The Arizona Native Plant Society

White Mountain Chapter Meeting
2022-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | AZ
It’s the first meeting of the White Mountain Chapter.
Here’s the agenda for this first meeting:
10:00 – 10:30: Welcome and Introductions
10:30 – 10:45: How to become a member and why it is important
10:45 – 11:00: Planning for Native/Southwestern Adapted Plant Sale on the last weekend in May. We need committee members and volunteers.
11:00 – 11:15: Brief overview of planned 2022 classes and field trips. What else would you like to see or do?
11:15 – 11:45: Recommendations for books, manuals, and other plant identification material. Bring your favorite book for show and tell.
11:45 -12:00: Q&A and Closing

Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser at CNUW, Scottsdale Community College
2022-03-31 - 2022-04-01 | Scottsdale Community College, 9000 East Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85256, United States
Spring Plant Sale at Scottsdale Community College’s Center for Native and Urban Wildlife (CNUW). Proceeds fund future student projects and restoration work.
March 31 to April 1, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
During the event, they are also accepting donations of used pots (especially 1 gallon size) which they will happily reuse in their greenhouse!
See the event flyer for directions and full details.

Plant Sale to Benefit Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum
2022-03-26 08:00 - 14:00 | AZ

March 25, 2022 Spring Plant Ramble at Painted Hills County Park, Tucson
2022-03-25 07:30 - 09:30 | AZ
FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2022
Spring plant ramble at Painted Hills County Park, on West Anklam Road, Tucson at 7:30 am on March 25, 2022
Open field trip for all interested and vaccinated participants.
Meet at the Painted Hills County Park parking lot at 7:30 am to search for spring flowers and other desert plants. There is not much elevation gain, but the trail is rocky and uneven, so come prepared with good footwear and hiking poles (if you choose).

Field Trip on the grounds of the Museum of Northern Arizona, weather permitting
2022-03-20 10:00 - 12:00 | The Museum of Norhern Aizona, Flagstaff, Arizona
Finding and collecting early spring bloomers on the museum grounds. Learn basic plant collecting techniques and see our first spring wildflowers.

March 19, 2022 Spring Plant Ramble at Catalina State Park
2022-03-19 08:00 - 10:30 | AZ
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2022 at 8:00 am
Spring plant ramble at Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, AZ on Saturday, March 19, 2022
Open field trip for all interested and vaccinated participants
Meet at the information kiosk/donor mural at the trailhead near the parking lot at Catalina State Park at 8:00 am. Park admission requires an annual pass or payment of a daily fee.
We’ll do a leisurely loop along the Sutherland Trail/Canyon Loop, looking for spring plants and wildflowers. The distance is about 2 miles, and will involve crossing streams on rock stepping stones, with the risk of getting your feet wet. We will be out about 2.5 hours.

Spring Plant Sale, Tohono Chul, Tucson
2022-03-16 09:00 - 15:00 | AZ
Member only and public sale dates vary. See the Tohono Chul website for details.

Flagstaff Chapter Program Talk
2022-03-15 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Climate Projections on the Navajo Nation, presented by Jaime Yazzie, Forestry Consultant. Additional information available on the chapter Facebook page, or ask to be included on the email list by contacting naris12@cs.com
Annual Election of Officers

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom
Speaker: Sue Rutman, “Spring Wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert”
Will the Sonoran Desert have a good wildflower season? There’s no way to know if it will, but we can all see some wildflowers at this presentation! Take a walk through the winter/spring annual plants with Sue. See some all-time favorites and some more unusual species. Be prepared to share your favorite spots to see wildflower displays or unusual plants.
Biographical information: Sue has been learning about plants of the Sonoran Desert since she moved to southern Arizona in 1983. Sue worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Office, in Arizona for 8 years and then was the botanist at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for 19 years. After retiring in 2013, she co-authored the Flora of Southwestern Arizona with Richard Felger. This publication is available online at the University of Arizona herbarium website.
The zoom link for the meeting will be sent to the eblast mailing list on Monday, March 7, 2022. The meeting will open at 6:45 pm to allow socializing before our speaker begins. If you are not on the listserve, write to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com to request the link.

