Celebrating native plants in El Dorado County.

Protecting wild places and promoting the use of California native plants in gardens and public spaces.
CNPS Online Native Plant Sale - 4 Days

Sept 11 at 9am thru Sept 14 at 6pm
Shop Location: shop.eldoradocnps.org

Plant Pickup - 2 Days
Sept 20, 11am – 2pm & Sept 21, 10am – 2pm
Our Sept 21 pickup day coincides with the RIPE AREA festival at Wakamatsu Farm.

NEW Pickup Location (Both Days): Wakamatsu Farm
941 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667

Sign up to volunteer for plant pickup or RIPE AREA Fesitval duties and receive a thank you gift for each shift worked!

Ripe Area:

The Art of Native Plants Festival

Sunday, September 21 from 10:00am
to 4:00pm at Wakamatsu Farm in Placerville, CA. Join CNPS in partnership with American River Conservancy & Myrtle Tree Arts to celebrate California native plants!

When shopping our online plant sale, choose Sept 21 as your plant pickup day, and join us at the RIPE AREA festival!

Online Fall Plant Sale starts on September 11

Field Trips

We offer free field trips during spring and summer to many areas, and you are invited to attend. You don’t need a science background to participate. Most of our members are not formally trained botanists, simply people who enjoy learning about our native plants.

Gold Field Notes Newsletter

Members: We want you to receive the most accessible version of our bimonthly newsletter! Currently we email a full color newsletter to all members who accept email. If you would like to receive a black and white paper copy instead, please contact us to let us know! Or, contact CNPS to make your preference known, and they will adjust your profile.

Our Facebook Groups

El Dorado Chapter – California Native Plant Society
This Facebook group is focused on increasing understanding of California’s native flora and to help preserve this rich resource for future generations. We announce fields trips and other chapter events of interest to our members.

Homegrown Habitat: Native Plant Gardening in El Dorado County
This Facebook group is for those wanting to garden with native plants. We help answer questions, offer expertise and information, and create a community of gardeners who want to create a native plant habitat in their surroundings.