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# Colorado Native Plant Society

Colorado Native Plants, Habitats and Gardening

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- [Yes, You Can Prairie Up!](https://conps.org/yes-you-can-prairie-up/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]You’ve been yearning to design a garden, yard, or meadow space but can’t seem to get a grip on which plants to include or how to design the site. Or maybe you’re in the middle of planning one of those spaces
- [Guardians of the Galaxy: CoNPS in Action](https://conps.org/guardians-of-the-galaxy-conps-in-action/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]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
- [Big and Little Bluestems Not So Blue in Fall](https://conps.org/big-and-little-bluestems-not-so-blue-in-fall/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Perhaps you missed the flowers, they’re pretty tiny, but during the rich light of a late sunny afternoon, you can’t miss the brilliant shine of the seed heads of our two native grasses, Big bluestem and Little bluestem. So alike,
- [From Weeds to Wildlife: An HOA Embraces the Native Garden Revolution](https://conps.org/from-weeds-to-wildlife-an-hoa-embraces-the-native-garden-revolution/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Conservation Committee August 2018 Update](https://conps.org/conservation-committee-august-2018-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] CoNPS Conservation Committee 2018 Update – August 6, 2018 CoNPS Comment Letters Written: January 27: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forest (GMUG) – Draft Forest Assessment Identifying and Assessing at-Risk Species. April 6: BLM –
- [Hits and Misses in a Native Garden](https://conps.org/hits-and-misses-in-a-native-garden/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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 tips for planning a native garden in Colorado with examples of real life hits and misses
- [Be Bold, Be Native: Speak for the Plants!](https://conps.org/be-bold-be-native-speak-for-the-plants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Butterflies and Moths](https://conps.org/butterflies-and-moths/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”944px” custom_margin=”-65px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vanessa-cardui-butterfly-Carol-English.jpg” title_text=”Painted Laidy Butterfly (Vanessa cardui)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-21px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Painted lady butterflyPainted lady butterfly, (Vanessa cardui) Photo ©Carol English[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]“Butterflies and moths—both members of the
- [BioBlitz in East Lost Park, July 24, 2012](https://conps.org/bioblitz-in-east-lost-park-july-24-2012/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]East Lost Park BioBlitz, July 24, 2012 East Lost Park, July 24, 2012 Under the direction of Steve Olson, botanist for the Araphah Roosevelt National Forest, CoNPS volunteers and other botanists conducted a
- [November 2014: Mission Grant Awarded to Jennifer Ackerfield to Print "Flora of Colorado"](https://conps.org/conps-board-awards-mission-grant-to-janet-ackerfield/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]In their November 2014 board meeting, the Board of Directors decided to give a $1,000 Mission Grant to Jennifer Ackerfield’s new Flora of Colorado. Jennifer has been working on this book for twelve years and
- [Travel Blog to the Purgatoire River](https://conps.org/travel-purgatoire-river/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Why not? With a fresh dump of snow smothering the wildflowers nearby, and no family obligations for the weekend, why not run down to the ominously named Purgatoire River and discover its mysteries for myself? A check on
- [The UN Decade of Restoration - Are You Helping?](https://conps.org/the-un-decade-of-restoration-are-you-helping/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MEADOWLARK.jpg” title_text=”OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-22px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] A multitude of insects will be feeding on this native plant, Yucca glauca, in spring, just in time for the Western Meadowlark to feed them to
- [The Gambel Oak](https://conps.org/the-gambel-oak/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/three-red.jpg” alt=”Gambel oak” title_text=”Gamble oak” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-16px||||false|false” custom_padding=”6px|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]The leaves of Gambel oak are pinnately lobed at least halfway to the midrib, and are rounded. The lower leaf surface has stellate hairs, with five
- [Spring Comes to Joder Ranch](https://conps.org/spring-comes-to-joder-ranch/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Pasqueflower-duo.jpg” title_text=”Pasqueflower duo” _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”23px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Purple partners: Pulsatilla nuttalliana, commonly known as Pasqueflowers. Often found in colonies one of the first showy blooms in spring.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The first
- [The "Currant" Situation](https://conps.org/the-currant-situation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/English_Waxcurrant-and-native-bee-1-scaled-1.jpg” alt=”wax currant” title_text=”English_Waxcurrant-and-native-bee-1-scaled” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-22px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Some of the first early blooming native flowers in Colorado include shrubs in the Currant family. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]It is middle April as
- [Great Galls!](https://conps.org/great-galls/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]This time of year exploring around our grasslands and forests you can see many interesting things relating to native plants even before the official growing season starts. For example the other day I saw these galls on a bur oak (Quercus
- [Grateful for the Colorado Native Plant Society](https://conps.org/grateful-for-the-colorado-native-plant-society/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The year 2023 did not always carry good news, but one star always shone brightly for me, and that was the activity of the Colorado Native Plant Society. Throughout our beautiful state there were opportunities to hike, to learn, to write,
- [Growing Native Plants in Containers](https://conps.org/growing-native-plants-in-containers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||31px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Yes, you can plant natives in containers! You can attract birds, butterflies, and native bees with them, too. And as you build your container garden you will also be contributing to the corridors of connectivity that environmentalists are trying
- [The Alpine Sublime](https://conps.org/the-alpine-sublime/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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.
- [Wetlands Restoration at Rocky Mountain National Park](https://conps.org/wetlands-restoration-at-rocky-mountain-national-park/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Embracing the Shade](https://conps.org/embracing-the-shade/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]I’m the proud owner of a 28-year old native plant garden in central Boulder. I started thegarden myself, back in the 90s, by planting many little shrubs and tiny native pines I gotfrom a local nursery. Not so surprisingly, over the
- [2025 John Marr Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/2025-john-marr-grant-recipients/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]The CoNPS John Marr Grant recipients for 2025 are: Ashlee Kerber, Master’s student at Denver Botanic Garden/University of Colorado Denver, “Genetic and volatile chemical signatures in the Polemonium viscosum complex: a combined approach to species delimitation” $1000
- [Rise to the Challenges: Every iNaturalist is a Winner!](https://conps.org/rise-to-the-challenges-every-inaturalist-is-a-winner/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px||6px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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, iNaturalist data
- [March 10, 2025: CoNPS Comments Removal of Ute Ladies’-Tresses from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants](https://conps.org/march-10-2025-conps-comments-removal-of-ute-ladies-tresses-from-the-list-of-endangered-and-threatened-plants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]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
- [June 17, 2023: CoNPS Comments on the BLM Landscape Health Rule](https://conps.org/june-17-2023-conps-comments-on-the-blm-landscape-health-rule/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] On June 17, 2023, Brad Klafehn joined forces with the Arizona and New Mexico Plant Societies to file comments on the Proposed BLM Landscape Rules. In their comments the three societies said that it seemed that the new Conservation Leasing
- [National Seed Conference 2025: Takeaways, Reflections, and Ideas](https://conps.org/national-seed-conference-2025-takeaways-reflections-and-ideas/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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 conference was being organized, and
- [Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes 2/4/25](https://conps.org/conservation-committee-meeting-minutes-2-4-25/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] 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 Ute ladies-tresses (ULT) from the
- [2023 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/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 and Reproductive Ecology of a rare, endemic alpine plant (Physaria alpina): $1000
- [December 10, 2023 Board General Session Meeting Minutes](https://conps.org/december-10-2023-board-general-session-meeting-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The fourth quarter Colorado Native Plant Society Board of Directors’ meeting was held on December 10, 2023 virtually on Zoom. The minutes of the general session can be accessed here. December 10, 2023 Board of Directors General Session Meeting Minutes[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [February 25, 2024 Board of Directors General Session Meeting Minutes](https://conps.org/february-25-2024-board-of-directors-general-session-meeting-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The first quarter Colorado Native Plant Society Board of Directors’ meeting was held on February 25, 2024 virtually on Zoom. The minutes of the general session can be accessed here. February 25, 2024 Board of Directors General
- [June 23, 2024: Board of Directors General Session Minutes](https://conps.org/june-23-2024-board-of-directors-general-session-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The second 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. June 23, 2024 Board of Directors General
- [October 27, 2024 Board of Directors General Session Minutes](https://conps.org/october-27-2024-board-of-directors-general-session-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [August 27, 2023 Board General Session Meeting Minutes](https://conps.org/draft-august-27-2023-board-general-session-meeting-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Minutes General Board Meeting of the Colorado Native Plant SocietySunday, August 27, 2023 4:00 – 5:00 pm, via Zoom Attachments – all files in CoNPS Official Files > Board of Directors > Board Ops and Committee Mtgs > 2023.
- [Solomon’s Seal: A Good Native Plant for Shady Gardens](https://conps.org/solomons-seal-a-good-native-plant-for-shady-gardens/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]People often ask what native plants can be planted in the shade, since most native plants sold in nurseries are adapted to full sun and tolerate hot dry conditions. But most people have some spots in their yard or garden that
- [2023 John Marr Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/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 phenology in conjunction with flowering phenology to assess climate change effects on Rocky Mountain wildflowers”: $1000
- [2021 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/2021-myrna-steinkamp-grant-award-winners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Steinkamp Grant Recipients: Ross McCauley & Aurea Cortés-Palomec, $1550 for “Conservation genetic analysis of the rare Chapin Mesa Milkvetch (Astragalus schmolliae) from lands of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe” Alexandra Seglias, $1025 for “How does increased
- [2022 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/2022-steinkamp-grant-award-winners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Text” sticky_enabled=”0″]2022 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners Tiffany Gentry, Master’s student, University of Colorado Denver; “Inferring the phylogeny of Eutrema penlandii to inform conservation measures and understand the biogeographical history of the Rocky Mountains.” $1000 Deannah
- [Serviceberry: A Shrub for All Seasons](https://conps.org/serviceberry-a-shrub-for-all-seasons/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/flower-have-distinctive.reduced.jpg” title_text=”Serviceberry flower” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-16px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Serviceberry flowers have distinctive long narrow petals and clustered in racemes, leaves are oblong to rounded, with teeth mostly at tip.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Late
- [Nature's Best Hope: Young Reader's Edition](https://conps.org/natures-best-hope-young-readers-edition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Hope is right! Here is a book that gives kids reasons for hope and steps they can take to make positive contributions right where they live, a wonderful way to counteract the ‘doom-and-gloom’ side of conservation and climate change
- [Fireweed: the Fire Follower](https://conps.org/fireweed-the-fire-follower/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On a summer hike in a burn area, people point to pink-purple understory patches and ask, “What’s that?” After a fire, this native perennial re-carpets our land in striking stands. Fireweed, Chamerion angustifolium, was one of the top-producing plants re-colonizing Mount
- [Pollinator Districts: Communities Conserving Pollinators](https://conps.org/pollinator-districts-communities-conserving-pollinators/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PARADE.jpg” title_text=”Pollinatore PARADE” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”96%” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”1000px” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-12px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Conservation is fun! Residents celebrate progress by holding Pollinator puppet parade at Manitou Springs’ Pollinator Party. Photo by Amy Yarger [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [October 22, 2023 Board General Session Meeting Minutes](https://conps.org/october-22-2023-board-general-session-meeting-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]The fourth quarter Colorado Native Plant Society Board of Directors’ meeting was held on October 22, 2023 virtually on Zoom. The minutes of the general session can be accessed here. October 22, 2023 Board of
