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
Become a Native Plant Master®
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 to use a...
2015 Steinkamp Grant Announced
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. ...
February 2014: Mission Grant Awarded to Janet Wingate to Purchase Illustrations for “Sedges of CO”
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 the purchase of these illustrations...