Flagstaff Chapter Meetings
Posted Sep 01, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 PM. Shannon Lencioni, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife: Status Report on Two Rare Cacti on the Navajo Nation
Shannon will provide a report on two tiny, rare cacti that grow on the Navajo Nation: Brady’s Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi) and Fickeisen Plains Cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae), a northern Arizona endemic. This presentation will provide an update of the four monitoring sites, including survivorship, mortality, recruitment, and reproductive output.
Shannon is the botanist for the Navajo Natural Heritage Program. She has worked within the Colorado Plateau since 2018, and has spent several seasons working on vegetation crews in eastern Nevada and the Wyoming rangeland. In her free time she is found either in the garden, baking pastries, or enjoying the backcountry with her partner and dog.
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 PM. Riley Jackson and Helena Miera
Riley and Helena are graduate students at NAU. They will discuss their research on desert almond (Prunus fasciculata) and Arizona grape (Vitis arizonica).
