The Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter is one of 35 chapters within CNPS. Our region includes the Santa Monica Mountains, San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
Tuesday Evening Program: September 8, 2026, 7-9 pm PST
On the Frontlines of Extinction at the California-Nevada Border:
A Flora of the Amargosa River Headwaters, Nye and Esmeralda Counties Nevada
Presenter: Chloe Novak
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Learn which native plants are right for your garden and how to get started.
Since 1974, the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California has been a widely-recognized resource that directly guides rare plant education, protection, conservation planning, and land acquisition and management in California.
To search for the plants in Los Angeles County that…