- [Pollen Wasps](https://conps.org/pollen-wasps/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Pollen Wasps will often rest in Penstemon flowers. These rested all night next to my tent. We all felt the sunrise together. Often mistaken for yellow jackets, but actually a non-stinging gatherer
- [April 23, 2023 General Board Meeting](https://conps.org/april-23-2023-general-board-meeting/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]General Board Meeting of the Colorado Native Plant SocietySunday, April 23, 4:00-5:00pmDRAFT MinutesPresent: Alex Crochet (at large), Alex Smith (at large), Amy Yarger, Ann Grant (OC/ Northern Chapter),Barb Valenti (SE Chapter), Deryn Davidson (at large/ OC), Gwen Kittel
- [Native Gooseberry Brings in the Pollinators](https://conps.org/native-gooseberry-brings-in-the-pollinators/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Early this week the native gooseberry began to bloom. Immediately the shrubs were filled with pollinators including native bees (Osmia spp., and Anthophora spp.), syrphid flies, flies, and butterflies (thicket hairstreak, Milbert’s tortoiseshell, hoary comma).
- [CoNPS Comments on the Conservation Agreement and Strategy for Graham’s Beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii) and White River Beardtongue (Penstemon scariousus var. albifluvis)](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-the-conservation-agreement-and-strategy-for-grahams-beardtongue-penstemon-grahamii-and-white-river-beardtongue-penstemon-scariousus-var-albifluvis/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]ConservationAgreement for Penstemon Grahamii and Penstemon scariosus.pdf CoNPS Public Comment on Penstemon grahamii Conservation Plan.pdf U.U Fish and Wildlife Withdraws Proposed Rule.pdf [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [7/3/2017: CoNPS Comments on the Rio Grand National Forest Management Plan](https://conps.org/9311-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] On July 3, 2017 the CoNPS Conservation Committee provided public comment on the Rio Grand National Forest Management Plan. The letter supported the protection of iconic areas recommended by the San Luis Valley Ecosystem
- [Pollination Biology of the Yucca!](https://conps.org/pollination-biology-of-the-yucca/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Pollination Biology of the Yucca! An Amazing Story to learn about. Have you noticed? The Yucca plants are in bloom! In Colorado there are approximately six species of Yucca which occur in the Agave or
- [Ground Nesting Bees](https://conps.org/ground-nesting-bees/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Penstemon griffinii providing pollen and nectar to our native bees. While hiking near Bonanza, Colorado we found a large nest of ground nesting native bees. This is always a very exciting thing to observe.
- [Challenges of Being a Wildflower in Early Spring](https://conps.org/challenges-of-being-a-wildflower-in-early-spring/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]By Paul Alaback, Professor Emeritus of Ecology, University of Montana How can early spring wildflowers produce seeds when it is so cold and pollinators are scarce? I have been following the parade of flowers that emerge each spring for many years.
- [Soil: It's So Much More Than Dirt](https://conps.org/soil-its-so-much-more-than-dirt/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/spotted-coralroot2.jpeg” alt=”spotted coralroot” title_text=”spotted coralroot2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-16px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]All orchids, including this Colorado native orchid, Coralroot, Corrallorhiza maculata, are completely dependent on mycorrhizal fungi to begin their life cycle and and this reliance continues
- [Hummingbirds Love Penstemons!](https://conps.org/hummingbirds-love-penstemons/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Several species of hummingbirds migrate from Mexico and South America to Colorado in the spring each year. They are especially attracted to red flowers. Adding red penstemon to your garden such as Penstemon barbatus is essential for
- [June 25, 2023 CoNPS Board General Session Minutes](https://conps.org/june-25-2023-conps-board-general-session/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]General Board Meeting of the Colorado Native Plant SocietySunday, June 25, 2023, 4:00-5:00pmVia ZoomDRAFT Minutes Attachment – all files in CoNPS Official Files > Board of Directors > Board Ops and Committee Mtgs > 2023. If you do not
- [Narraguinnep Canyon 2001](https://conps.org/narraguinnep-canyon-2001/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]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
- [1998 Buffalo Creek Fire Field Trip](https://conps.org/buffalo-creek-fire-field-trip/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]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
- [2021 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded](https://conps.org/2021-alice-eastwood-scholarship-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]2021 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Tiffany Gentry (Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver). $950. Tiffany moved to Colorado in 2010 and quickly became obsessed with the landscape of the Southern Rocky Mountains, which led her to pursue a degree in biology.
- [First Hints of Spring - Willow Trees in Flower](https://conps.org/first-hints-of-spring-willow-trees-in-flower/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/flower.jpg” title_text=”flower” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Flowers on willow trees are usually dioecious, or with female flowers on one tree and male flowers on others. The male flowers as pictured here
- [CoNPS Comments on Bears Ears Fuel Reduction Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-bears-ears-fuel-reduction-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]In reviewing the Project and Documentation (PAD) for this project, Brad Klafehn notes that there is no mention of relevant documents produced by Colorado’s only comprehensive source of information on the status and location of Colorado’s rarest and
- [2022 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded](https://conps.org/2022-alice-eastwood-scholarship-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Miles Moore (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder). $950. Miles is an amateur botanist, a research technician with the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, and a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder.
- [2020 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded](https://conps.org/2020-alice-eastwood-scholarship-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]2020 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Grace E. Gardner (Biology, Colorado Mesa University). $950. Grace, our inaugural recipient of an Alice Eastwood Scholarship, is interested in pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture. This has been informed by her early life experience keeping
- [2019 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winner](https://conps.org/2019-myrna-steinkamp-grant-award-winner/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has Chosen the Recipients for the 2019 Myrna Steinkamp Research Grants Denise Wilson – $1,000 “Monitoring Epipactis gigantea Populations Within Plots Subjected to Three Canada Thistle Eradication Methods.This
- [2021 John Marr Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/2021-john-marr-grant-award-winners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Marr Grant Recipients: Valerie Martin, $1000 for “Microbial Facilitation of Floral Exploitation in a Subalpine Pollination Mutualism,” Justin Yow, $1000 for “Understanding how climate variability within the Colorado Rocky Mountains affects fuel load dynamics in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests”
- [2020 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/2020-myrna-steinkamp-grant-award-winners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has Chosen the Recipients for the 2020 Myrna Steinkamp Research Grants Bronwyn Taylor $1,000 for: “The reproductive ecology of Astragalus microcymbus” Emily Orr $1,000 for: “Population genomic analysis of the rare,
- [2020 John Marr Grant Awards](https://conps.org/2020-john-marr-grant-awards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has Chosenthe Recipients for the 2020 John Marr Research Grants Courtenay Ray $850 for: “Demographic response to climate change in the Rocky Mountain alpine” Emily Mooney $850 for: “How native host plant variation shapes
- [2019 John Marr Grant Awards](https://conps.org/2019-john-marr-grant-awards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The John Marr Funded Grants to Four Researchers in 2019 Justin Bain – $800“Understanding how the floral nutrient landscape influences bee foraging, pollination, and the structure of plant-pollinator interaction networks” Emily Lockard – $800“Use of native plants in a
- [CoNPS on Grand Mesa, Uncompagre, Gunnison Forests Plan](https://conps.org/june-1-2018-conps-comments-on-grand-mesa-uncompagre-gunnison-forests-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]On June 1, 2018, a team of CoNPS volunteers sent a letter to the Forest Plan Revision team of the Grand Mesa, Uncompagre and Gunnison Nationa Forest Service commenting on scoping process for the Forest
- [CoNPS Signs Letter of Support for SCC](https://conps.org/july-1-2018-conps-signs-letter-of-support-for-scc/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On July 1, 2018, CoNPS signed a letter of support for the preservation of South Canyon near Gunnison which is in danger of being developed. The South Canyon Coalition is in the process of trying to convince
- [CoNPS Comments on Monarch Pass Proposal](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-monarch-pass-proposal/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The US Forest Service requested comment on a forest management plan to treat forests on Monarch and Marshall Passes. Below is the comment which was written for CoNPS by Conservation Committee volunteer Gay Austin and signed by
- [CoNPS Supports the Use of Native Plants in NRCS Revegetation Projects](https://conps.org/conps-supports-the-use-of-native-plants-in-nrcs-revegetation-projects/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]April 25, 2019 Kevin Norton Acting Associate Chief USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket Number NRCS-2019-0003-0001 The undersigned organizations, representing conservation, wildlife, and agriculture organizations, thank you for the
- [CoNPS Comments on Taylor Park Logging Project](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-taylor-park-logging-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS Comments on the Taylor Park Vegetation Management Project[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [CoNPS Comments on Taylor Park Logging Proposal](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-taylor-park-logging-proposal/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Taylor Park Vegetation Management Project CoNPS comments PDF[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Spring 2019 Mission Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/spring-2019-mission-grant-award-winners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The CoNPS Spring 2019 Mission Grant committee awarded $700.00 to Mary Menz and the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose Colorado. The award will support interpretive signage about regional native plant communities and Ute ethnobotanical
- [CoNPS Comments on the Browns Canyon Natl. Monument RMP](https://conps.org/june-20-2019-conps-comments-on-the-browns-canyon-natl-monument-rmp/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On June 20, 2019 CoNPS signed on to a letter written by the Quiet Use Coalition regarding the Browns Canyon National Monument Resource Management Plan. The letter was co-signed by the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, the
- [CoNPS Comments on the Jacks Gulch Fuels Management Plan](https://conps.org/july-2-2019-conps-comments-on-the-jacks-gulch-fuels-management-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On July 2, 2019, CoNPS commented on the Jacks Gulch Fuels Management Plan in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The Forest Service plans to thin the forest in order to reduce the build-up of fuels that
- [CoNPS Comments on Land Dispute Between Developer and Town of Twin Lakes](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-land-dispute-between-developer-and-town-of-twin-lakes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On May 11, 2022 CoNPS was asked by the a land development company called Angel View to evaluate the effects of a water diversion on some fens on their property. Angel View was in a dispute with the town of
- [July 29, 2019: CoNPS Signs on to GMUG Comment Letter](https://conps.org/july-29-2019-conps-signs-on-to-gmug-comment-letter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The CoNPS Conservation Committee signed on to comments made by the High Country Conservation Advocates and other conservation organizations regarding the Grand Mesa and Uncompagre Revised Forest Plan. The Committee also submitted our own comments which had
- [Fall 2019 Mission Grant Award Winner](https://conps.org/fall-2019-mission-grant-awarded-to-jennifer-bousselot-for-green-roof-research/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The CoNPS Mission Grant committee awarded $750.00 to Jennifer Bousselot to support research on green roof effects on flowering phenology and pollinators. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Powderhorn Fuels Management Project](https://conps.org/powderhorn_fuels_project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On November 18, 2019, CoNPS signed on to a letter written by Matt Reed, Public Lands Director with High Country Conservation Advocates and signed by fourteen other Colorado conservation organizations. The letter makes comment on the
