After being in an inactive status for over two years, the Cochise Chapter is being reactivated! An in-person meeting was held on Saturday morning, October 11, at 10:00 AM at the San Pedro House Nature Center, San
Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, 9800 AZ-90, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.
The meeting included a review of the history of the Cochise Chapter and outline projects and activities that could be offered in the future.
The Chapter has established a Facebook website (http://www.facebook.com/ AZNPSCochise) where much useful information about the chapter and its members is posted.
Chapter Leadership
Name
Role
Contact
Doug Ripley
President
jdougripley@gmail.com
Elliott Hendricks
Vice President
emhndrks@yahoo.com
Deanna Sanner
Secretary
longeyes1@msn.com
Pat Sullivan
Treasurer
patolisa@cox.net
Volunteering Opportunities
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Chapter News
Cochise Chapter Update Fall 2021
Posted on Sep 05, 2021
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we held monthly programs on the third Friday of each month from September through May at 5:00 PM in the Cochise County Community Development Office conference room, 4001 Foothills Dr. (corner of Highway 92 and E. Foothills Drive), Sierra Vista. With the start of the pandemic, we cancelled all in-person meetings but resumed them on September 18, 2020 via Zoom Conferencing.
Currently it does not appear that we will be able to meet in our previous meeting room for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, meeting remotely remains a viable option; however, we are exploring the possibility of holding meetings at different times and frequencies than in the pre-pandemic times. Consequently, we are not announcing any new meetings at this time.
Members may learn of upcoming meetings, field trips, and other activities from the Chapter Facebook website. Also, members will be informed of all future activities in advance via the Chapter email roster. Please contact Chapter President Douglas Ripley for any questions you may have regarding future activities (jdougripley@gmail.com).
The Chapter has established a Facebook website (http://www.facebook.com/AZNPSCochise) where much useful information about the chapter and its members is posted.
Cochise Chapter: Kartchner Caverns
Posted on Jul 07, 2021
James Kartchner (left) and his son Fred
From the May 21, 021 Cochise Chapter meeting:
Dylan Dorey, Park Naturalist at Kartchner Caverns State Park, spoke at length about the caverns, before becoming an Arizona State Park, how it became a State Park, and activities ongoing since the park’s inception.
Filled with historical photos and intriguing details, we think you’ll find this another interesting episode of the Cochise Chapter Meetings on Zoom.
Cochise Chapter Video: Mike Foster Presents Videos of Native Plants
Posted on May 04, 2021
Mike Foster is a videographer, with a focus on plants and the people of Mexico. At the April meeting of the Cochise Chapter, Mike presented a few short video segments from his library.
