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 […]
Join us in watching a prerecorded lecture on Arizona Grasses by Debbie DeWolf Allen that highlights the uniqueness of Arizona grasses and explains why they deserve a closer look. The lecture can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmNtUbfTGpg If you have trouble accessing the Zoom link, please email phoenixaznps@gmail.com
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 […]
Join us in this hybrid event as we work together to build presentation material and educational pamphlets. We are meeting in the Foothills Library Study Room B. This session will be hybrid, please email phoenixaznps@gmail.com if you have trouble accessing the zoom meeting.
Join us for our monthly members meeting where we talk about chapter news and discuss ongoing projects! This month, Mary Chisholm, the CAZCA Engagement Coordinator from the Desert Botanical Garden will be joining us to discuss a new project between the garden and the Arizona Native Plant Society! The garden is starting it's Budding Botanists […]
Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM. Dan Beckman: Flora of the Rincon Mountains Dan is a botanist and field technician with Saguaro National Park. Dan has explored and collected in these mountains since 2017 and plans to publish an updated flora of the region. Monthly chapter meetings featuring local speakers are held the second Thursday […]
Registration Opens for the Native Plant Society of New Mexico Annual Conference The Native Plant Society of New Mexico’s annual conference will be held in Silver City this year, hosted by the Gila Chapter. Headquarters will be at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center at 3031 US-180. The conference, with the theme […]
Fall Kickoff! On September 10, the Tucson Chapter will inaugurate its fall season at Molino Basin, a lovely woodland on the slopes of the lower Santa Catalina Mountains. At 3:30 Lyn Loveless and John Schering will lead a plant ramble. At 5:00 we will break for a picnic. The board will provide the sandwiches; attendees […]
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 PM. Shannon Lencioni, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife: Status Report on Two Rare Cacti on the Navajo Nation Shannon will provide a report on two tiny, rare cacti that grow on the Navajo Nation: Brady’s Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi) and Fickeisen Plains Cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae), a northern […]
Join us for a nature hike around Shadow Mountain! We will start with a short talk on plants then start the hike (2.6m). We will provide a wildflower field guide and magnifying glass. Be sure to bring plenty of water! Trail can be seen here: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arizona/shadow-mountain-trail Please call 480-734-0180 if you have a hard time […]
Workshop Offering – Introduction to the Grasses The “Grass Class” is a two-day workshop jointly sponsored by the Arizona Native Plant Society and the University of Arizona Herbarium. This year’s workshop will take place on October 9 and October 16, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Herbarium on the U of A […]
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 PM. Riley Jackson and Helena Miera Riley and Helena are graduate students at NAU. They will discuss their research on desert almond (Prunus fasciculata) and Arizona grape (Vitis arizonica) Register in advance once in order to attend any of the meetings virtually: (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gWhRf79ZSEuoMH8rpAf91g) After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]
The Desert Botanical Garden is hosting their annual plant sale in October, this time marking the 50th plant sale they've done since they started having them in 1976! The garden is hosting a single five-day fall event rather than hosting a separate spring sale. There will be no plant sale in the spring. Timed for […]
2026 Pima County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale Saturday, October 24, 2026 8:00-11:00 a.m. Pima County Cooperative Extension 4210 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 Directions: From the intersection of Roger Road and Campbell Avenue, head east on Roger Road. Take the second left-hand turn and follow the signs. No dogs or strollers are allowed in […]