- [Eldorado State Park Visitor Use Plan](https://conps.org/november-19-2019-eldorado-state-park-visitor-use-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS Conservation Committee made public comment on the Eldorado Canyon State Park Visitor Use Management Plan: Eldorado Canyon Park Comment Eldorado State Park Carex sprengelii locations[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [NEPA Regulation Changes - CoNPS Signs on To Public Comment](https://conps.org/conps-signs-on-to-public-comment-about-the-nepa-proposed-regulation-changes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On March 9, 2020 CoNPS signed on to a letter to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding the proposed changes to the NEPA regulations. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [2019 Conservation Committee Annual Report](https://conps.org/2019-conservation-committee-annual-report/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Here is the CoNPS Conservation Committee 2019 Annual Report of Activities. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [CoNPS Comments on Jefferson County Conservation Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-jefferson-county-conservation-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On May 11, 2020 CoNPS commented on the Jefferson County Parks Conservation Plan. https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jeffco-Greenprint-Plan.pdf [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Mission Grant Award Winner - Spring 2020](https://conps.org/mission-grant-awarded-to-jennifer-bousselot-to-continue-research-on-green-roofs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Text”] Spring 2020 Mission Grant Awarded to Jennifer Bousselot to Continue Research on Green Roofs The CoNPS Mission Grant Committee made a follow-up award of $750.00 to Jennifer Bousselot to support continuation of
- [Funding for the Endangered Species Act](https://conps.org/funding-for-the-endangered-species-act/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On February 24, 2021, the Conservation Committee signed on, along with 140 other organizations, to a community letter written by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Defenders of Wildlife, to be sent to House and Senate appropriators to significantly increase
- [Spring 2021 Mission Grant Award Winners](https://conps.org/spring-2020-mission-grant-awarded-to-mary-menz-c-j-bradford-and-john-giordanengo/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Spring 2021 Mission Grants Awarded to Mary Menz, C. J. Bradford, John Giordanengo & Ashley Bruner Spring 2021: The CoNPS Mission Grant committee awarded $310.00 to Mary Menz and CJ Brafford of the Ute Indian Museum to support herbarium
- [2022 John Marr Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/2022-john-marr-grant-recipients/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In 2022 CoNPS awarded four John Marr Grants Kathryn Dawdy, Master’s student at Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University; “The effects of advanced plant phenology on herbivory and plant demography.” $1000 Audrey Spencer, PhD student at University of Colorado Denver;
- [Ozone Effects of Oil & Gas Development - CoNPS Comments](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-ozone-effects-of-oil-gas-development/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On December 2, 2022 these Comments are submitted by the Colorado Native Plant Society to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. We urge the Commission to grant the petition by WildEarth Guardians, 350 Colorado, Womxn from the Mountain, Physicians
- [2017 Steinkamp Research Grant Awarded](https://conps.org/2017-steinkamp-research-grant-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Steinkamp Grant Awarded: In 2017 a Myrna Steinkamp Grant of $1,000 was awarded to Richie Hum $1000 to study “Genetic Analysis of Aliciella penstemonoides using Microsatellite Markers”[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [2017 John Marr Grant Awarded](https://conps.org/2017-john-marr-grant-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Marr Grants Awarded: Austin Lynn $900 “Investigating Evolutionary Relationships among native and exotic Taraxacum in the Colorado Rocky Mountains” Mike Kintgen $900 “Does Aridity Drive Species Richness in Colorado’s Alpine Tundra?” Erin Bissell $500 “Bird Diversity in Chatfield State
- [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](https://conps.org/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-2-1000/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [2011 Marr Grant: Genetic differentiation between alpine and montane populations of Viola adunca (Violaceae) in the San Juan Mountains.](https://conps.org/2011-marr-grant-genetic-differentiation-between-alpine-and-montane-populations-of-viola-adunca-violaceae-in-the-san-juan-mountains/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]JOHN W. MARR GRANT AWARDS Ross McCauley, PhD. (Assistant Professor of Biology, Herbarium Curator. Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO). Genetic differentiation between alpine and montane populations of Viola adunca (Violaceae) in the San Juan Mountains. $982 Given
- [John Marr Grants Announced for 2015](https://conps.org/john-marr-grants-announced-for-2015/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]John W. Marr Fund The John W. Marr Fund supports research on the biology of Colorado native plants and plant communities. Grantees for 2015 are: DeMasters, Carla (Rebecca Huft, DBG) Working on MS UC Denver. Using
- [2016 Grants Awarded for Marr Fund](https://conps.org/2016-grants-awarded-for-marr-fund/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Kath Kleier announced the following winners of the 2016 Marr Grants: Jennifer Ackerfield – Colorado State University, working with Mark Simmons:A Prickly Puzzle: Phylogeny and Evolution of the Genus Cirsium in North America, $1000 Alyssa
- [2018 John Marr Research Grants Awarded](https://conps.org/2018-john-marr-research-grants-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has announced the John Marr grant awards for the 2018 field season. John Marr grants are given for research projects studying native plants in Colorado. Seven grants were awarded.
- [A Unique Native Shrub for Shade: Creeping Barberry](https://conps.org/a-unique-native-shrub-for-shade-creeping-barberry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]When talking about native plants for landscaping or restoration we normally think of colorful flowers that can grow well out in the sun in dry landscapes. But ecologists learned long ago that diversity and ecological function in most places is tied
- [Manitou Experimental Forest Bioblitz](https://conps.org/manitou-experimental-forest-bioblitz/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Field Studies Conducted an inventory of the Manitou Experimental Forest on June 27, 2013. The Manitou Experimental Forest lies roughly 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Established in 1936, its 16,700 acres (6,758 ha) straddle the Trout
- [July 2013 Boreas Pass Field Trip](https://conps.org/boreas-pass-field-trip/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Boreas Pass Field Trip The Boreas Pass field trip was part of a Draba Workshop run by Steve Olson and Sheila Lamb. The Boreas Pass field trip species list was compiled by Rea Norther, based on
- [February 2014: Mission Grant Awarded to Colorado Natural Heritage Program to Enter Adopt a Rare Plant Data](https://conps.org/mission-grant-awarded-to-colorado-natural-heritage-program/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]At the February 1, 2014 board meeting, the board of directors voted to award a $2,000 grant to the Colorado Natural Heritage Program. The funds will be used to pay the salary of an intern to enter
- [Become a Native Plant Master®](https://conps.org/become-a-native-plant-master/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Become a Native Plant Master® – A Program of Colorado State University Extension Learn fascinating plant facts including landscape uses of Colorado natives and other human uses. Discover how noxious weeds threaten native plants and wildlife. Learn how
- [New CoNPS Publication: "Native Plants for Pollinators"](https://conps.org/native-plants-for-pollinators/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Low-Water Native Plants for Pollinators Brochure (6-8-2015)[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [CoNPS Volunteers Start Pineries Inventory Project May 15, 2015](https://conps.org/conps-volunteers-start-pineries-inventory-project-may-15-2015/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pineries-Inventory-Volunteers-150515.jpg” alt=”photo of volunteers at Pineries field inventory” title_text=”Pineries Inventory Volunteers” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” custom_margin=”-20px|112px||112px|false|true” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Volunteers: Steve Olson, Daryl Mergen, Susan Hall, Judy von Ahlefeldt, and Kent Timmerman[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS members, botanists from Colorado Natural
- [3/14/16: CoNPS Comments on Red Rocks Junipers](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-red-rocks-junipers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On March 14, 2016, the CoNPS Board of Directors approved sending a letter to the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission opposing the removal of Junipers planted by the Citizens Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1941. To see the letter
- [2015 Pinieries Open Space Rare Plant Assessment a Grand Success](https://conps.org/pinieries-open-space-success/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]El Paso County Pinieries Open Space Rare Plant Assessment CONPS 2015 Field Study During the 2015 field season CONPS collaborated with Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Denver Botanic Gardens Colorado College and CONPS botanist members to conduct a
- [2016 Steinkemp Grant Awarded](https://conps.org/2016-steinkemp-grant-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Kath Kleier announces the grant award for the Steinkamp Fund. Zachary Cabin – University of California Santa Barbara, working with Scott Hodges:Understanding the ecological conditions favoring the radical morphological mutant Aquilegia coerulea var. daileyae. $1000 [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Brown's Canyon National Monument Bioblitz](https://conps.org/browns-canyon-national-monument-bioblitz/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The bioblitz held at Browns Canyon National Monument was on June 1 to 3 . We had nearly 70 participants during the event. About 20 of those were CoNPS members (thanks to Mo Ewing for helping coordinate these folks).
- [6/28/17: CoNPS Comments on Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-fossil-creek/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] CoNPS Comments on the Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan On June 28, 2017 the CoNPS Conservation Committee provided public comment on the Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan. The comments were drafted by Renee Popp,
- [CoNPS Comments on Clinton Gulch Reservoir Expansion](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-clinton-reservoir-expansion/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CoNPS-Letterhead.jpg” title_text=”CoNPS Letterhead” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] April 7, 2023 Benjamin Wilson, Senior Project ManagerUS Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District400 Rood Avenue, Room 224Grand Junction,
- [Conservation Committee Annual Report 2017](https://conps.org/conservation-committee-annual-report-2017/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Conservation Committee 2017 Report CoNPS/NPCC Meeting, January 2017 – Mo Ewing, Dawn Welles, Linda Smith, Jenny Neale met with Emily Roberson of NPCC at DBG. She expressed her goals for her group, and how we can help.
- [February 2017: Mission Grant Awarded for Garden Guides to Print Low-water Garden Guides](https://conps.org/mission-grant-for-guides/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]New Mission Grant Awarded for Low Water Garden Guides At the February 4, 2017 board meeting, the Board of Directors voted to provide $2,411.00 for the printing of 1,110 copies of the new CoNPS Low Water Gardening
- [February 2017: Mission Grant Awarded to Native Plant Masters Program to Update CO Plant Database](https://conps.org/mission-grant-awarded-to-native-plant-masters-program/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mission Grant Awarded to the Native Plant Master Program At their meeting on February 4, 2017, the CoNPS Board of Directors awarded a $200 grant to the Native Plant Master Program in Jefferson County to update their
- [March 2018: Mission Grant Awarded to Longs Peak Science Foundation to Sponsor Award for Plant Science](https://conps.org/conps-gives-mission-grant-to-longs-peak-science-foundation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]March 2018: The CoNPS Board of Directors awarded a $125 grant to the Longs Peak Science Foundation to sponsor one Junior Level Award for plant science.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Peatland Seeps in Northwest Colorado](https://conps.org/peatland-seeps-in-northwest-colorado/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]This article is re-printed here from The Bog Blogger, with the kind permission of Grant McKown, author, and Sarah Dodgin, blog owner. Great photos all by Mr. Mckown. My crew and I were expecting a nice graminoid meadow – one that
- [The First Annual Native Plant Summit](https://conps.org/the-first-annual-native-plant-summit/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The first Annual Native Plant Summit, led by the Colorado Native Plant Society and the Colorado Springs Horticulture Department, took place in Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 20 at the the city’s Horticulture Headquarters. It was a both a sold-out event
- [Mountain Mahogany: What's in a Name?](https://conps.org/mountain-mahogany-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In the case of Mountain Mahogany, not much! Cancel any images of grand and stately trees bravely crowning mountaintops, this Colorado native rarely reaches 16 feet. And, partly because it is a favorite browse-snack for deer and elk, its stature
- [Seasons of a Plant Lover](https://conps.org/seasons-of-a-plant-lover/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Blank-600-x-400-7.jpg” title_text=”Blank 600 x 400 (7)” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-22px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|1px||1px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pasqueflowers, Pulsatilla nuttalliana, are among the first natives to bloom in spring, providing rest and food for the earliest native bees. More about early bloomers.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column
- [2022 Conservation Committee Report](https://conps.org/2022-conservation-committee-report/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]2022 was an active year for the Conservation Committee. We contributed four articles for our Conservation Corner column in Aquilegia covering subjects from using the iNaturalist app to fens, alpine ecology and the threats to Parachute Penstemon. We wrote four letters
- [1/27/18 CoNPS Comments on GMUG Draft Forest Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-gmug-draft-forest-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On January 27, 2018 CoNPS provided public comment on the Grand Mesa, Uncompagre and Gunnison Forests Draft Forest Assessment: Identifying and Assessing At-Risk Species. We thank Linda Smith for working on and writing up comments on this
- [4/6/18: CoNPS Comments on BLM Sept 2018 Oil & Gas Lease Sale](https://conps.org/blm-sept-2018-oil-gas/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On April 6, 2018 CoNPS made comment on the BLM September 2018 Oil & Gas Lease Sale, in which some of the oil and gas lease sites bordered Great Sand Dunes National Park. Many thanks to Anne
