Every three years, CNPS holds California’s largest native plant-focused conference to bring together the native plant community, and the diverse disciplines and voices that define it. This year’s conference will be on October 20-22, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in San Jose, CA. Visit conference.cnps.org to learn more.

The theme of our 2022 conference is Rooting Together: Restoring Connections to Plants, People, and Place. Presentations will be organized into themed sessions, including a session dedicated to student presentations, a poster session, and lightning talks. To submit a presentation, visit: conference.cnps.org/presentations. The call for presentation submissions will close on March 31, 2022.

Conference Highlights:

• Over 800 attendees
• Inspiring keynote speakers
• Two days of workshops and field trips
• Over 300 presenters across four tracks: conservation, plant science, horticulture and education
• Associated meeting opportunities
• Special student session
• Art, poetry, music and photography
• Networking events

Registration is set to open June 2022.

For more information please see the event website.

Conference artwork by Carly Lake