{"id":531,"date":"2026-02-26T22:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/?post_type=offering-cpt&#038;p=531"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:43:47","slug":"native-plant-master","status":"publish","type":"offering-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/offering\/native-plant-master\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Plant Master"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-interior-hero wp-block-pattern-hero is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"min-height:285px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-986 size-large\" alt=\"A garden of colorful orange flowers.\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?w=1024\" style=\"object-position:64% 51%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"64% 51%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-pattern-hero__heading has-hero-small-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Native Plant Master<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mountain Yarrow Plant\" class=\"wp-image-298 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg?resize=768,433 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg?resize=1024,578 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/12\/mountain-yarrow-1200-1.jpg?resize=600,339 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-person native plant field courses near you<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">The Native Plant Master\u00ae (NPM) program offers classes to enjoy wildflower hikes, field botany, native grass identification, and more. Dive deeper with our in-person field courses offered across the state.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Native Plant Master Program is an award winning, non-credit, educational program offered by various County Extension offices through the State\u2019s land-grant institution, Colorado State University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62c81408 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p>To be one of the first to learn about Native Plant Master courses and the latest local information through the Jefferson County office, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.mailerlite.com\/forms\/780327\/112982335596529303\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join our newsletter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please review the following NPM cancellation guidelines<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cancellation at least four weeks prior &#8211; <strong>Full refund<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancellation at least two weeks prior \u2013 <strong>50% refund<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancellation less than two weeks prior (0-13 days) \u2013 <strong>No refund<\/strong>.&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please note:<\/em><\/strong> We often have waitlists of excited learners. Please give us as much notice as possible so that we can offer other learners the opportunity to join the course if you can not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.rec1.com\/CO\/jefferson-county-open-space\/catalog\/index?filter=Y2F0ZWdvcnklNUIxMzc1MyU1RD0xJmNhdGVnb3J5JTVCMjU5MDUlNUQ9MSZzZWFyY2g9JnJlbnRhbCU1QmZyb20lNUQ9JnJlbnRhbCU1QnRvJTVEPSYzY2EyMGZjZWVkYThjMjllOWU5ZDhiMjY2ZmI0NDYzYz0wZGM3MGJjODFjYjQ4ZmM1MDQ5MjliNWU1ZGE0NWJhNg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for 2026 NPM Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: For additional information regarding Native Plant Master across Colorado, visit the statewide <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/offering\/native-plant-master\/\">CSU Extension NPM website<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-brush-stroke\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);height:40px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62c81408 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Native Plant Master Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Native Plant Master Program is an award winning, non-credit, educational program offered by various County Extension offices through the State\u2019s land-grant institution, Colorado State University.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.rec1.com\/CO\/jefferson-county-open-space\/catalog\/index?filter=dGFiJTVCNzYyMiU1RD0xJnNlYXJjaD0mcmVudGFsJTVCZnJvbSU1RD0mcmVudGFsJTVCdG8lNUQ9JjNlNzMyNGIwZDJlZWVjNjRmODlhYjk2MDA5Y2VjNzFlPWQzMmYwNmIxNzkwZjZkOTRmY2YyZDJlZjVjMTVlODAy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certification as a Native Plant Master is earned by:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completing and passing three, 3-day Native Plant Master classes hosted by CSU Extension (36 hours of teaching time).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each course must be taken in a different life zone.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note that you do not have to complete all courses in a single year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants seeking certification must pass each course exam with a grade of \u201cC\u201d or higher.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native Plant Master Program Coordinators will track your class data across counties, so if you live in Larimer County and take a class in Boulder County, your 3-day class will still count towards the certificate.&nbsp;Please retain class registration and completion information for your records as you will need this to apply for your Native Plant Master Certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certification is awarded in December each year by your local county extension office. An email will be sent to all class attendees for the year, and then people will have the option to apply for their Native Plant Master certificate by showing they have completed 3 NPM courses in different life zones and passed all of the associated exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life zones offered by CSU include:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alpine&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foothills + Montane&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Montane Meadow&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plains + Grasslands&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semi Desert