Events

Friday, November 7, 2025 AZ Botanists: Past & Present Presented by Becky Settje, Chapter President at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. 268 E Stephens Way Tonto Basin, AZ 85553

The Sonoran Desert: A Global Bee Biodiversity Hotspot Presented by Tanner Bland Program Coordinator, Tucson Bee Collective Thursday, November 13, 2025 Meeting and Presentation, 7pm in person and on Zoom (link below) U of A campus, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2), Room S210 (NOTE  ROOM CHANGE on 2nd floor) 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson AZ      […]

Friday, December 5, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Searching the Sierra Ancha for Rare Plants Presented by Kenda Svoboda, North Zone Botanist , Tonto National Forest US Forest Services Ranger Station 1009 State Route 260 Payson, AZ 85541

SAVE THE DATE! Holiday Chapter Meeting  December 11, 2025 Member’s showcase We will celebrate the holidays at our December meeting on Thursday, December 11 with hot cider and some holiday treats, so please bring something to share.  There will be two short programs with an opportunity to socialize afterward. Aaron Peretz from the Bureau of Land […]

Thursday, January 8, 7:00 PM. Jack Dash: The Southwest Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth Friendly Garden Monthly chapter meetings featuring local speakers are held the second Thursday of the month at the ENR2 (Environmental and Natural Resources 2) building, room 225, on the University of Arizona campus. Meetings are in a hybrid […]

Grand Canyon—More Than Just Beautiful, Awe-Inspiring Views, Neat Geology & Weird Squirrels! Presented by Wendy Hodgson, Herbarium Curator Emerita & Sr. Research Botanist, Desert Botanical Garden 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541  

The chapter has scheduled its first formal meeting for January 31, 2026, at 10:00 AM in the conference room of the Sierra Vista Library, 2600 E. Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista. For more information, contact Amy Metz (amy13jsa@gmail.com). Saturday, January 31. Doug Ripley: The Natural History of the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona Doug is a […]

Friday, February 6, 10:00 - 11:30 AM. Teri Balaska: Sonoran Sentinels: Keystone Guardians of the Desert Botany Walk Teri is vice president of the Tonto Basin Chapter. The botany walk will take place at the Saguaro Monitoring Site. This is located three miles east of Highway 188 on Greenback Valley Road/Forest Service Road 71 (across […]

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Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM. Francesca Claverie, Borderlands Restoration Network: Propagation for Restoration   Monthly chapter meetings featuring local speakers are held the second Thursday of the month at the ENR2 (Environmental and Natural Resources 2) building, room 225, on the University of Arizona campus. Meetings are in a hybrid format so that interested folks […]

Friday, April 3, 10:00 - 11:30 AM. Kenda Svoboda, North Zone Botanist, Tonto National Forest: Botany Walk Washington Park (north of Payson)

Friday, March 6, 10:00 - 11:30 AM: Plants of the Upland Sonoran Desert Botany Walk Tonto National Monument, 26260 N. AZ Highway 188, Roosevelt, AZ

Saturday, March 7, 10:00 - 11:30 AM: Jack Dash, The Southwest Native Plant Primer  book launch with author Jack Dash. Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541

Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM. Bob Perrill: Living with Giants This program will provide an overview of a Sonoran Desert keystone species, the saguaro. All aspects of its life cycle will be explored, including animal relationships and environmental pressures

Tuesday, March 17, 7:00 PM. Julie Crawford: A Botanical Journey Julie Crawford will discuss the career path that lead her to write and illustrate her recent book, Flagstaff Plants in Black and White: 160 of the Most Common Plants of Our Area. Copies of her book and greeting cards are available for purchase at The […]

Saturday, March 28, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Home Garden Tour This self-guided tour will feature a curated selection of home gardens across the Phoenix metropolitan area that highlights the beauty, livability, and ecological value of low-desert Sonoran native plants. Visitors will explore gardens at their own pace, chat informally with hosts, and see many […]

Thursday, April 9, 7:00 PM. Carrianne Funicelli, owner of Strategic Habitat Enhancements: Landscaping for the Future Watch our chapter page (https://aznps.com/chapters/tucson/) on the website for more information.

Saturday, April 11, 12:00 - 3:00 PM: Plant Swap Chat with fellow plant enthusiasts about your plant passion. Trade, collect seeds, and have fun. Clark Park Community Center, Elm Room, 19th St and Roosevelt St, Tempe.

Celebrate the San Pedro at the San Pedro House by the Friends of the San Pedro River April 12, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Cochise Chapter encourages its members to join the “Celebrate the San Pedro” event at the San Pedro House, a vibrant spring festival hosted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) […]

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 […]

Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 PM. Claire Reynolds and Olivia Steinmetz: Pollination of Globemallow (Sphaeralcea), Thistle (Cirsium) and Pediocactus NAU student Claire Reynolds and recent NAU graduate Olivia Steinmetz will each give a short presentation on plants and their pollinators. Steinmetz will discuss the pollination and reproductive biology of two endemic cacti of northern Arizona (Pediocactus […]

Friday, May 1, 10:00 - noon. Liz Makings, Collections Manager, Arizona State University Herbarium: Tour of the Herbarium ASU Herbarium, 734 W Alameda, Tempe.

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 […]

Lake View Trail at Double Springs Tentative Date: Saturday, May 9 This is an easy 2.5 mile hike near Mormon Lake. We’ll be looking for early spring bloomers like dwarf monkey fiddle (Hesperochiron pumilis), western springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata), short-sepal bitterroot (Lewisia brachycalyx), slender woodland star (Lithophragma tenellum), and Macdougal’s bluebells (Mertensia macdougalii). Contact Kirstin at […]

Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM. Linda Kennedy and Dan Robinett: A Beginner’s Guide to Grasses This program will cover techniques for identifying grasses without a microscope.

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 […]

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.