Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 PM. Emily Palmquist and James Holderer: Let’s Talk About Phragmites australis: Changing Distributions of Native, Nonnative, and Gulf Coast Common Reed in Arizona Emily Palmquist and James Holderer will each discuss their research into common reed (Phragmites australis) and whether the subspecies that are encroaching into the Colorado River in the […]
Invasive Plant Pulls Please save these dates for Invasive Plant Pulls in Flagstaff. Watch for more details or contact PlantRestorationProject@gmail.com Saturday, April 18, 8:00 - 10:00 AM, in collaboration with the City's Earth Day events Saturday, May 2, 9:00 AM - noon Saturday, May 30, 9:00 AM - noon Meet at the east entrance to […]
Join us in a hike in the Piestewa mountain preserve! We'll be hiking the Phoenix Mountain Nature Trail 304 which is a 1.5 mile hike rated as moderate. Meet at the Piestewa Peak Trails parking lot at 7:30AM. We will begin with a short presentation on plant heat adaptions and plant pollinators. Please be sure […]
Our monthly members only meeting where we do a quick review of past events, an overview of the next month's events and discuss any topics of interest by members and volunteers. This is a virtual event done through Zoom, please contact phoenixaznps@gmail.com if you have any questions.
June 5, 9:00 AM: Native Plant Walk at Show Low Creek. We will explore and help you to identify some of the many native species that grow on this small, popular trail in town.
We will be helping the Maricopa Native Seed Library in building seed packets and then packing native seeds. These packets will be added to their stock of seeds that are given out to the community for free. Learn more about the seed library here: https://libguides.maricopa.edu/seed This event is open to members and non-members.
June 12, 9:00 AM: Join us at Woodland Lake Park for another sketch and photo walk hosted by Jess Rollar, Karen Suedmeier, and Bob Rollar. Participants will have the option of joining either the sketching or photography groups.
The 2026 Annual AZNPS Botany Conference will be held on June 12 - 15 in Flagstaff, in conjunction with the American Penstemon Society Annual Meeting. The conference theme, Exploring the Botanical Diversity, Ecology, and History of Arizona’s Native Flora and the Special Contributions to the Arizona Flora by Penstemons , will offer presentations and posters […]
Join us for our virtual monthly chapter meeting where we discuss current and upcoming events about the chapter. Time: Jul 7, 2026 07:00 PM Arizona Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88428312289?pwd=vlNzvXDadlkvfXgFdblqCXC4ibVhYM.1
Tentative date: Saturday, July 11. The sweetgrass in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass grows in northern Arizona. According to Kimmerer, sweetgrass increases in abundance after being harvested. We’ll check out the population at the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden at the Museum of Northern Arizona on the way to Sycamore Canyon. Please contact the […]
Join us in building seed packs and packing them with native seeds for the Maricopa Native Seed Library. Seed packs will be given to the library for them to distribute to the community. All materials and seeds are provided, all you need to do is show up and have fun. All are welcome, you don't […]
This is an in person session for anyone interested in building reusable presentation material to collaborate on presentations and discuss native plants. Anything from a short 10 minute lesson to something more substantial that is a few hours long. Presentations can be about native plants or their ecology (so birds, insects, fish ext) and can […]
Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 PM. Ries Lindley: What is a Moss? A Short Story About a Walk in the Woods When we walk through the woods and get swept away by the beauty of what we see, we don’t always have time to stop and think about the various microcosms that make up the ecology […]
Collect native seeds while learning to identify native plants in their seed stage and how to harvest and clean native seeds sustainably. Collected seeds are for the Desert Defenders and will be used for restoration projects. Event hosted by the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation department and the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance. Please bring work […]
Anderson Mesa: Search for Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) Arizona sunflower. Photo: Debra Crisp Tentative date: Saturday, August 15. Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) is critically imperiled in Arizona. Debra Crisp found a population in 2020 that had not been documented since 1945. We’ll go back to that population and make a collection Please contact the […]
