Chapter Meeting April 10, 2025
Posted Apr 07, 2025
Growing for Restoration – The Pima County Native Plant Nursery Program
Presented by Amy Belk, Director Pima County Native Plant Nursery
Meeting and Presentation, 7:00 pm in person and maybe on Zoom (link below)
U of A campus, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2), Room S225
1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson AZ
ZOOM LINK FOR APRIL AND MAY MEETINGS: Please note that we may not be able to zoom these meetings because we lack volunteers to help with tech management. If you sign on and there is no meeting, that is why.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89279352528?pwd=kbYbRQGGaQKYYLPm5bzevXaruev9bd.1
DESCRIPTION: Pima County’s unique Native Plant Nursery Program supports the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan by providing resources for local wildlife within public space projects, and by salvaging and replacing native plant species disturbed by public development projects. This talk explores some of the key differences between growing for restoration and growing for production or retail markets. Amy will talk about some of the exciting ways this program is helping to bridge the botanical gaps between community development and conservation of our natural and cultural resources.
Amy Belk (she/her) is a lifelong student and plant enthusiast who has managed Pima County’s Native Plant Nursery Program since 2021. She is currently pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona and loves learning something new every day. Amy has been a Certified Arborist with ISA since 2015, and has worked in horticulture in Southern Arizona for more than 20 years. When not working, studying, tinkering in her garden, or spoiling her beloved sausage dog, she’s probably playing her guitar.
