2020 Botany Virtual Symposium
Download Arizona Native Plant Society Chapter information here
Arizona Botany 2020 Symposium:
Celebrating Arizona’s Native Flora
When: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, October 5, 6, and 7
From 7:00–9:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time/Arizona Time) Each Night
Nightly Agenda
Agenda updated 9/22/2020 @ 8am – Download PDF here
Monday, October 5, 2020
7:00 PM
Welcome and Introduction to the Arizona Native Plant Society
and the Botany 2020 Symposium
Douglas Ripley, President, Arizona Native Plant Society
7:15 PM
Keynote: Major Ecoregions/Biotic Communities of Arizona with
Some of Wen’s Favorite and Representative Plants Wendy Hodgson,
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Wendy Hodgson, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM
Blurring the Borders: Cool Plants of the Arizona–Sonora Frontera
Sue Carnahan, Arizona Native Plant Society, Santa Cruz Chapter
8:30 PM
Floristic Diversity in the Sky Islands of Southern Arizona
Jack Dash, Arizona Native Plant Society, Tucson Chapter
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
7:00 PM
Woody Plants of the Mogollon Highlands
Carl and Joan Tomoff, Arizona Native Plant Society, Prescott Chapter
7:30 PM
Living the Vida Flora on Arizona’s West Coast
Karen Reichhardt and Val Morrill, Arizona Native Plant Society,
Yuma Chapter
8:00 PM
The Sacred and Beautiful: Portraits of a Few Iconic Arizona Plants
Andrea Hazelton, Springs Stewardship Institute
Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
8:30 PM
The Sonoran Desert: Land of Tall Cacti and Small Trees
Philip Brown, Docent Program Coordinator, Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum, Tucson
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
7:00 PM
Partnerships and Betrayal: Plant/Insect Interactions
Jillian Cowles, Arizona Native Plant Society, Tucson Chapter
7:30 PM
Wildlife and Native Plant Relationships
Rich Hoyer, Professional Guide with WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide
8:00 PM
Conference Wrap-up and a Short Introduction to Arizona Native
Plant References and Field Guides
Doug Ripley, Arizona Native Plant Society, Cochise Chapter
8:30 PM
Activities, Projects, and Future Events for AZNPS Chapters
Representative from Each AZNPS Chapter
