$16,506 raised by 180 donors
66% complete
$25,000 Goal
Are we doing enough?
From legislative action to stewardship activities to fun botany hikes, the Colorado Native Plant Society is working to protect our native plants and habitats! We need your help to reach human and pollinator communities all over the state.
photo credit: 2024 Photo Contest, 1st Place (tie), Native Plants and Wildlife Category: "Dalea purpurea". Photo by Joy Lindholm.
Legislative Action: Protecting Pollinators in Our Landscapes
We work together to pursue legislation actions that support our native plants and habitats. In this video, you will hear about the toxic truth about neonicotinoids from our colleagues at:
People and Pollinators Action Network
Natural Resources Defense Council
If we had a dollar for every native plant that has brightened our days, we would be rich!
Everyday we make choices to improve our own lives in tangible ways. Let’s make a difference on this Giving Tuesday to support our native plants and habitats.
Cyber Monday!
Double Your Impact with a Monthly Recurring Donation
As you plan your holiday gift giving this year, consider a sustaining gift that supports us all. Our native plants and habitats are the fabric that binds us together in our precious high elevation Colorado landscape. Spare one cup of coffee, one dinner out, one movie ticket each month to support the Colorado Native Plant Society and our mission to conserve Colorado’s native plants and habitats.
Spare one cup of coffee, one dinner out, one movie ticket each month to support the Colorado Native Plant Society and our mission to conserve Colorado’s native plants and habitats.
When you make a new recurring donation, the Colorado Gives Foundation will match your donation up to $100!
Our goal is to raise $25,000 this year to support the conservation of native plants and habitats by expanding our advocacy work to address increasing threats to public lands across Colorado. Your gift will be used to engage the next generation in meaningful work to conserve our native flora.
We are 21% towards our $25,000 fundraising goal. Please consider a gift to support native plants.
photo caption: San Luis Valley chapter learning native plant identification in November. Our plant identification workshop is making its rounds to all our chapters. Thank you to the Torrey Botanical Society for supporting this training curriculum.
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the knowledge, appreciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through education, stewardship and advocacy.
The Colorado Native Plant Society supports nine chapters throughout the state offering events and programs that are open to the public, many of them are free. Chapter members organize botany hikes, speakers, seed and plant shares Chapters partner with local government organizations to participate in volunteer efforts to preserve and restore land in their local areas.
CoNPS activities include native plant sales, garden tours, workshops and field seminars organized by both our Committees and staff.
> Horticulture Committee programs focus on native plant propagation, seed collection, seed sharing, and garden tours.
> the Education Committee supports our Annual Conference and leads other outreach activities at local festivals and farmer's markets.
> the Field Studies Committee supports the Statewide Natural Heritage Survey.
> the Restoration Committee supports the USDA USFS R2 Rocky Mountain Native Plant Materials Program.
> the Conservation Committee comments on legislation and land management decisions that affect native plants and habitats.
> We offer three grants and one scholarship managed by the Grants and Scholarships Committee.
The Colorado Native Plant Society (CoNPS) was incorporated on June 10, 1976. The inspiration for the founding of the Society came from a workshop on threatened and endangered plants held by the U.S. Forest Service and the Audubon Society in early 1976. In March, discussions began that led to the formation of CoNPS. The Colorado Native Plant Society was founded to encourage the appreciation and conservation of the native plants and ecosystems of Colorado.
Organization name
Colorado Native Plant Society
other names
CoNPS
1976
Tax id (EIN)
84-0734596
Category
Environment, Science & Technology
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1536 Wynkoop St. Ste 911Larimer County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
El Paso County, CO, US
Durango, CO, US
Boulder, CO, US