- [March 2018: Mission Grant Awarded to the CO Foundation for Agriculture to Support Colorado Reader](https://conps.org/march-2018-mission-grant-to-the-colorado-foundation-for-agriculture/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]In March 2018, the CoNPS board awarded a Mission Grant of $700 to the Colorado Foundation for Agriculture to support the printing of their April 2018 Colorado Reader on Native Plants. The foundation produces seven 8-page educational
- [Mission Grant Awarded by CoNPS Board to Legend High School to Establish Native Plants Club](https://conps.org/march-2018-mission-grant-awarded-to-legend-high-school/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The CoNPS board has awarded a Mission Grant of $182.90 to Norman Lenard, a teacher at legend High School to establish a new club at the high school, called “Native Plants and Environmental Concerns”. The grant will
- [May 4, 2018: CoNPS Opposes Forest Provisions in Federal Farm Bill (H.R. 2)](https://conps.org/may-4-2018-conps-opposes-forest-provisions-in-federal-farm-bill-h-r-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS joined The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, The Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Northwest, Earthjustice, League of Conservation Voters, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Southern Environmental Law Center, and the Western Environmental Law Center in
- [CoNPS signs on to opposition to the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2](https://conps.org/conps-signs-on-to-opposition-to-the-agriculture-and-nutrition-act-of-2018-h-r-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Alaska Wilderness League * Allegheny Defense Project Alpine Lakes Protection Society * Appalachian Voices * Arise for Social Justice Bark * Beaver Valley Preservation Alliance * California Native Plant Society Cascade Forest Conservancy * Cascadia Wildlands Center
- [CoNPS Comments on BLM December Oil and Gas Sale](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-blm-december-oil-and-gas-sale/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The BLM December 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale was totally chaotic. In August, the BLM offered about 222,000 acres of lands for leasing. But a federal judge intervened, saying that the BLM didn’t consider the impact
- [Colors of Winter: Colorado Native Plants](https://conps.org/colors-of-winter-colorado-native-plants-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”11px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TINY-MAHONIA.jpg” alt=”a photo of mountain mahonia repens in snow” title_text=”Tiny Mahonia” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-22px||||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mahonia repens, brilliant in the winter snow.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”15px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Plant people can go a little nuts
- [CoNPS Conducts Bryophyte Inventory of Lair 'O Bear Park](https://conps.org/october-1-2020-conps-conducts-bryophyte-inventory-of-lair-o-bear-park/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On October 1, 2020, the CoNPS Bryophyte Group, called the Rocky Mountain Mossers conducted a bryophyte inventory of Lair ‘O Bear Park in Jefferson County. The bryophyte group newly formed during the 2020 Covid pandemic conducted their first bryophyte inventory at
- [Habitat for Native Pollinators](https://conps.org/habitat-for-native-pollinators/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-89px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]A native bee heavy enough to lower the keel of a Golden banner flower, (Thermopsis divaricarpa) and receive the pollen reward. ©Carol English[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Providing foraging habitat for native pollinators with diverse needs! Depending on where you
- [Wild Bergamot: Commonly Extraordinary](https://conps.org/wild-bergamot/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Blank-700-x-600.jpg” alt=”monarda fistulosa” title_text=”Wild Bergamont” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”54px|14px||14px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-22px|13px||13px|false|true” custom_padding=”|1px|4px|1px|false|true” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wild bergamont (Monarda fistulosa) attracts an Aphrodite fritillary butterfly[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wild Bergamot is abundantly in bloom right now, covering
- [The Art and Science of Nature Journaling](https://conps.org/nature-journaling/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Editor’s note: The author of this post will be leading a field trip on nature journaling at our 2021 Annual Conference in Trinidad! Nature Journaling can mean something different to each person who practices it. There are numerous approaches
- [Edible, Medical and Useful Plants](https://conps.org/edible-medical-and-useful-plants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Bob Kennemer acquired more than a casual taste for collecting edible, medicinal, and useful plants soon after leaving the University in Denver when he attended the legendary National Outdoors Leadership School (NOLS). Considered the Harvard of outdoor schools, NOLS
- [Specialist Pollinators](https://conps.org/specialist-pollinators/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Specialist Pollinators!You can’t eat squash without squash bees! ©Carol English“North America has many delicious native fruits and vegetables, many of which have specialist pollinators they depend upon. What do cherries, plums, serviceberries, black raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and
- [Bumble Bees Pollinating Boulder Raspberry](https://conps.org/bumble-bees-pollinating-boulder-raspberry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Bumblebees pollinating Boulder raspberry- Rubus deliciosusIn Crestone, Colorado at 8,500′ Just as we gather berries in a basket, bees gather pollen and nectar in their own specialized pollen baskets. On bumblebees these are called
- [Know Your Thistles!](https://conps.org/know-your-thistles/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Let’s touch on a prickly kind of subject. Know your thistles before you kill them! When I was a young kid, I clearly remember my beloved Welsh pony eating thistle heads while I was riding him. From my vantage point I
- [6/4/2016: CoNPS Board Votes to Support the Federal "Native Plants Advocate" Bill](https://conps.org/conps-board-votes-to-support-the-federal-native-plants-advocate-bill/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Plant Conservation Alliance has drafted a ‘Native Plant Advocates’ bill at the federal level. Its goal is to raise the profile of and to support native plant professionals and native plant programs at a federal level.
- [6/4/16: CoNPS Comments on the North Trail Study Project in Boulder](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-the-north-trail-study-project-in-boulder/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On June 4, 2016 the Colorado Native Plant Society sent an email to the Boulder City Council supporting the east side alignment of the North Trail Connector. The Letter read as follows: June 3, 2016 Dear Boulder
- [12/31/15 CoNPS Comments on Boulder Open Space North Trail Project](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-boulder-open-space-north-trail-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS comments on the Boulder Open Space North Trail Study Project, expressing concern about the possible plan to construct a bike trail through an area with the endangered rare plant, Physaria bellii. CoNPS North Trail Study Project
- [CoNPS Supports House Bill 15-1006: Establishing a Grant Program to Manage Russian Olive and Tamerisk](https://conps.org/conps-supports-house-bill-15-1006-establishing-a-grant-program-to-manage-russian-olive-and-tamerisk/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] A member of CoNPS has brought to the attention of the CoNPS Board and the Conservation Committee concern over a piece of legislation moving through the Colorado House of Representatives. This legislation is House Bill 15-1006,
- [April 5, 2019: CoNPS Comments on Amendments to the Clean Water Act](https://conps.org/april-5-2019-conps-comments-on-amendments-to-the-clean-water-act/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On April 5, 2019 CoNPS wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency strongly opposing the removal of wetlands, fens, small headwater streams, and ephemeral/intermittent drainage waters from EPA regulation through the clean water act. The letter
- [CoNPS Loses a Dear Friend, Don Hazlett](https://conps.org/conps-loses-a-dear-friend-don-hazelett/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Remembering Don Hazlett Donald Lavern Hazlett, 69, of Pierce, Colorado, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of January 5, 2019. Don was born on September 3, 1949 in Pueblo, Colorado…
- [CoNPS Comments on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-the-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-statewide-comprehensive-outdoor-recreation-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS Comments on Statewide Comprehensife Outdoor Recreation Plan[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [CoNPS Comments on the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-the-state-wildlife-action-plan-swap/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]CoNPS Comments on State Wildlife Action Plan Imperiled Colorado Plant Communities[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [February 2014: Mission Grant Awarded to Janet Wingate to Purchase Illustrations for "Sedges of CO"](https://conps.org/mission-grant-to-janet-wingate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Board of Directors awarded a $500 Mission Grant to Janet Wingate to fund the purchase of illustrations for her Carex book. The illustrations are from Flora of the Pacific Northwest by Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist. With
- [A Tribute to William Weber](https://conps.org/tribute-to-william-weber/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]We couldn’t fit the entirety of Ron’s heart-warming tribute to Dr. Weber in the Spring issue of Aquilegia, but you can read it all below. Mary Menz, managing editorA Tribute: William A. Weber William A.
- [CoNPS Opposes Village at Wolf Creek](https://conps.org/conps-opposes-village-at-wolf-creek/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]On August 31, 2018, Mo Ewing, the Chairman of the CoNPS Conservation Committee wrote a letter to the U.S. Forest Service opposing the granting of access to the developers of the proposed Village at Wolf Creek. The
- [Meet the New Executive Director - Maggie Gaddis!](https://conps.org/meet-the-new-executive-director-maggie-gaddis/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Maggie Gaddis, our first Executive Director!Sue: Maggie, I am so excited that the Colorado Native Plant Society now has its first ever Executive Director, but I’m especially excited that it is you! At my first CoNPS conference
- [The Bouncy Butterfly Proboscis!](https://conps.org/the-bouncy-butterfly-proboscis/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-51px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Butterfly pollination and some amazing facts: About three decades ago, I sat in an ecology class while the professor, Dr. Cheesman, went on about the amazing elasticity of the proboscis on a butterfly. I sat wide-eyed and amazed as he
- [CoNPS Comments on Grand Mesa, Uncompagre, Gunnison Forest Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-grand-mesa-uncompagre-gunnison-forest-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On November 7, 2021 CoNPS posted their comments on the Grand Mesa, Uncompagre and Gunnision National Forest Plan. Two of our outstanding members Gay Austin, a former employee of the Bureau of Land Management, and Peggy Lyon who worked for
- [Mason Bees: Pollinator Heroes](https://conps.org/mason-bees-pollinator-heroes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”165px” custom_margin=”-53px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mason bees, in the genus Osmia and the family Megachilidae, are extremely efficient pollinators. They are known to be one of the most important and effective pollinators for the genus Penstemon. The photo on the left below shows
- [2018 Myrna Steinkamp Research Grants Awarded](https://conps.org/2018-steinkamp-research-grants-awarded/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has announced the grant awards for the 2018 field season. Steinkamp grants are given for research projects studying rare plants in Colorado. Two grants were awarded. A $1,000 grant was
- [2015 Steinkamp Grant Announced](https://conps.org/2015-steinkemp-grant-announced/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Myrna P. Steinkamp Fund The Steinkamp Fund supports research on the biology of Colorado rare native plants. The Steinkemp Grant for 2015 was awarded to Wills, Brandee (Mitch McGlaughlin) First year MS student – biology. UNC, Greeley.
- [2022 Mission Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/2022-mission-grant-recipients/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mission Grant Recipients The spring 2022 Mission Grant has been awarded to two recipients who are undertaking exciting projects to support native plantings with a public education component. The first award will support the Manitou Seed Library, an educational and
- [Get A Little Moonwort Madness](https://conps.org/get-a-little-moonwort-madness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-49px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]“I have moonwort madness,” explains Steve Popovich, “Botrychulosis. It’s an incurable disease caused by a passion for moonworts.” After listening to his interview on a recent ‘In Defense of Plants’ podcast, it was easy to understand what that passion was
- [CoNPS Comments on Beardtongue Draft Recovery Plan](https://conps.org/conps-comments-on-beardtongue-draft-recovery-plan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CoNPS-Letterhead.jpg” title_text=”CoNPS Letterhead” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]February 11, 2022 Ms. Ann Timberman – Western Slope Field Superviso Department of the Interior – Fish and Wildlife Service
- [A New-for-Colorado Bryophyte Species by Stacey Anderson](https://conps.org/conps-stacey-anderson-discovers-new-state-record/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Plagiobryoides renauldii, an acrocarpous moss not previously known from Colorado, was found at Unaweep Seep State Natural Area in Mesa County. A bryophyte survey of the natural area was conducted on April 11, 2021, by a group of bryologists,
- [Hall Ranch](https://conps.org/hall-ranch/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Hall Ranch was calling this afternoon, and I had to go. As the scenery spread out before me, buildings, signs, and overhead wires giving place to brown fields dotted with the occasional ponderosa, I

