CNPS Redbud Chapter

Protecting and celebrating our local flora

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The CNPS Redbud Chapter champions the native plants of Placer and Nevada Counties. We are one of 35 statewide chapters working to protect and celebrate California’s native plants. We invite you to get to know us at our programs, field trips, and other events. It’s a great way to learn about your local flora, make a difference, and enjoy time with other native-plant folks!

Plantas Nativas en Español

Our Fall Plant Sale OCT 3

Create a Homegrown Habitat
with plants from
Our Biggest Plant Sale of 2026
Saturday, October 3
9-11 special hours for members
11-3 open to everyone

Upcoming Events

From hikes and rare plant treasure hunts to gardening workshops, learn about different ways to get involved.

Gardening with Natives

Get inspiration and helpful information from our local native horticulture experts.

Native Plant 101

Learn the facts about native plants, including what plants grow here in Placer and Nevada counties.

Become Part of BUG --- Biodiversity in Urban Gardens

Join the new statewide initiative: Biodiversity in Urban Gardens (BUG). Help show how important California native plants are for native wildlife in urban areas. Here’s how:

Find native plants in urban areas.
Look for wildlife interacting with native plants.
Take and share photos of these interactions on iNaturalist.

Calscape Transforms Again...More on Native Plants & Pollinators

Want more info about which native plants support local pollinators? Recent Calscape updates make this easy!

Explore the Pollinator Hub in the top navigation. Try Search for Pollinators to find pollinators near you, with more info on their habitat plants. Use the Pollinator Companion to find local plants for local pollinators, and learn more about more about why native plants are critical for pollinator survival.

When you search for native plants on Calscape, when you roll over a plant in your search results, now you instantly see how many and what type of pollinators that plant supports.

What other Calscape updates will YOU find? P.S. Now you CAN enter your location as soon as you land on Calscape!

Enjoy Calscape updates

Did you know?

California is a biodiversity hotspot. Our golden state has more native plant species than any other state in the nation. A third of those species are found nowhere else on Earth!