Welcome to the Colorado Native Plant Society!
We are dedicated to the preservation of native plants in Colorado, and are so glad you found us! Browse our site to see what’s new, discover a wealth of information about our plants and habitats, events and chapters in your area, methods for native plant gardening, and ways to volunteer ‘in the field’.
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Discover the benefits of membership in the Colorado Native Plant Society.
Join a Local Chapter
Connect with fellow nature lovers in your immediate area, and find out how you can help preserve our native plants.
CONPS Chapters for Local Connection
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See our Calendar of Events to find a gathering or field trip near you!
Events Per Year
Learn About our Plants & Habitats
Find out more about the diversity of our plant zones and the native (and non-native)plants that thrive in each one.
Colorado Native Species to Discover
CONPS News
Steinkemp Award 2011: Analysis of choloroplast DNA from Sclerocactus glaucus and Sclerocactus parviflorus to determine the level of directionality and hybridization between these two species.
Anna Schwabe, (M.S. Student in Plant Population Genetics, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO). Analysis of choloroplast DNA from Sclerocactus glaucus and Sclerocactus parviflorus to determine the level of directionality and hybridization between these...
2011 Marr Grant: Scott Smith (in cooperation with Tim Hogan, Collection Manager, University of Colorado, Boulder). Survey of the ferns and orchids of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Part 2). $1,000
This project is being undertaken to try and determine what ferns, fern allies and orchids exist in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. This will be the second year of this survey. The first year’s survey went exceedingly well. Six new Botrychium ferns as well...
2011: Mapping and Census Survey of Townsendia glabella A. Gray, Mesa Verde National Park, Southwest Colorado
by Lynn M. Moore, Botanist Windom FloristicsNovember 28, 2006 Introduction Townsendia glabella A. Gray is an endemic member of the Asteraceae, restricted to southwestern Colorado. There are documented occurrences of T. glabella in Montezuma, La Plata, and...
Narraguinnep Canyon 2001
The Narraguinnep Canyon species list was compiled on a Colorado Native Plant Society field trip on June 17, 2001. The trip leader and recorder was Leslie Stewart. The field trip was organized to explore Narraguinnep Canyon in Dolores County and contribute to plant...
1998 Buffalo Creek Fire Field Trip
The Buffalo Creek Fire Field Trip Sepcies List was compiled on a Colorado Native Plant Society field trip on May 30, 1998. The trip leaders were Steve Vest and Rick Brune and the recorder was Jerry Duncan. The field trip was organized to view effects of a massive fire...
Aquilegia – The CONPS Magazine
CoNPS’ Aquilegia Magazine was first published in January 1977 after the first CoNPS board meeting. The magazine has been published quarterly from that date to the present.
In 2013 the magazine’s editor Jan Turner moved from the previous printed black and white format to a full-color on-line edition through our CoNPS website. Limited copies were still printed with a color cover only for members who preferred a printed copy.
Members have FREE access to digital subscriptions after logging in.
Print copies are available to everyone for $20.
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the knowledge, appreciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through education, stewardship and advocacy.
Administration – Virtual Office
1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 911
Denver, Co 80202
Programs HQ & Store
704 East Boulder Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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Administration (virtual office)
1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 911
Denver, Co 80202
Programs HQ & Store
704 East Boulder Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903