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- [Native Plant Demonstration Gardens](https://conps.org/native-plant-demonstration-gardens/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Colorado Native Plant Demonstraton Gardens” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”Click Here to See a List of Colorado Native Plant Demonstration Gardens” button_one_url=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Colorado-Native-Plant-Demonstration-Gardens-list2-1.pdf” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#EEEEEE” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″
- [Rare Plants](https://conps.org/home/plants-habitats/rare-plants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”The Rare Plants of Colorado” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”59px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default”
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- [Metro-Denver Chapter](https://conps.org/metro-denver-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Metro-Denver Chapter” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Arnica_angustifolia_angustifolia_990717_Bathurst_AKCan.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://conps.org/join-conps/join-metro-denver-chapter/#join”
- [New to Natives?](https://conps.org/new-to-natives/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”New to Natives?” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DBG-Garden-3.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Read all about Colorado’s wonderful native plants in this section.[/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
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- [Certified Native Plant Garden](https://conps.org/certified-native-plant-garden-3/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Certified Native Plant Garden Program” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%”
- [Introduced Plants](https://conps.org/home/plants-habitats/introduced-plants/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Non-native (Introduced) Plants” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ClearCreek_cottonwoods_Ewing.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What
- [Northern Chapter](https://conps.org/northern-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Northern Chapter” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Erigeron_eatoni_Ewing.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||||true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Volunteer New Format](https://conps.org/volunteer-new-format/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”6px||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”20px||5px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Colorado.png” title_text=”Colorado” url=”https://conps.org/” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_menu menu_style=”centered” active_link_color=”#E0BD35″ dropdown_menu_line_color=”#E0BD35″ dropdown_menu_text_color=”#525CAA” dropdown_menu_active_link_color=”#525CAA” mobile_menu_text_color=”#525CAA” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” menu_font=”|700|||||||” menu_text_color=”#525CAA” menu_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_menu][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||13px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https://www.facebook.com/coloradonativeplantsociety/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#525CAA” background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|100px|100px|100px|100px” global_colors_info=”{}”
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- [San Luis Valley Chapter](https://conps.org/san-luis-valley-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”San Luis Valley Chapter” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Helianthus-petiolaris-Wheeler.jpg” background_position=”center_right” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%”
- [Plateau Chapter](https://conps.org/plateau-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Plateau Chapter” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gaillardia_aristata_160703_Grass-Creek_CONE.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″
- [Remembering CoNPS Members](https://conps.org/history/remembering-conps-members/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Remembering CoNPS Members” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Scholarship Fund Donation](https://conps.org/committees/scholarship-fund-donation-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Donate to our Scholarship Fund” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [Citizen Science Projects](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/citizen-science-projects/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Citizen Science Projects” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Astragalus_spatulatus_110613_Lookout_CO.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”iNaturalist” image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/080614-RPM-Training-Park.jpg” alt=”a photo of volunteers being
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- [Join Restoration Committee](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/join-restoration-committee/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Restoration Committee” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
- [Join Annual Conference Committee](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/join-annual-conference-committee/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Annual Conference Committee” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Join Conservation Committee](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/join-conservation-committee/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Conservation Committee” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″
- [Join Education & Outreach Committee](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/join-education-outreach-committee/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Education & Outreach Committee” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
- [Join Field Studies Committee](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/join-field-studies-committee/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Field Studies Committee” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”
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- [CoNPS Annual Conference Major Sponsors](https://conps.org/home/conps-annual-conference-major-sponsors/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”CoNPS Annual Meeting Sponsors” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″
- [Gift Membership](https://conps.org/join-donate/gift-membership/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Gift Memberships” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kalmia_microphyllum_110805_LovelandLakes.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Loading… [/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [John W. Marr Grant](https://conps.org/john-w-marr-grant/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”John W. Marr Grant” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Application deadline: February 15 Notification of decisions: April 1 [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section
- [Join Boulder Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-boulder-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Boulder Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join Metro-Denver Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-metro-denver-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Metro-Denver Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”54px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join Northern Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-northern-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Northern Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join Plateau Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-plateau-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Plateau Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join San Luis Valley Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-san-luis-valley-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the San Luis Valley Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”53px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”
- [Join Southeast Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-southeast-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Southeast Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join Southwest Chapter](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-southwest-chapter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join the Southwest Chapter” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Join Unaffiliated](https://conps.org/join-donate/join-conps/join-unaffiliated/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join as an Unaffiliated Member” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”54px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”
- [Mission Grant](https://conps.org/mission-grant/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Mission Grant” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DBG-Garden-3.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ content_text_align=”center”] Application Deadlines: August 1 & February 1Notification of Decisions: April 1 & October 1 [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section
- [Sunia's Story](https://conps.org/sunias-story/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Sunia’s Story” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”2px||3px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”
- [Board of Directors Meeting Minutes](https://conps.org/board/board-of-directors-meeting-minutes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Board of Directors Meeting Minutes” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Frageria_virginiana_Ewing.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″ alt=”a photo of Mountain Strawberry, Frageria virginiana in bloom” title_text=”Mountain Strawberry
- [Conps Store](https://conps.org/home/conps-store/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”CoNPS Store” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Erigeron_concinnus_140605_LookoutMtn-16-3.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”Erigeron_concinnus_140605_LookoutMtn-16-3″ title_text_shadow_color=”#000000″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″
- [Alice Eastwood Grant](https://conps.org/alice-eastwood-grant/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#7C9E23″ header_2_font_size=”36px” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_bottom=”6px” border_color_bottom=”#D3B77A” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Alice Eastwood Scholarship Applications will be accepted beginning October 1 and will continue to be accepted until a scholarship is awarded. Applicants will receive a response within four weeks of submission. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″
- [Research Grant Reports](https://conps.org/home/research-grant-reports/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Research Grant Reports” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blog
- [Mission Grant Awards](https://conps.org/conps-grants/mission-grant-awards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Mission Grant Awards” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blog
- [John Marr Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/john-marr-grant-recipients/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”John W. Marr Grant Recipients” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″
- [Steinkamp Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/steinkamp-grant-awards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Myrna Steinkamp Grant Recipients” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blog include_categories=”166″ show_author=”off” show_date=”off”
- [Join Committees and Projects](https://conps.org/home/volunteer/join-committees-and-projects/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Join Committees and Projects” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_orientation=”center”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px||4px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column
- [WaterWise Native Plants by Region](https://conps.org/waterwise-native-plants-by-region/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Low-water Native Plants by Region Choose plants native to your region. These free downloadable brochures feature natives with low water-high success rates, plants that native to your region are the most likely to do well in your landscape or
- [Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy: A Book Review](https://conps.org/natures-best-hope-by-doug-tallamy-a-book-review/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cover-reduced.jpg” title_text=”cover reduced” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”right” max_height=”436px” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In Nature’s Best Hope, Dr. Doug Tallamy has delivered a deep and powerful wellspring of inspiration for the many people craving an opportunity to
- [Landscapes: Alpine](https://conps.org/landscapes-alpine/)
- [Foothills Plants and Habitats](https://conps.org/home/plants-habitats/foothills-plants-and-habitats/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||1px||false|false” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” min_height=”81.6px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_letter_spacing=”2px” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”35px” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” text_font_size_tablet=”46″ text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”] Foothills Life Zone
- [Landscapes: Semi-Desert Shrublands](https://conps.org/landscapes-semi-desert-shrublands/)
- [Myrna Steinkamp Grant](https://conps.org/myrna-steinkamp-grant/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#2A5B2A” header_2_font_size=”36px” border_width_bottom=”6px” border_color_bottom=”#D3B77A” global_colors_info=”{}”] Myrna Steinkamp Grant Application deadline: February 15 Notification of decisions: April 1 [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Application Form Myrna
- [Events](https://conps.org/home/events/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]This is a placeholder page for the header menu underwhich are Event Calendar and Event Listing pages. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Website Search](https://conps.org/home/website-search/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#0dc3e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||13px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Search CoNPS Website [/et_pb_text][et_pb_search _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_search][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_icon=”U||divi||400″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Search Landscape Photographs](https://conps.org/home/search-landscape-photographs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” height=”282px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Wet-Mountains-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”Wet-Mountains-Ewing” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Search Our Landscape Photos” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] To see all our landscape
- [Providing Foraging Habitat for Native Pollinators](https://conps.org/gardening-with-native-plants/providing-foraging-habitat-for-native-pollinators/) - Providing foraging habitat for native pollinators with diverse needs! Depending on where you live in Colorado, in March we are approaching the time to plant natives for our local pollinators who have very diverse needs. We could write a book on this topic, but we will start with some basics. Native bees, butterflies,

