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 Loses a Dear Friend, Don Hazlett
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... Although, if you asked him, he...
CoNPS Comments on Monarch Pass Proposal
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 Mo Ewing, Chair of the committee....
CoNPS Comments on BLM December Oil and Gas Sale
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 on sage grouse habitat. On October 19, the BLM...