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
CoNPS Comments on the Jacks Gulch Fuels Management Plan
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 generate forest fires. CoNPS Comments on the project are...
CoNPS Comments on the Browns Canyon Natl. Monument RMP
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 Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Wild...
Spring 2019 Mission Grant Award Winners
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 uses of local plants.