Research Grant Reports
Rise to the Challenges: Every iNaturalist is a Winner!
This spring Colorado is hosting several exciting iNaturalist City Challenges and Special Projects. New to iNaturalist? Now is the perfect time to join! You can learn so much by participating while contributing to an invaluable database for global biodiversity,...
March 10, 2025: CoNPS Comments Removal of Ute Ladies’-Tresses from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
The Colorado Native Plant Society submitted comments both separately and in joined forces with the Montana and Idaho Native Plant Societies to provide details on the many reasons delisting Spiranthes diluvialis is not warranted at this time. Please click here to read...
National Seed Conference 2025: Takeaways, Reflections, and Ideas
National Seed Conference 2025 Takeaways, Reflections and Ideas Mele Avery, CoNPS Restoration Committee Chair The 2025 National Native Seed Conference, coordinated by the Institute for Applied Ecology, was held in Tucson, Arizona in late February. When the...
Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes 2/4/25
Cimmarron-Comanche Grassland PlanThe committee chair is in touch with Henry Pollack, Executive Director of the Southern Plains Lands Trust, who is following the planning process. Delisting Ute ladies-tresses, Spiranthes diluvialisA proposal by USFWS to delist...
Be Bold, Be Native: Speak for the Plants!
The election is over, now let’s vote for Colorado’s native plants and habitats! The CoNPS is collaborating this year with the Colorado Gives Foundation in our annual fundraising effort and we are reaching out to our members and friends for their support. The...
October 27, 2024 Board of Directors General Session Minutes
The Third quarter Colorado Native Plant Society Board of Directors’ meeting was held on June 23, 2024 virtually on Zoom. The minutes of the general session can be accessed here. October 27, 2024 Board of Directors General Session Meeting Minutes
Wetlands Restoration at Rocky Mountain National Park
It’s hard to overestimate the importance of wetlands in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, where for millennia both humans and wildlife have been relying on them as a source of food, shelter, and clean water. In Rocky Mountain National Park, (RMNP) a concerted effort is...
2023 John Marr Grant Recipients
Sabrine Dritz, Ph.D. student at UC-Davis, “The functional response of bumblebee pollination in diverse floral landscapes”: $1000 Kyla Knauf, Ph. D. student at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, “It’s not just flower power: the importance of seed...
2023 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners
William Petry, Assistant Professor NC-State, “Fusing data sources across spatial scales for holistic demographic monitoring of the Avery Peak Twinpod (Physaria alpina)”: $1000 My-Lan Le, Master’s student at UC-Denver and Denver Botanic Garden, “Environmental Variation...
The Alpine Sublime
When the lowlands are sweltering, savvy Coloradans make tracks to the Alpine Sublime. Up in the higher elevations they find relief from the heat and also revel in a stunning display of wildflowers that are only found on the lofty peaks. Frigid temperatures, heavy...