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
Amy Metz
President
amy13jsa@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
Grass Identification Class
Posted on Jun 01, 2023
This is a two-day combination lecture and hands-on workshop for students serious about doing grass i.d. work. The goals are to impart sufficient knowledge for students to make wise decisions regarding collection of grasses, to provide complete information on grass morphology, and to teach the use of keys for identification of most Arizona species. Handout materials, dissecting scopes, tools, and pressed grass specimens for study will be provided. The first day will be lecture mixed with hands-on work. The second day can be for review if needed or desired and questions, plus working with keys from various references. Instructor: Mike Bauer Sponsors: University of Arizona Herbarium and Arizona Native Plant Society When: August 11 and 25, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Where: University of Arizona Herbarium, Herring Hall Cost: $25 Registration contact: Doug Ripley (jdougripley@gmail.com
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.
