The Flagstaff Chapter will offer in-person meetings this year with the option to watch from home via Zoom. The meetings will still take place on the third Tuesday of the month, March through October, at 7:00 PM. We have a new location for 2025! The meetings are now being held at the Northern Arizona University Biology Sciences Building, Room 328. Street parking is available nearby. The doors will be locked in the evening, so please meet at the southern
door (the end with the NAU herbarium) to be let in.
The meetings will be held at 7 PM on the third floor of the NAU Biology Building on North Campus. Come to the door nearest the bus stop on 617 S. South Beaver Street at the corner of Beaver and Franklin. For a map of campus, access below:
Some of the meetings have been recorded and can be viewed the Flagstaff Chapter’s Facebook or at The Arizona Native Plant Society. For details about
upcoming meetings, please see our email distribution list (naris123@cs.com), Facebook page, or AZNPS.com.
Use the link Zoom sends or the passcode 242464 to join the meeting.
Field Trips
Field trips generally leave from south end of the Walmart parking lot on Woodlands Boulevard on Saturday following the talk, April-October. Carpooling is usually available. Please watch for specific details.
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Usually the most up-do-date information about upcoming chapter events can be found on our Facebook page.
* Photos above by Sue Carnahan.
Chapter Leadership
Name
Role
Contact
Kirstin Phillips
President
flagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com
Melissa Amberson
Chapter Contact
azmelissa@yahoo.com
Sue Holiday
Email Distribution
naris123@cs.com
Barbara Phillips
Hike Information
bagphillips@yahoo.com
Volunteering Opportunities
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Chapter News
The chapter is currently on winter break
Posted on Nov 23, 2025
The chapter is currently on winter break, and talks will resume in March 2026. For details about upcoming meetings, please see our email distribution list (naris123@cs.com), Facebook page, or AZNPS.com.
The following presentations were recorded in 2025 and can be viewed the Flagstaff Chapter’s Facebook page or at The Arizona Native Plant Society website. Tea Time with Native Plants: Ashley Doyle Nursery Restoration Efforts of Bebb’s Willow (Salix bebbiana): Adair Patterson Propagating Native Plants: Amelia Blake Analysis of Potential Hazards to the Future Conservation of the Endemic Alpine species San Francisco Peaks Ragwort (Packera franciscana): Catherine Young
Upcoming Meetings:
Posted on Sep 09, 2025
September:
Instead of our regular meeting, we are encouraging our members to attend the talks and activities happening this month with the Flagstaff Festival of Science. Activities include a Harvest Festival at Colton Garden, the keynote presentation ‘Indigenous Food Systems Science’, an open house at Restoration Soils, and Navajo Food and Environmental Research Presentations. More information can be found at https://scifest.org/schedule-2025/
See you there!
October Chapter Meeting:
Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 PM. Ashley Doyle, herbalist and forager As a community herbalist, Ashley emphasizes empowerment in a self-sufficient lifestyle, through her herb work, known as Cinderfly Apothecary. Her work in the Flagstaff region includes wild food and herbal medicine workshops and the creation of a magazine, The Underground Good Witch Watch.
With an academic background in Nutrition and Dietetics, she has been immersed in the Flagstaff community since 2007 sharing the benefits of foraging, wildcrafting, and gardening.
August Chapter Meeting
Posted on Aug 11, 2025
Authors Jack Dash and Luke Takata will be on hand at the Museum of Northern Arizona Saturday August 16 from 2-3 p.m. for a launch of their new book The Southwest Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden.
The Southwest Native Plant Primer is your essential guide to 235 native wildflowers, grasses, vines, cacti, and trees ideal for creating a beautiful garden that supports the environment. Designed for gardeners of all experience levels, this book highlights plants suited to the unique landscapes of New Mexico, Arizona, and the southern regions of Utah and Colorado. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your native plant knowledge, this primer offers practical inspiration for making a lasting impact in your yard—and beyond.
The book ties in perfectly with the Museum’s Shifting Life Zonesexhibit, on view now in the Courtyard Gallery and the Jaime Major Golightly Courtyard.
Non members will need to pay the admission fee to get in. This will not be recorded or available by zoom.
