Upcoming Events
Posted Nov 23, 2025
Meetings
Friday, December 5, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Kenda Svoboda, North Zone Botanist, Tonto National Forest: Searching the Sierra Ancha for Rare Plants
Kenda is North Zone botanist for the Tonto National Forest. The presentation will take place at US Forest
Services Ranger Station, 1009 State Route 260, Payson.
Friday, January 9, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Wendy Hodgson: Grand Canyon—More Than Just Beautiful, Awe-Inspiring Views, Neat Geology, and Weird Squirrels!
Wendy is herbarium curator emerita and senior research botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden. The
presentation will take place at the Payson Public Library, 328 N McLane Rd, Payson.
Field Trip
Friday, February 6, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Teri Balaska: Sonoran Sentinels: Keystone Guardians of the Desert Botany Walk
Teri is vice president of the Tonto Basin Chapter. The botany walk will take place at the Saguaro Monitoring Site. This is located three miles east of Highway 188 on Greenback Valley Road/Forest Service Road 71 (across from the new Tonto Creek Bridge), Tonto Basin.