## Projects

- [Subalpine Willow Carrs](https://conps.org/project/subalpine-willow-carrs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Subalpine Willow Carrs” subhead=”Mosquito Pass, Mosquito Range” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mosquito-Pass-WillowCarr-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”Mosquito-Pass-WillowCarr-Ewing” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [Scott Smith's Colorado Orchids](https://conps.org/project/scott-smiths-colorado-orchids/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Scott Smith’s Colorado Orchids” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”53px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″
- [The Rare Plants Of Colorado](https://conps.org/project/the-rare-plants-of-colorado/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”The Rare Plants of Colorado” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”59px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#525caa 0%|#797aaa 100%” background_enable_image=”off” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”36px||29px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″
- [Colorado Pollinator Photo Gallery](https://conps.org/project/colorado-pollinators-photo-gallery/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Colorado Native Plant Pollinators” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Playfair Display|800|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”60px” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”22px” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DBG-Garden-1.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_two_bg_color=”#525CAA” button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”100px” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”100px||100px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Denver Botanic Garden 1″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text
- [Alpine Fellfield](https://conps.org/project/fellfield/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Alpine Fell-field Cushion Plant Community” subhead=”Summit Lake, Clear Creek County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Summit_Lake_cushion_plant_community_Mo_Ewing.jpg” alt=”photo of the cushion plant
- [Subalpine Dry-Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest](https://conps.org/project/subalpine-mesic-meadow/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Subalpine Dry-Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland” subhead=”Georgia Pass, Park County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Georgia_Pass_Spruce-Fir_Islands.jpg” alt=”a photo of spruce-fir forest islands
- [Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Shrubland](https://conps.org/project/rocky-mountain-lower-montane-foothill-shrubland/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Shrubland ” subhead=”Upper Greasewood Creek, Rio Blanco County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Amelanchier_Mt_Mahogany_Ewing.jpg” alt=”a photo of the
- [Alpine Wet Meadows](https://conps.org/project/loveland-lakes-alpine-wet-meadow/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Alpine Snowbed, Wet Meadow & Dwarf-shrubland” subhead=”Loveland Lakes, Summit County, Colorado” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/LovelandLakes_alpine-wet-meadow-Mo-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”LovelandLakes_alpine-wet-meadow-Mo-Ewing” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-27px||||false|false”
- [Semi-desert Shrubland Pinyon-Juniper Woodland](https://conps.org/project/semi-desert-shrubland-pinyon-juniper-woodland/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland ” subhead=”Colorado National Monument, Mesa County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CONatlMonument_090329_PJ_Woodlands-Mo-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”CONatlMonument_090329_PJ_Woodlands-Mo-Ewing” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Semi-desert Shrublands Big Sagebrush Shrubland](https://conps.org/project/semi-desert-shrublands-big-sagebrush-shrubland/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland ” subhead=”Lookout Mountain, Moffat County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Big-Sagebrush-Pseudorogneria_spicata-Mo-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”Big-Sagebrush-Pseudorogneria_spicata-Mo-Ewing” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Plains Shortgrass Prairie](https://conps.org/project/plains-shortgrass-prairie/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie” subhead=”Pawnee Buttes National Grassland, Weld County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/190621-32-Pawnee-Buttes.jpg” alt=”A photo
- [Plains Tallgrass Prairie](https://conps.org/project/plains-tallgrass-prairie/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Western Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie” subhead=”Colorado Tallgrass Prairie Natural Area, Boulder County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tallgrass_Prairie_M_Ewing.jpg” title_text=”Tallgrass_Prairie_M_Ewing” force_fullwidth=”on”
- [Great Plains Sandhill Grasslands and Shrublands](https://conps.org/project/great-plains-sandhill-grasslands-and-shrublands/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Great Plains Sandhill Grasslands and Shrublands” subhead=”Near Sand Creek Massacre Natl. Historic Site, Kiowa Co.” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image
- [Aspen Forest](https://conps.org/project/aspen-forest/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland” subhead=”Flatops Wilderness near Dunkley Pass, Rio Blanco County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Aspen-Forest-Mo-Ewing.jpg”
- [Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna](https://conps.org/project/southern-rocky-mountain-ponderosa-pine-savanna/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna” subhead=”Staunton State Park, Jefferson County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Staunton_State_Park_Ponderosas_Savanna-1.jpg” alt=”a photo of
- [Subalpine-Montane Fens](https://conps.org/project/subalpine-fens/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Subalpine – Montane Fens” subhead=”High Creek Fen, South Park, Park County” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_align=”center” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#9ce0ff” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#9ce0ff 0%|#89edaf 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#9ce0ff” background_color_gradient_end=”#89edaf” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/High-Creek-Fen-Mo-Ewing.jpg” title_text=”High-Creek-Fen-Mo-Ewing” force_fullwidth=”on”
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## Downloads