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: Adventures in Home Horticulture
2022-03-06 16:00 - 17:30 | via Zoom
We’ll begin this virtual meeting with 10 minutes of networking and socializing, enabling participants to seek native plant recommendations and advice from members. Next, we’ll move onto Chapter announcements.
Then, we’ll feature a presentation by former Chapter President, Cass Blodgett, followed by Q&A. Cass will share his experiences growing a wide variety of native plants at home, as well as tips and encouragement for those who want to give home horticulture a try! We’ll also learn about the generous donation of seed he gifted our Chapter.
To attend the March meeting, please register in advance via via Zoom.

Spring Plant Ramble at Catalina State Park, Tucson
2022-03-06 08:00 - 17:00 | AZ
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2022 at 8:00 am
Open field trip for all interested and vaccinated participants
What spring plants will take the leap in this dry spring and flower? We’ll take a relaxed plant ramble to see what we can find.
Meet at the information kiosk/donor mural at the trailhead near the parking lot at Catalina State Park at 8:00 am. Park admission requires an annual pass or payment of a daily fee.
We’ll do a leisurely loop along the Sutherland Trail/Canyon Loop, looking for spring plants and wildflowers. The distance is about 2 miles, and will involve crossing streams on rock stepping stones, with the risk of getting your feet wet. We will be out about 2.5 hours.

Spring Plant Sale at Desert Survivors Nursery, Tucson
2022-03-05 - 2022-03-08 | AZ
Member only and public sale days and times may vary. See Desert Survivors website for details.

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2022-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom
Jonathan Horst: “Killing Exotic Invasive Species to Save Native Birds.”
The lives of birds and many other organisms are intricately intertwined with native plants for food and shelter. We’ll explore some of the specific deleterious impacts that non-native plants have on local birds—from wholesale landscape conversions as a result of inappropriate fires, to energetic stresses that come from foraging on too-small seeds and too-few insects, to the food-deserts of typical residential landscaping. Learn the direct and long-term impacts of saguaro-killing fires to Desert Martins, Elf Owls, and others animals. The zoom link for the meeting will be sent to the eblast mailing list on Monday, February 7, 2022. The meeting will open at 6:45 pm to allow socializing before our speaker begins. If you are not on the listserve, write to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com to request the link.

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: Continuing to Grow Together
2022-01-29 16:30 - 18:30 | via Zoom
We have a growing community of native plant lovers and supporters! So, we’re starting the new year with an interactive meeting to get to know each other better and help shape our vision for the future.
During this virtual meeting, we will have our annual Chapter election and productive discussions on the following topics:

Member interests, skills, and availability
Planning of Chapter meetings and field trips
Creating a Chapter logo
Public engagement and outreach about native plants
Volunteer activities in the community

If you would like to participate, register via Zoom at this link to join us in our virtual meeting space. Please note: This meeting will not be recorded.

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2022-01-13 19:00 | via Zoom
In the Arms of Saguaros: Iconography of the Giant Cactus Presented by Larry Bird, Curator Emeritus, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
If you are not on our mailing list and wish to attend one of our meetings on Zoom, email us at NativePlantsTucson@gmail.com to request the Zoom link

Tucson December Chapter Meeting
2021-12-09 18:30 - 20:00 | via Zoom
The Native Bees of Arizona, presented by Kathryn Busby
This presentation will introduce Arizona native bees, highlight some of those bees most important to pollinating Arizona’s native plants, and explain the challenges they face and ways we may protect them.

Tucson Chapter Meeting speaker Andrew Salywon,
2021-11-11 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Native Orchids of Arizona
Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail.com for link to the Zoom meeting.

Botany Meeting 2021
2021-11-08 19:00 - 2021-11-10 19:00 | via Zoom
Watch for registration via Eventbrite in October.

