Advocacy Resources
Decades of expertise
Rarely do we need to reinvent the wheel for native plant conservation. CNPS chapters and staff have decades of collective knowledge across a range of conservation topics. Select from the helpful resources below to support your advocacy.
CEQA video library
Created for you by the California Native Plant Society
What is CEQA?
Understanding the CEQA Process, Part I
Understanding the CEQA Process, Part 2
Navigating the EIR
Additional resources and useful links
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California Environmental Quality Act
Association of Environmental Professionals – CEQA Statute and Guidelines
Association of Environmental Professionals – Categorical Exemptions –
CEQA Works – Working to keep CEQA strong for California’s environment and communities
CNPS Scientific Jounral – CEQA Article
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Information about CEQA and the CEQA process
National Environmental Policy Act
Bureau of Land Management – National NEPA Register
Environmental Protection Agency – National Environmental Policy Act
Federal Register – The federal register contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions.