by CONPS SD | Aug 16, 2026 | CoNPS Blog
The Columbine Challenge has been met and mastered! Common mullein, an introduced weed, has officially lost its crown as the most observed plant in Colorado on iNaturalist. Even after surpassing mullein, participants were urged to push forward and make our iconic blue...
by CONPS SD | Aug 3, 2026 | CoNPS Blog, Myrna Steinkamp Grant Recpients
Clark Hollenberg, student at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, “Unraveling a species complex: Evidence-based delimitation of Erigeron wilkenii and allied lineages” – $2,500Kelby Anderson, student at Northwestern University,...
by CONPS SD | Aug 3, 2026 | Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipients, CoNPS Blog
2025 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Kat Barr (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder). $950. Kat is an aspiring restoration and plant ecologist pursuing a second undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research...
by CONPS SD | Aug 3, 2026 | Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipients, CoNPS Blog
2023 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Aubanie Dubacher (Biology, Fort Lewis College). $950. Aubanie is training as a botanist, whose research has addressed the genetics and conservation of Colorado endemic milkvetches and photosynthetic processes in native fern...
by CONPS SD | Jul 29, 2026 | CoNPS Blog
For years, a native sunflower standing over 10 inches tall could land a property owner a code violation in Pueblo. Thanks in large part to the efforts of Di Graski, Pueblo has newly updated language in their local weed ordinance. “Intentional native plant...