Phoenix Chapter Book Discussion: A Sand County Almanac
2021-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom
We are teaming up with the Arizona Master Naturalists – Maricopa County Parks Chapter for their October book club meeting! We will discuss Aldo Leopold’s classic book A Sand County Almanac. To participate in our discussion, please locate and read the book in the coming weeks.
This event will take place via Zoom, hosted by the Master Naturalists. Please register to receive the virtual meeting link.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting: October 19, 2021 - Wynne Brown - Sara Plummer Lemmon, 19th Century Artist and Botanist
2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and password for this presentation.

Tucson Chapter Meeting: speaker: Jillian Cowles
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Elfin Saddles, Wolf’s Milk and Witch’s Butter: The Fungi and Slime Molds of Southern Arizona
Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail for the link to the Zoom Meeting.

(Phoenix) October EcoQuest: Gander at Grasses
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-31 | Greater Phoenix Area
The Phoenix Chapter is collaborating with the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora on this month’s EcoQuest.
During the month of October, use iNaturalist to observe and identify:

Fountain grass
Native grasses (Bouteloua, Aristida, Hilaria, and Muhlenbergia)

If you find fountain grass, follow through with one of the suggested calls to action to help prevent the spread of this noxious weed!
See the project’s journal page for full details.

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: Maricopa Native Seed Library
2021-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Fall is the perfect time to plant wildflower seeds. So, join us to learn more about a local, FREE source for seeds! We’ll begin the meeting with Chapter announcements and business. Then, we’ll have a presentation about the Maricopa Native Seed Library by its founder, Danielle Carlock.
The Maricopa Native Seed Library provides free native seed to the community as well as a variety of resources to inspire and equip residents to create habitat at home. In this presentation, Danielle will discuss why and how the seed library was founded. Successes and challenges of the first year will be highlighted as well as advice for those interested in a similar project. Danielle will also share what’s coming next for their second year and how to use the seed library.
This event will take place via Zoom. Please register to join us in our virtual meeting space.
Our events are open to Chapter members as well as the general public, unless stated otherwise. If you’re interested in becoming a Chapter member, please view the Membership page. Yearly membership is just $30 for individuals, $15 for students, and $35 for families.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting: September 21,2021 - Liza Holeski - Plant defenses against herbivores
2021-09-21 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom

Tucson Chapter Meeting: Dr. Paul Minnis
2021-09-09 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
A Starving Man Does Not Sniff his Food: Plants Used as Famine Foods
Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail.com for the Zoom link for this meeting.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting August 17, 2021- Kate Watters - Building Pollinator Habitats
2021-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: When the Rains Come
2021-08-12 17:30 - 19:00 | via Zoom
Our Summer meeting will focus on how the desert springs back to life when the rains come!
We’ll begin with Chapter announcements and business. Next, we’ll have a guided discussion on a book chosen by members to read (see below). Also, our Vice-President will give a short presentation on the plants she has seen greening up and flowering after the recent monsoon rains.
The selected book is When the Rains Come: A Naturalist’s Year in the Sonoran Desert by John Alcock. If you would like to discuss the book, it is available at some local library districts, though you may need to request a hold. It is also available through online retailers and possibly at local bookstores.
All are encouraged to attend whether or not you have read the book.
This virtual Phoenix Chapter meeting will take place via Zoom. To attend, you must register at this link to join us in our virtual meeting room. Please note: This meeting will not be recorded.
This event is open to Arizona Native Plant Society members as well as the general public. If you’re interested in becoming an AZNPS member, please view the Membership page. Yearly membership is just $30 for individuals, $15 for students, and $35 for families.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting July 20, 2021- Rachel Burke - BLM AZ fieldwork and map package for Agave restoration and conservation planning
2021-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom

Cochise Chapter Meeting: Friday, May 21. Dylan Dorey, Park Naturalist, Kartchner Caverns State Park. Twenty Years of Conservation: Above and Below Ground at Kartchner Caverns State Park
2021-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
Please email jdougripley@gmail.com for a link to this Zoom meeting.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting May 18, 2021 - Jesse Mike - Dine Native Plant Program
2021-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com for the Zoom link and password.