- [Volume 36 – Number 2 – 2012 Annual Meeting Issue](https://conps.org/download/47062/?tmstv=1773699661) - Aquilegia – Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society Volume 36, Number 2 – 2012 Annual Meeting Issue “Canyons of the Arkansas” – Cañon City, September 28–30, 2012 2012_36.2 INDEX Annual Meeting Overview 2012 CoNPS Annual Meeting – Dates, location, theme, and highlights (p. 1) Canyons of the Arkansas Logo & Theme (p. 1) Meeting
- [Volume 36 – Number 3 – Fall 2012](https://conps.org/download/47065/?tmstv=1773699661)
- [Volume 36 – Number 1 – Spring 2012](https://conps.org/download/47059/?tmstv=1773699662) - Aquilegia – Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society Volume 35, Number 4 – Winter 2011 2011_35.4 INDEX Conservation & Citizen Science The Power of the Citizen Scientist – Mo Ewing (pp. 1–5) History of citizen science, SafeCast radiation monitoring, Colorado rare plant monitoring, and community-led conservation success stories. Garden Park Road Obliteration Project (pp.
- [Volume 35 – Number 4 – Winter 2011](https://conps.org/download/47057/?tmstv=1773699662) - Aquilegia – Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society Volume 35, Number 4 – Winter 2011 2011_35.4 INDEX Conservation & Citizen Science The Power of the Citizen Scientist – Mo Ewing (pp. 1–5) History of citizen science, SafeCast radiation monitoring, Colorado rare plant monitoring, and community-led conservation success stories. Garden Park Road Obliteration Project (pp.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://conps.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [Field Studies Activities and Reports](https://conps.org/category/field-studies-activities/)
- [Horticulture Committee Activities](https://conps.org/category/horticulture-comm-activities/) - Activities of the Horticulture Committee.
- [Board Minutes](https://conps.org/category/board-minutes/) - Board votes and decisions Discussion
- [Conservation Public Comment and Reports](https://conps.org/category/conservation-public-comment-and-reports/) - Public Comment and reports made by the Conservation committee
- [Myrna Steinkamp Grant Recpients](https://conps.org/category/myrna-steinkamp-grant-recipients/) - Individuals and/or organizations to which the Colorado Native Plant Society has given Myrna Steinkamp grants to study Colorado’s rare and endangered plants.
- [Mission Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/category/mission-grants-recipients/)
- [Obituaries](https://conps.org/category/miscellaneous/)
- [CoNPS Blog](https://conps.org/category/conps-blog/) - CoNPS blog is put on the home page and discusses various native plant, plant community, and conservation subjects
- [Native Plants and Pollinators](https://conps.org/category/native-plants-and-pollinators/)
- [Bryophytes](https://conps.org/category/bryophytes/)
- [John Marr Grant Recipients](https://conps.org/category/john-marr-grant-recipients/)
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- [Committees](https://conps.org/category/committees/)
- [Conservation Committee](https://conps.org/category/committees/conservation-committee/)
- [Restoration Committee](https://conps.org/category/restoration-committee/)

## Tags

- [native penstemon](https://conps.org/tag/native-penstemon/)
- [native bee](https://conps.org/tag/native-bee/)
- [penstemon barbatus](https://conps.org/tag/penstemon-barbatus/)
- [yucca](https://conps.org/tag/yucca/)
- [yucca pollination](https://conps.org/tag/yucca-pollination/)
- [yucca moth](https://conps.org/tag/yucca-moth/)
- [Ribes leptanthum](https://conps.org/tag/ribes-leptanthum/)
- [gooseberry](https://conps.org/tag/gooseberry/)
- [planting for pollinators](https://conps.org/tag/planting-for-pollinators/)
- [ground nesting bees](https://conps.org/tag/ground-nesting-bees/)
- [native bees](https://conps.org/tag/native-bees/)
- [native shrubs](https://conps.org/tag/native-shrubs/)
- [pollinators](https://conps.org/tag/pollinators/)
- [specialist bees](https://conps.org/tag/specialist-bees/)
- [native plantts](https://conps.org/tag/native-plantts/)
- [edible plants](https://conps.org/tag/edible-plants/)
- [moths](https://conps.org/tag/moths/)
- [white-lined sphinx moth](https://conps.org/tag/white-lined-sphinx-moth/)
- [native bumble bees](https://conps.org/tag/native-bumble-bees/)
- [pollen baskets](https://conps.org/tag/pollen-baskets/)
- [maggie gaddis](https://conps.org/tag/maggie-gaddis/)
- [CoNPS executive director](https://conps.org/tag/conps-executive-director/)
- [colorado nativee plant society](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-nativee-plant-society/)
- [Rabbitbrush](https://conps.org/tag/rabbitbrush/)
- [hoary comma](https://conps.org/tag/hoary-comma/)
- [butterfly pollination](https://conps.org/tag/butterfly-pollination/)
- [habitat gardening](https://conps.org/tag/habitat-gardening/)
- [wishbone moonwort](https://conps.org/tag/wishbone-moonwort/)
- [Botrychium furculatum](https://conps.org/tag/botrychium-furculatum/)
- [native plants](https://conps.org/tag/native-plants/)
- [fern allies](https://conps.org/tag/fern-allies/)
- [steve popovich](https://conps.org/tag/steve-popovich/)
- [seed collection](https://conps.org/tag/seed-collection/)
- [CoNPS](https://conps.org/tag/conps/)
- [Decade of Restoration](https://conps.org/tag/decade-of-restoration/)
- [colorado native plants](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-native-plants/)
- [gambel oak](https://conps.org/tag/gambel-oak/)
- [native trees](https://conps.org/tag/native-trees/)
- [native landscaping](https://conps.org/tag/native-landscaping/)
- [quercus gambelii](https://conps.org/tag/quercus-gambelii/)
- [spring wildflowers](https://conps.org/tag/spring-wildflowers/)
- [pasqueflowers](https://conps.org/tag/pasqueflowers/)
- [native wildflower](https://conps.org/tag/native-wildflower/)
- [mycorrhiza](https://conps.org/tag/mycorrhiza/)
- [soil health](https://conps.org/tag/soil-health/)
- [fungi](https://conps.org/tag/fungi/)
- [underground food web](https://conps.org/tag/underground-food-web/)
- [2016 Steinkamp award](https://conps.org/tag/2016-steinkamp-award/)
- [native plant summit](https://conps.org/tag/native-plant-summit/)
- [colorado native plant society](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-native-plant-society/)
- [Colorado Springs Horticultural department](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-springs-horticultural-department/)
- [Alex Crochet](https://conps.org/tag/alex-crochet/)
- [conservation](https://conps.org/tag/conservation/)
- [habitat garden](https://conps.org/tag/habitat-garden/)
- [pollinator garden](https://conps.org/tag/pollinator-garden/)
- [peatlands](https://conps.org/tag/peatlands/)
- [wetlands](https://conps.org/tag/wetlands/)
- [coloradopeat](https://conps.org/tag/coloradopeat/)
- [nativeplants](https://conps.org/tag/nativeplants/)
- [galls](https://conps.org/tag/galls/)
- [insects](https://conps.org/tag/insects/)
- [pollination strategies](https://conps.org/tag/pollination-strategies/)
- [early spring pollination](https://conps.org/tag/early-spring-pollination/)
- [creeping barberry](https://conps.org/tag/creeping-barberry/)
- [native WILLOWS](https://conps.org/tag/native-willows/)
- [salix](https://conps.org/tag/salix/)
- [crack willow](https://conps.org/tag/crack-willow/)
- [peachtree willow](https://conps.org/tag/peachtree-willow/)
- [plant identifcation](https://conps.org/tag/plant-identifcation/)
- [native containers](https://conps.org/tag/native-containers/)
- [helping pollinators](https://conps.org/tag/helping-pollinators/)
- [backyard gardens](https://conps.org/tag/backyard-gardens/)
- [pollinator districts](https://conps.org/tag/pollinator-districts/)
- [colorado wildflower](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-wildflower/)
- [fireweed](https://conps.org/tag/fireweed/)
- [serviceberry](https://conps.org/tag/serviceberry/)
- [Amelanchier](https://conps.org/tag/amelanchier/)
- [hope](https://conps.org/tag/hope/)
- [nature](https://conps.org/tag/nature/)
- [kids](https://conps.org/tag/kids/)
- [climage change](https://conps.org/tag/climage-change/)
- [alpine wildflowers](https://conps.org/tag/alpine-wildflowers/)
- [tundra](https://conps.org/tag/tundra/)
- [Trail ridge road](https://conps.org/tag/trail-ridge-road/)
- [Rocky Mountain National Park](https://conps.org/tag/rocky-mountain-national-park/)
- [restoration](https://conps.org/tag/restoration/)
- [willows](https://conps.org/tag/willows/)
- [native habitats](https://conps.org/tag/native-habitats/)
- [giving](https://conps.org/tag/giving/)
- [iNaturalist](https://conps.org/tag/inaturalist/)
- [Colorado City Challenge](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-city-challenge/)
- [Colorado Natural Heritage Program](https://conps.org/tag/colorado-natural-heritage-program/)
- [native plant garden](https://conps.org/tag/native-plant-garden/)
- [dry shade garden](https://conps.org/tag/dry-shade-garden/)
- [native garden](https://conps.org/tag/native-garden/)
- [HOA sucess](https://conps.org/tag/hoa-sucess/)

## Project Categories

- [Plant Communities alpine](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-alpine/)
- [Plant Communities subalpine](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-subalpine/)
- [Plant Communities montane](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-montane/)
- [Plant Communities foothills](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-foothills/)
- [Plant Communities plains](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-plains/)
- [Plant Communities semi-desert shrublands](https://conps.org/project_category/plant-communities-semi-desert-shrublands/)
- [Native Plant Subjects](https://conps.org/project_category/native-plant-subjects/)
- [Families](https://conps.org/project_category/families/) - subjects about plant families
- [General](https://conps.org/project_category/genera/) - General articles about native plants.
- [Rare Native Plants](https://conps.org/project_category/rare-native-plants/) - Articles about rare plants in the Native Plant Subject Page
- [Pollinators](https://conps.org/project_category/pollinators/) - articles about pollinators for the Plants & Habitats page.

