Carrie Cannon will speak about Plants of the Mojave Desert and Traditional Tribal Uses.
1. 9:00 am Meet at the Landing for coffee and logistics. 2. Drive 13.4 miles on I-8 to Exit 159 Ogilby Road. Turn left (south) to an unpaved parking area. This is the first stop to search for wildflowers. See attached checklist of previous collections in the vicinity. 3. Head ~ 8.3 miles north on […]
Chapter Community Service Project at Tonto National Monument: Revegetation and Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal Details TBD
March Meeting: Starting Native Plants Workshop Join us for the first workshop of our new Gardening with Native Plants series! This is for all ages and material will be provided with a hands on workshop. We'll be going over the seed starting basics when it comes to native plants and showing you how to start native […]
Theme: "Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain." See the Native Seed Network website for more information.
AZNPS will conduct public tours of the Waterman Restoration site on the first Saturday in March, April, and May. Tours will begin at 8:00 AM and all are welcome. Directions: This site is near Tucson. From I-10 proceed exactly 19 miles west on Avra Valley Road (exit 242). Turn left at the Pioneer Sign and […]
Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is an invasive plant spreading across southwestern North America. At this virtual symposium, hear from researchers and land mangers in California, Arizona, and Australia about their experiences with managing stinknet, its spread, and its impacts. This event is intended for professional land managers and roadside/ROW workers. This symposium is free and is […]
The Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs Convention features speakers, tours, flower shows, socializing, and shopping. For more information, including registration prices and details, visit the convention's website.
Tonto Natural Bridge - “Plants of Higher Elevations”
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Gayle Gratop, Susan Holiday, and Patti VanTuyl will speak on the topic: Gardening with High Elevation Native Plants.
Bill Peachey, a self-described "Saguarodero," will talk about "Things About Saguaros That Your Mother Would Not Tell You." He will present a variety of observations about the saguaro life history drawn from his years of observing these iconic elements of our Sonoran Desert landscape.
Upper Gila Chapter 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Arizona College, Discovery Park Campus The address will get you as far as the parking lot and main building, but to get to the meeting in the southern building you drive a route that's posted for personnel only so hopefully this map helps. It's possible to park […]
Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce Gila County Extension Agent, Chris Jones, will present “A Noxious Problem: Nonnative Invasive Plants of Tonto Basin.”
May 5: First Friday Field Trip: “Botany, Burgers and Brews!” Details to be announced.
3 concurrent tracks: Plants and Design, Plant Health, and Water/Urban Landscapes For more details and to register, visit the conference website.
