair Bob Byrnes and Johnathan Snapp-CookCredit: Bree Steffen

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  • Aug 15 2024 August 15, 2024

    CNPS-SD Habitat Restoration Co-Chair Arne Johanson Recognized For His Work In Wyoming

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    Arne Johanson has been volunteering with the Jackson Hole Weed Management Association for the last seven years, working in Game Creek to mitigate noxi…

  • Aug 07 2024 August 7, 2024

    NATIONAL MONUMENTS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES!

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    Momentum Builds for California Monuments(LINK TO UPDATED ARTICLE @ CNPS.org)Your continued support is appreciated and still needed.  Thank you!&n…

  • Jul 10 2023 July 10, 2023

    Restoration Update

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    Last week, we spent time at Lusardi Creek.  In addition to the usual Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) and Carnation spurge (Euphorbia terra…

  • Jul 04 2023 July 4, 2023

    Restoration Update: Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

    InRestoration

    We treated artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) at Lusardi Creek.  We also treated four areas where Carnation spurge (Euphorbia terracina) is p…

  • Jul 01 2023 July 1, 2023

    July Newsletter

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    Our July newsletter just dropped! There’s a whole bunch of activities going on this month, from field trips to nursery work, to potluck discussions. R…

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