The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit conservation organization with more than 13,000 members in 35 chapters across California and Baja California, Mexico. Founded in 1965, the mission of CNPS is to protect California’s native plants and their natural habitats, today and into the future, through science, education, stewardship, gardening, and advocacy. Native plants are the foundation of California’s globally significant biodiversity. CNPS is meeting this critical moment for biodiversity and climate action by supporting and catalyzing statewide efforts to conserve public lands, save sensitive species and habitats, and create thriving native plant habitats in our urban spaces and wildlands. CNPS is actively working to embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice into all aspects of our work - from chapter engagement and volunteer leadership to public outreach and education.