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Welcome to Santa Cruz CNPS
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs
and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. CNPS seek to increase
understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to preserve them in their natural
habitat through scientific activities, education, and conservation.
The chapter meets every other month on the second Monday of the month at the
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz.
Contact Santa Cruz County CNPS at P. O. Box 1622, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 or message phone: (831) 429-7681.
The chapter welcomes all: from the botanists and defenders of the environment to the casual
nature lover. Contact any club member (click Club Officers link, above) to find out
more about the club. Attend a meeting--you will learn something new!
Statewide CNPS Chapter Newsletters
At the link below you will find a clickable chapter map which lets you
access the latest newsletter from each CNPS chapter. Check it out:
Chapter Map
An Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants
of Santa Cruz
County, California
We have published "An Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Santa Cruz
County, California" and are selling copies at $10.00 each.
Click here for order form.
-- Janell Hillman, Santa Cruz Flora Committee
Petition to the President and Congress
of the United States of America
To Renew Support for the Endangered Species Act
Click here to print out and sign petition.
CNPS -- Take Action !!!
Voice Your Concerns on the
Soda Lake Facility Expansion Project
SCH# 2003032048
Call, write, or email your County Board of Supervisors:
Board of Supervisors
Call or write the County Planning Commission:
Planning Commission
Ms. Claudia Slater
County of Santa Cruz
Planning Department
701 Ocean Street, 4th Floor
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attend and give oral comments at Planning Commission and County Supervisor meetings; you can find meeting dates at their web sites:
County Supervisors
Planning Commission
Click here for more info on the Soda Lake Facility Expansion Project
Main concerns to address:
#1 In light of the county's well written Sensitive Habitat Ordinance and the fact that the Soda Lake area meets and exceeds the definition of sensitive habitat, how is it that a project such as this mining spoils expansion by Graniterock has been allowed to go forward at all. The mine (which is located on the other side of the Pajaro River in San Benito County) can continue operation by trucking spoils offsite presents the appearance that a decision was made by the county that saving money for Graniterock (the county) is more important than saving an irreplaceable part of our county's natural heritage, and further, that such a decision has subverted rules designed to protect the public interest.
#2 From a CEQA perspective, which is being expressed by CNPS in its formal letter to the county asking for revision and recirculation of the current DEIR due to significant new information and lack of disclosure, any citizen could give comment to the county that the current DEIR fails to properly and completely disclose the biological nature and character of the Soda Lake site that will be buried by the expansion project, especially considering the significant discovery of 5 acres of a rare clover after the DEIR was published.
Contact: Conservation Co-Chair, VINCE CHEAP, vince@sasquatch.com
Click here for more info on the Soda Lake Facility Expansion Project
Native Plant Propagation -- VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
Looking for an opportunity to make a difference, and to learn about growing native plants? The Plant Propagation group needs you now! Enjoy the company of a small group of friendly, native plant lovers learning and helping to propagate a wide variety of native plants, many of which will be sold at at the twice-yearly CNPS plant sales, or auctioned off to benefit the SC Native Plant Society. This is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, meet a few great new people, and learn a lot about native plants, or contributing gardening skills you already have. No experience required. Meet usually on the third Sunday of each month at 9am at Suncrest Nursery, east of Watsonville. For info and directions, contact Mike Luther at 831-688-3897; or Denise Polk at 831-685-3235.
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