Welcome to the Colorado Native Plant Society!
We are dedicated to the preservation of native plants in Colorado, and are so glad you found us! Browse our site to see what’s new, discover a wealth of information about our plants and habitats, events and chapters in your area, methods for native plant gardening, and ways to volunteer ‘in the field’.
Become a Member
Discover the benefits of membership in the Colorado Native Plant Society.
Join a Local Chapter
Connect with fellow nature lovers in your immediate area, and find out how you can help preserve our native plants.
CONPS Chapters for Local Connection
Find an Event
See our Calendar of Events to find a gathering or field trip near you!
Events Per Year
Learn About our Plants & Habitats
Find out more about the diversity of our plant life zones and the native (and non-native) plants that thrive in each one.
Colorado Native Species to Discover
Aquilegia – The CONPS Magazine
CoNPS’ Aquilegia Magazine was first published in January 1977 after the first CoNPS board meeting. The magazine has been published quarterly from that date to the present.
In 2013 the magazine’s editor Jan Turner moved from the previous printed black and white format to a full-color on-line edition through our CoNPS website. Limited copies were still printed with a color cover only for members who preferred a printed copy.
Members have FREE access to digital subscriptions after logging in.
Print copies are available to everyone for $20.
CONPS Blog
2022 Conservation Committee Report
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...
Ozone Effects of Oil & Gas Development – CoNPS Comments
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 for Social...
Seasons of a Plant Lover
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.Well! Here we are again! When the winds of spring came and blew the doors open, we were outside in a...