## Picture tag

- [foothills](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/foothills/)
- [montane](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/montane/)
- [subalpine](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/subalpine/)
- [plains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/plains/)
- [semi-desert shrublands](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/semi-desert-shrublands/)
- [plants](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/plants/)
- [above timberline](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/above-timberline/)
- [Landscapes](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/landscapes/)
- [San Juan Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-juan-mountains/)
- [San Juan County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-juan-county/)
- [Gunnison County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/gunnison-county/)
- [Pike & Araphao National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/pike-araphao-national-forest/)
- [Clear Creek County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/clear-creek-county/)
- [Weminuche Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/weminuche-wilderness/)
- [Hinsdale County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/hinsdale-county/)
- [Maroon Bells/Snowmass Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/maroon-bells-snowmass-wilderness/)
- [White River National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/white-river-national-forest/)
- [Pitkin County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/pitkin-county/)
- [Park County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/park-county/)
- [Jefferson County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/jefferson-county/)
- [Lost Creek Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/lost-creek-wilderness/)
- [Arapaho National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/arapaho-national-forest/)
- [Roosevelt National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/roosevelt-national-forest/)
- [Larimer County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/larimer-county/)
- [native](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/native/)
- [G2](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/g2/)
- [S2](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s2/)
- [G1](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/g1/)
- [S1](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s1/)
- [S3](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s3/)
- [G4](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/g4/)
- [G3](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/g3/)
- [introduced](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/introduced/)
- [West Elk Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/west-elk-mountains/)
- [Summit County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/summit-county/)
- [Routt County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/routt-county/)
- [Routt National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/routt-national-forest/)
- [Trees](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/trees/)
- [herbs](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/herbs/)
- [shrubs](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/shrubs/)
- [mushrooms](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/mushrooms/)
- [noxious weeds](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/noxious-weeds/)
- [Mosquito Range](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/mosquito-range/)
- [Staunton State Park](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/staunton-state-park/)
- [fav](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/fav/)
- [Otero County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/otero-county/)
- [Ouray County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/ouray-county/)
- [San Miguel County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-miguel-county/)
- [mosses](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/mosses/)
- [Alamosa County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/alamosa-county/)
- [Boulder County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/boulder-county/)
- [Grand County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/grand-county/)
- [Indian Peaks Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/indian-peaks-wilderness/)
- [Sangre de Cristo Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/sangre-de-cristo-mountains/)
- [Saguache County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/saguache-county/)
- [San Luis Valley](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-luis-valley/)
- [Sangre de Christo Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/sangre-de-christo-mountains/)
- [shrub](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/shrub/)
- [ferns](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/ferns/)
- [liverworts](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/liverworts/)
- [Gunnison National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/gunnison-national-forest/)
- [Gore Range](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/gore-range/)
- [Ourey County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/ourey-county/)
- [San Juan National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-juan-national-forest/)
- [Comanche National Grasslands](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/comanche-national-grasslands/)
- [Eagle County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/eagle-county/)
- [Rocky Mountain National Park](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/rocky-mountain-national-park/)
- [Ten Mile Range](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/ten-mile-range/)
- [Colorado endemic](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/colorado-endemic/)
- [Sawatch Range](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/sawatch-range/)
- [Denver County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/denver-county/)
- [Arapahoe County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/arapahoe-county/)
- [Elbert County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/elbert-county/)
- [Tenmile Range](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/tenmile-range/)
- [Gunniston County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/gunniston-county/)
- [Elk Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/elk-mountains/)
- [Montezuma County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/montezuma-county/)
- [La Plata County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/la-plata-county/)
- [endemic](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/endemic/)
- [montane subalpine](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/montane-subalpine/)
- [Oxytropis lambertii](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/oxytropis-lambertii/)
- [alpine](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/alpine/)
- [Lichens](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/lichens/)
- [subalpine. above timberline](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/subalpine-above-timberline/)
- [noxious weed](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/noxious-weed/)
- [s and](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s-and/)
- [La Garita Mountains](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/la-garita-mountains/)
- [Mineral County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/mineral-county/)
- [Chaffee County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/chaffee-county/)
- [Collegiate Peaks Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/collegiate-peaks-wilderness/)
- [San Isabel National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/san-isabel-national-forest/)
- [Jackson County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/jackson-county/)
- [Pike National Forest](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/pike-national-forest/)
- [James Peak Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/james-peak-wilderness/)
- [West Elk Wilderness](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/west-elk-wilderness/)
- [S4](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s4/)
- [Silverton](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/silverton/)
- [S2 semi-desert shrublands](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/s2-semi-desert-shrublands/)
- [treess](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/treess/)
- [Delta County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/delta-county/)
- [Mesa County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/mesa-county/)
- [Montrose County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/montrose-county/)
- [Moffat County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/moffat-county/)
- [Rio Blanco County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/rio-blanco-county/)
- [Yuma County](https://conps.org/ngg_tag/yuma-county/)

## Download Categories

- [2011](https://conps.org/?dlm_download_category=2011)
- [2012](https://conps.org/?dlm_download_category=2012)
- [All Years](https://conps.org/?dlm_download_category=all-years)

## Media Categories

- [Photos](https://conps.org/media_category/photos/) - photograph
- [Plants](https://conps.org/media_category/plants/) - Plant Photo
- [Landscape Photos - old](https://conps.org/media_category/landscape/) - Landscape photo
- [Old Site too small for lightbox](https://conps.org/media_category/old-site-too-small-for-lightbox/) - Formatted 3″ wide x 3.3″ tall
- [Icons](https://conps.org/media_category/icon/) - icons for factbook, twitter and other social networking programs
- [Restoration](https://conps.org/media_category/restoration/) - Articles on Restoration
- [Photo Contest Policies](https://conps.org/media_category/photo-contest-policies/) - Entry forms and rules
- [Plants & Habitats](https://conps.org/media_category/plants-habitats/) - Information that goes in plants & habitats section
- [checklist: plant species](https://conps.org/media_category/checklist-plant-species/)
- [Field Trip/Events Policies](https://conps.org/media_category/field-trip-events-policies/) - Field Trip Policies and forms and events policies
- [Membership Policies](https://conps.org/media_category/membership-policies/) - Membership Policies and Forms
- [Board Minutes](https://conps.org/media_category/board-minutes/)
- [Plant Keys](https://conps.org/media_category/plant-keys/) - Plant Keys
- [Native Plant Gardening](https://conps.org/media_category/native-plant-gardening/) - Materials for native plant gardening subject and page
- [Public Comment](https://conps.org/media_category/public-comment/) - issues relating to CoNPS making public comment on various issues
- [Workshop](https://conps.org/media_category/workshop/) - All materials having to do with workshops
- [Temporary](https://conps.org/media_category/temporary/) - To be used for documents which will be in the library on a temporary basis. Put in delete date.
- [Annual Conference PowerPoint Presentations](https://conps.org/media_category/annual-conference/) - summaries of annual meeting presentations
- [Aquilegia PDF](https://conps.org/media_category/aquilegia-pdf/) - Full PDF copies of Aquilegia
- [Society Documents](https://conps.org/media_category/official-conps-documents/) - This category contains all CoNPS official documents which are located on the CoNPS Official Documents web page.
- [Aquilegia Articles](https://conps.org/media_category/aquilegis-articles/) - These are photos that appear in Conservation Corner articles.
- [Financial Documents](https://conps.org/media_category/financial-documents/) - This category includes IRS tax forms, budgets, balance sheets etc.
- [Bylaws](https://conps.org/media_category/bylaws/)
- [Committee Documents](https://conps.org/media_category/commdocs/) - Store all committee policies and procedures in this folder
- [Historical Items](https://conps.org/media_category/historical-items/) - Obituaries
- [Landscape Photo for Lightbox](https://conps.org/media_category/landscape-photo-for-lightbox/) - This folder is for Divi enhanced photos
- [4:3 (1/3 column) 320:241px](https://conps.org/media_category/43-1-3-column-320241px/)
- [1100:825px Lightbox](https://conps.org/media_category/1100825px-lightbox/)
- [Contest Winners](https://conps.org/media_category/contest-winners/) - Photo Contest Winners formatted for new Divi site.
- [Decorative Photos](https://conps.org/media_category/decorative-photos/) - These photos are used purely for decoration in full-width banners or buttons
- [16:3 Full-width Banner strip](https://conps.org/media_category/163-full-width-banner-strip/)
- [4:3 (1/4 column) 225:170px](https://conps.org/media_category/43-1-4-column-225-170px/)
- [Plants & Wildlife Category](https://conps.org/media_category/plants-wildlife-category/) - Photos of plants and pollinators or wildlife, mostly from the annual photo contest.
- [4:3 (1/2 column) 510:340](https://conps.org/media_category/43-1-2-column-510340/)
- [16:9 Landscape 1/2 page](https://conps.org/media_category/169-landscape-1-2-page/)
- [Landscapes 1920:1080](https://conps.org/media_category/landscapes-19201080/) - Full-width landscape photos for max-size format
- [Other Photos - new](https://conps.org/media_category/other-photos-new/) - Other non plant of landscape photos.
- [Artistic Category](https://conps.org/media_category/artistic-category/) - CoNPS Photo Contest winners, artistic category, new format.
- [Garden Category](https://conps.org/media_category/garden-category/) - CoNPS Photo contest, winners in garden category, new format.
- [Native Plants Category](https://conps.org/media_category/native-plants-category/) - Photo contest winners, native plants category, new format
- [Landscape Category](https://conps.org/media_category/landscape-category/) - Photo contest winners landscape category
- [Get Loraine Yeatts](https://conps.org/media_category/get-loraine-yeatts/)
- [Blog](https://conps.org/media_category/blog/) - Photos for CoNPS blog
- [Unused Decorative](https://conps.org/media_category/unused-decorative/) - Decorative photos not yet used on the website
- [Activities](https://conps.org/media_category/activities-new/) - reformatted activities
- [Lichens](https://conps.org/media_category/lichens/)
- [Mosses](https://conps.org/media_category/mosses/)
- [Mushrooms](https://conps.org/media_category/mushrooms/)
- [Pollinators](https://conps.org/media_category/pollinators/) - Photos of pollinators
- [Native Plant Articles](https://conps.org/media_category/native-plant-articles/) - PDFs and photos for native plant articles
- [Liverworts](https://conps.org/media_category/liverworts/) - Liverwort plants
- [Photos in Process](https://conps.org/media_category/photos-in-process/) - photos that need descriptions or are waiting for information to use.
- [Gardening Photos](https://conps.org/media_category/gardening-photos/)
- [Ferns](https://conps.org/media_category/ferns/) - Fern photos
- [What's New Photos](https://conps.org/media_category/whats-new-photos/) - Photos formatted for what’s new page 320 px X 241 px. One photo for each news category.
- [Aquilegia Covers](https://conps.org/media_category/aquilegia-covers/) - These are the covers, and not the full PDFs of Aquilegia publication.
- [Plant Sale Photos](https://conps.org/media_category/plant-sale-photos/) - Photos of plants used in the CoNPS plant sales