Research Grant Reports
2026 Myrna Steinkamp and Sue Martin Grant Recipients
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, "Elucidating the mating system...
2025 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded
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...
2023 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded
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...
From “Weed” to Wildflower: Pueblo Protects Cultivated Native Landscapes
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...
Five Decades of Colorado Botany—Now at Your Fingertips!
Exploring Five Decades of AquilegiaFifty years ago, William Weber wrote the first issue of Aquilegia. He couldn't have known then that a simple black-and-white newsletter would evolve into the full-color, resource-rich magazine we enjoy today. Until recently,...
Colorado’s ‘Native Plant Bill’ Is Signed in 2026!
Coming Soon to State Land Near You: Native Plants! The Colorado Native Plant Society (CoNPS) was a vital part of a coalition headed by Joyce Kennedy, Executive Director of the People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN), which drafted and sucessfully advanced...
Ephemeral Encounters
Welcome to the wild world of a Colorado spring! “It’s 95 degrees today! It’s snowing today! We’re going to have 100-mile-an-hour winds today!” But guess what? John Muir was right: “Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” Pasqueflowers, spring beauties, and...
Guardians of the Galaxy: CoNPS in Action
When our Executive Director, Maggie Gaddis, opened the Boulder Chapter’s first meeting of the year, she offered a powerful reminder: "For the past 50 years, we have been the constant guardians of our native plants." This wasn't just a reflection—it was a call to...
From Weeds to Wildlife: An HOA Embraces the Native Garden Revolution
When I relocated from the verdant East to the dry Colorado Front Range, I traded my tractor for a townhouse—and an HOA. We hear many stories about HOAs that do not welcome anything but turf grass and regimented landscape designs, but this was not the case in my new...
Hits and Misses in a Native Garden
No matter how much planning and research goes into the creation of a native garden, there are bound to be hits and misses! Even if we use plants that we know are native to our region, the conditions in our garden - from soil composition and drainage to the effects of...