2025_Spring MG Online Flyer

Friday, February 7, 10:00 - 11:30 AM: Teri Balaska: Plant Families and Plant Specialties Location: TBD For more information closer to the date, contact tontobasinnativeplants@gmail.com

Uninvited Guests – The Lifestyles of Parasitic Plants Presented by Pinau Merlin Naturalist and Author Parasitic plants have evolved fascinating adaptive strategies for their lifestyles, as well as providing some surprising benefits to wildlife and people. Although only 1% of angiosperms are parasitic, they are very successful.   Let’s have a closer look at these plants […]

Friday, March 7, 10:00 - 11:30 AM. Ashley Hall, Rangeland Management Agent Ashley will share her work on the Tonto National Forest. This presentation will be held at the Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce, 45675 N Arizona Highway 188, Tonto Basin

MONDAY March 17 (NOTE DAY CHANGE!!!) 2025 7:00 pm ENR2 Room S225, 1064 E Lowell, Tucson AZ Melissa Sevigny, co-author of "Brave The Wild River" will discuss the two pioneering women botanists who mapped the plants of the Grand Canyon.

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 […]

  ARIZ is 135 years old!  "ARIZ" is the official code for the Herbarium of the University of Arizona - and it's celebrating its birthday! Come spend an evening under the stars celebrating this amazing legacy.  All your favorite native plant and botanist friends will be there! ·       For tickets, please visit this Eventbrite site. ·       For more […]

March 23, 2025 at 10AM The Great Old Broads for Wilderness are planning a BioBlitz on Sunday March 23, 2025 at Barrel Canyon on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, close to the areas imperiled by the Copper World mine. The boundaries are directly over an aquifer that is sustaining riparian trees and […]

Friday, April 4, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Patti Fenner, Executive Director of the Friends of the Tonto National Forest Patti will share information on how to ID, remove, dispose, and report Stinknet, an aggressive, nonnative invasive weed that has arrived in the Tonto Basin. We will meet at Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce, 45675 […]

Learn how the Pima County Native Plant Nursery supports restoration and conservation in Pima County, in conjunction with the Sonoran Desert Conservation Program.

Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 PM: Amelia Blake. Propagating Native Plants Growing uncultivated plant varieties can be challenging. They often have seed dormancy, unique soil needs, and don’t grow well in containers. Because of this, many native plants are not available in the nursery trade and native plant enthusiasts are left to cultivate their own. Amelia […]

Friday, May 2, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Laird Blackwell. Wildflower Adventures Laird is the author of numerous wildflower books. He will share his field work in this inspiring presentation. A year-end potluck will follow in the Chapter President’s garden/arboretum, 268 E Stephens Way, Tonto Basin. Please bring a dish to share.

TUCSON CHAPTER MEETING FOR MAY 2025 Thursday, May 8 2025 at 7:00 pm Perin McNelis, Native Plant Program Manager at Borderlands Restoration Network, will give a talk about seed dormancy types, germination requirements, dormancy breaking treatments, and propagation protocols for growing native plants from seeds. Germinating seedlings with seed coats still attached Since 2015 Perin's […]

Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 PM: Dr. James Smith. Recent Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses of Alpine Spring Parsley, Pseudocymopterus montanus Alpine spring parsley (Pseudocymopterus montanus) is known to be highly variable morphologically and in its phenology. Dr. James Smith will present preliminary results that separate what we commonly call Pseudocymopterus montanus into several separate well-supported clades. Dr. […]

Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 PM: Becky Hardy. Butterflies: How To Attract Them To Your Garden Have you ever wondered how to attract more butterflies to your garden? Join Becky Hardy to find out. She will share tips on how to create a successful butterfly habitat as well as information about the different families of butterflies. […]

Saturday, June 21: Becky Hardy. Aspen Corner, San Francisco Peaks Becky will lead a butterfly walk at Aspen Corner, Snowbowl Rd. 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 social media account for specific details

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. […]

Summer Bloomer Plant Walk : Catalina State Park Saturday 16 August, 2025,  7 am to 10 am Meet : Drive straight ahead past the CSP entrance to the north side of the main parking lot. We will meet at the kiosk near the cactus tile mosaic wall Bring : Plenty of water and wear a hat. […]

Authors Jack Dash and Luke Takata will be on hand at the Museum of Northern Arizona Saturday August 16 from 2-3 p.m. for a launch of their new book The Southwest Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden. The Southwest Native Plant Primer is your essential guide to 235 native wildflowers, grasses, vines, cacti, and […]

Summer Plant Walk : Waterman Restoration Site Sunday 17 August, 2025, 7 am to 10 am Directions :  Turn off I-10 onto Avra Valley Rd (Exit 242), turn west and drive 19 miles straight ahead. Turn left after the brown Interpretive Sites sign and drive one mile, bearing left.  Bring : Plenty of water and wear […]

Field Trip – Rainwater Harvesting and Native Plants Saturday 23 August 2025, 730 am to 930 am Meet on the northwest side of the Casa Del Rio parking lot at 1060 S. Pantano Road (one block north of 22nd Street, west side of Pantano) Limit: 12 participants. RSVP to tucsonaznpstrips@gmail.com Join Jennifer Patton and Ben Wilder […]