Shrub&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wetland + Riparian&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>The Colorado Flora Certificate is no longer available. Class attendees may apply to become a Native Plant Master after completing three 3-day courses and passing associated exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.mailerlite.com\/forms\/780327\/112982335596529303\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join our newsletter<\/a><\/strong> to get notified when Jefferson County in-person Native Plant Master courses open. You can also start learning online and on your schedule with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.colostate.edu\/certificates\/native-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online Native Plants Training<\/a><\/strong> program from CSU Extension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-brush-stroke\" style=\"height:40px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Overview\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-964ad812 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"faq\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"f84ff72b-dc13-449d-b1aa-41b627ae8922-accordion\" id=\"f84ff72b-dc13-449d-b1aa-41b627ae8922-accordion-button\">Why native plants?<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"f84ff72b-dc13-449d-b1aa-41b627ae8922-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"f84ff72b-dc13-449d-b1aa-41b627ae8922-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>Colorado has a wealth of native plants, colorful wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees, which are naturally adapted to our variable climate, soils, temperatures and elevations. Native plants are great for landscaping because of their adaptability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"8c3aa8f4-8753-454f-bc17-afaaaf3207f9-accordion\" id=\"8c3aa8f4-8753-454f-bc17-afaaaf3207f9-accordion-button\">What kinds of educational experiences are offered?<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"8c3aa8f4-8753-454f-bc17-afaaaf3207f9-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"8c3aa8f4-8753-454f-bc17-afaaaf3207f9-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>An easy entry into the program is a&nbsp;NPM special class&nbsp;where you can discover local wildflowers along a trail, brush up on basic botany or delve into topic areas like sustainable landscaping and invasive weeds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"abc5d02e-eca3-4e6c-a487-d4c24e4153a3-accordion\" id=\"abc5d02e-eca3-4e6c-a487-d4c24e4153a3-accordion-button\">Where can I take a class?<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"abc5d02e-eca3-4e6c-a487-d4c24e4153a3-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"abc5d02e-eca3-4e6c-a487-d4c24e4153a3-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>Award-winning Colorado Native Plant Master classes and courses are offered across the Metro to Mountain (M2M) area \u2013 Clear Creek, Denver, Gilpin and Jefferson Counties.&nbsp; Offerings are also sponsored by other Extension offices across the state. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/offering\/native-plant-master\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado NPM Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"a253800e-62b3-4c4d-bb4c-eba43f3a8cfd-accordion\" id=\"a253800e-62b3-4c4d-bb4c-eba43f3a8cfd-accordion-button\">What do participants say?<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"a253800e-62b3-4c4d-bb4c-eba43f3a8cfd-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"a253800e-62b3-4c4d-bb4c-eba43f3a8cfd-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>\u201cIt is the best educational experience I have had through my local Extension office. It is . . . hands-on, taught by passionate intelligent people, and has real world applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"5df15ef7-51d3-43ed-8674-399ea9722c47-accordion\" id=\"5df15ef7-51d3-43ed-8674-399ea9722c47-accordion-button\">Who teaches NPM offerings?<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"5df15ef7-51d3-43ed-8674-399ea9722c47-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"5df15ef7-51d3-43ed-8674-399ea9722c47-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>Native Plant Master classes and courses are taught by certified Native Plant Masters, CSU Extension agents, CSU faculty and other horticultural and natural resource experts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"279abca4-bc33-423c-84c2-693b502f43b9-accordion\" id=\"279abca4-bc33-423c-84c2-693b502f43b9-accordion-button\">Program history<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"279abca4-bc33-423c-84c2-693b502f43b9-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"279abca4-bc33-423c-84c2-693b502f43b9-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<p>The Colorado Native Plant Master\u00ae Program is an offering of Colorado State University Extension. The program was founded in 1997 in Jefferson County and has since grown across Colorado. The mission of the program is to educate the public about native plants in order to foster stewardship, sustainable landscaping and management of weeds that threaten native ecosystems. The program has won numerous awards, most recently the Award of Excellence from the Western Extension Directors Association.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-highlight-bar has-accent-4-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ceead2e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-subheading\">Native Plant Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resources\/\">Explore all Extension Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"3\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-18135\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/native-plants\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tFeature\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSmall Acreage Management\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tNative Plants\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-2429\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/resource\/native-shrubs-for-colorado-landscapes\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tResearch\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTrees, Shrubs &amp; 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