CoNPS News
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CoNPS News and What’s New on the Website
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New! Alpine Turf Plant Community
The Alpine Turf Plant Community is the ecological successor to the Alpine Fellfield community and is dominated by sedges and grasses. Click to to learn more!
Lower Montane Foothill Shrubland
We have added this new plant community to the website.
Great Galls!
Learn about galls and how to ID them. A fruitful search while we wait for more flowers!
Clinton Reservoir Expansion
CoNPS comments on the Clinton Reservoir expansion project, which will inundate and destroy some ancient fens.
Prairie Up: A Book Review
An excellent guide for the urban and suburban gardeners who need a well-designed native garden.
2023 Photo Contest
Click here to see the 1st winners of the CoNPS Conference Photo Contest.
Regional Job Openings
Botanical and horticultural job openings in our region.
Some New Photos on the Website
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South Park
Photo by Linda Smith
White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Photo by Ernie Marx
Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Photo by Mo Ewing
Alpine Laurel (Kalmia microphyllua)
Photo by Mo Ewing
Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima)
Photo by Lea Baca
Parry's Clover (Trifolium parryi)
Photo by Mo Ewing
Red Mountain Pass
Photo by Lea Baca
The Arikaree River
Photo by Gifford Ewing ewingphoto.com
Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
Photo by Ernie Marx