Sharing Knowledge,
Supporting Conservation
We share knowledge and support the conservation of native plants and native plant habitat in Alberta through outreach, publications and guidelines, stewardship, advocacy, research, and funding and implementing native plant projects.
Featured News and Events
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March 7, 2026 – Calgary Plant Study Group
Join the Calgary Plant Study Group on March 7th for A WILDFLOWER IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP! Brush-up on your identification skills with a walk through our meadow of pressed specimens. We will simulate a May Plant Species…
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March 28th, 2026 – Calgary Plant Study Group
***RESCHEDULED*** Join the Calgary Plant Study Group on March 28, 2026 for GET TO KNOW PLANT FAMILIES, a workshop introducing the basics of plant family identification. We will explore key morphological features used to classify…
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April 11, 2026 – Annual General Meeting
ANPC is hosting our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 11, 2026 at 10:00 am via Zoom. The meeting package will be distributed to members three weeks in advance on March 21st, 2026 via email.…
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May 2, 2026 Annual Workshop – Grassroots Grow Deep: Local Action, Global Impact
Grassroots, local efforts, all together, are what make change. Celebrate the works of inspiring Albertans making a difference for native plants and their habitats with projects of all types and sizes, all supporting native plants…
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June 12-14, 2026 Botany Alberta – Save the Date!
Explore the wild beauty of the prairie with us this summer at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park! Home to one of the most diverse natural landscapes in the mixed grasslands region, this remarkable park offers rolling coulees,…
Featured Activities
Featured Resources
NEW! Native Plant Suppliers and Demonstration Bed Interactive Map:
Featured Publications
The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta, 2nd Edition
Now available for purchase and can be ordered through UBC Press.
Vascular Flora of Alberta: An Illustrated Guide, 2nd Edition
Available as a paperback or e-book through Amazon.ca. The guide includes illustrated keys to all native and naturalized vascular plants in Alberta.
Vascular Flora of Alberta: Illustrations and Maps
An accompanying resource to the keys, with enhanced illustrations and maps. Available through Amazon.ca.
Wildflowers of Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park
Available through the Alberta Native Plant Council.
Acknowledging Land and People
We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.