Fall color field experience, Location TBD, October 21, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Preregistration appreciated. Visit the Prescott Chapter webpage to register (https://aznps.com/chapters/prescott/).
Come have fun and take action in honor of Sustainability Month! Tuesday, October 24 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Wildflower garden seed sowing at the South Mountain library 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Help pack seeds for the Maricopa Native Seed Library 1:00 PM -2:00 PM: Screening of Necessity: Climate Justice & The Thin Green […]
Saturday, October 28, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Nighttime Pollinators & Full Moon Walk, 268 E. Stephens Way, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553 Details and updates for all our chapter meetings, First Friday Field Trips, and special events will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you don't want to miss out on our […]
Friday, November 3, 10:00 am - 12:00 PM: First Friday Field Trip, Tonto National Monument Details and updates for all our chapter meetings, First Friday Field Trips, and special events will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you don't want to miss out on our Chapter's activities, please email your contact info […]
Sonoran desert plants and their pollinators
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Southwest Chapter's Annual Conference will be held Nov 16 - 18 in Santa Fe, NM. View the conference website for more information. Early bird registration is in effect through August 15, and abstracts/proposals are due September 1.
Saturday, November 18, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Botany 101 Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce, 45675 N. Highway 188, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553 Details and updates for all our chapter meetings, First Friday Field Trips, and special events will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you don't want to miss out on […]
Friday, February 2, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bringing Nature Home by Doug W. Tallamy book discussion and potluck at 268 E Stephens Way, Tonto Basin, AZ. Please join us, even if you haven't read the book. Potluck to follow the discussion. The Tonto Basin Chapter will meet on the first Friday of each month […]
Friday, December 1, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Exploring the Foothills of The Four Peaks Wilderness Details and updates for all our chapter meetings, First Friday Field Trips, and special events will be postedon our Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you don't want to miss out on our Chapter's activities, please. email your contact info […]
Wednesday, December 13, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the 4H Building: Tina Ayers. Introduction to Plant Identification Tina Ayers will give a introduction to the field of plant taxonomy and then present a few families of plants that are common in northern Arizona. These families have distinctive features that make them easy to recognize with […]
Members will give mini-presentations on topics of botanical interest.
Friday, January 5, 10:00 - 12 noon 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Tonto National Monument https://www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm Learn about Plant Families as we walk a portion of the paved lower cliff dwelling trail. Please arrive early to register in the Visitor Center. Your National Park Pass will admit you and 3 guests. Our walk will begin […]
Wednesday, January 10, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the 4H Building: Melissa McMaster. Amazing Plants of Grand Canyon and Efforts to Protect and Enhance Them Melissa McMaster will share stories about restoration projects and discuss the importance of keeping track of the plants of the Canyon, both invasive and native.
Gardening with native plants is a win-win endeavor. There are hundreds of attractive native species from which to choose. They are beautiful, drought-tolerant, and provide habitat for native insects and other organisms. Jared and Katy will facilitate a discussion about a different sort of horticulture--one that doesn't center the plants and how they look but […]
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National Native Seed Conference: a Virtual Conference on February 7 & 8, 2024. This conference will focus on Native Seed Production and Seed-Based Restoration with an emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change. Registration opens on August 7, 2023 and details will be updated on the website linked below. Stay tuned for request for abstracts. […]
The TCSS has a variety of programs which salvage cactus from construction sites, restore cactus habitats, and educate citizens about the beauty and value of cactus and succulents. To receive the zoom link, write to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com.
Ranger Micah will lead us on a Botany Walk on the paved trails at the Tonto Natural Bridge, Highway 87, Pine, AZ 85547. Group rate admission is $2 per person.
Check with website for time and 'member only' sale dates. Plant Sales & Events - Desert Survivors
Plants and Petroglyphs, Kings Canyon, Saguaro NP West, 8:00 am with Jack Dash. We will be hiking about a mile on the main trail before heading back along the King Canyon wash. We will see an abundance of wildflowers, ferns, petroglyphs, and the uncommon ragged rock flower (Crossosoma bigelovii). The total distance will be about two miles […]
We’ll look at various germination strategies of the ephemerals and how flowers and their pollinators have co evolved together in a rich interplay of strategies, tactics and syndromes
THIS HIKE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 18, at 8:00 am. Rain has been forecast for Friday, and so the trip is being delayed. Early Spring Wildflowers, Canyon Loop Trail, Catalina State Park, 8:00 am with Lyn Loveless. This is an unhurried 2-mile hike mostly on flat terrain (one long up and one long down) […]
