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
July Chapter Meeting
Posted on Jun 05, 2025
Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 PM: Adair Patterson. Nursery Restoration Efforts of an Isolated Population of Bebb’s Willow (Salix bebbiana) in Northern Arizona Bebb’s Willow.
Photo: Max Licher
Bebb’s Willow (Salix bebbiana) populations in the lower Four Corners states are rare and isolated due to a number of climatic factors including global warming and glacial retreat. Located on the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s largest stand of Bebb’s Willow has historically flourished, but is currently at risk of extirpation. Due to a lack of reproductive success, prevalence of stand replacing fire and inconsistent precipitation, there has been very little seedling recruitment over the past century and 0% recruitment recorded in the past three decades. The NAU Research Greenhouse, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, are taking steps to help preserve the existing Bebb’s trees and restore fresh seedling to the area.
Adair Patterson is the manager of the NAU Research Greenhouse, a master gardener, and a botanical enthusiast in Flagstaff.
Hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom. Register in advance once in order to attend any of the meetings virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fCOe0-qlSZmMeGZNsNfV_ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Use the link Zoom sends or the passcode 242464 to join the meeting.
August Chapter Meeting
Posted on Jun 05, 2025
In-person meeting only. Date and location TBD
March Chapter Meeting
Posted on Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 PM: Catherine Young. Analysis of Potential Hazards to the Future Conservation of the Endemic Alpine Species Packera franciscana
Catherine Young, a junior at the NAU School of Forestry, will present the important conservation breakthroughs that she has made for the threatened alpine sunflower, Packera franciscana. The species is only found near Flagstaff, above the treeline of the San Francisco Peaks. She successfully established the first captive population of these plants outside of a greenhouse setting. Her observations in the field suggest that a new hybrid zone has formed within the last 10 years. She has also created the first tissue culture protocol to produce genetically identical plants to those in the wild. The most recent developments are laying the foundation for her future project that will attempt to predict the response of the species to potential hazards such as climate change, competition with hybrids, and wildfire.
