Southwest Monarch Butterfly Festival (Scottsdale)

Scottsdale Community College 9000 East Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Join Scottsdale Community College and the Southwest Monarch Study in celebrating 20 years of supporting and monitoring monarch butterfly populations. Learned about the amazing monarch and how you can join the cause to save this threatened species and its migration. Festival activities: Milkweed plant sale Maricopa Native Seed Library (free wildflower seeds) Discovery tables with […]

Southwest Vegetation Management Association 2023 Conference

In-Person Meeting October 18: 9 AM - 4 PM, Arizona American Italian Club, 7509 North 12th St, Phoenix, AZ Field Trip October 19: 8 AM  -noon, Restoration sites along the Gila River near Phoenix Conference Highlights: Challenges facing vegetation managers in Arizona. Invasive plant removal and management of key problem invaders. Wildfire effects and habitat […]

Fall Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United States

October 19 (Garden members) 20 - 22 (public). Reservations required for entry. See the Desert Botanical Garden website for full details.

Workshop: Attract & Support Pollinators (Phoenix)

South Mountain Community Library 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Do you want to create an outdoor space of beauty at home while supporting butterflies and other pollinators? This in-person workshop will teach how to attract and support pollinators using region-specific guidelines developed by a local panel of experts (including the Arizona Native Plant Society, Phoenix Chapter). You will learn about our pollinators and their […]

Wildflower Sowing & Seed Packing (Phoenix)

South Mountain Community Library 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

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 […]

Society for Ecological Restoration (Southwest Chapter) Annual Conference

Santa Fe, NM

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.

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting

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 […]

Peach Springs Chapter Meeting:

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 […]

Tonto Basin Chapter First Friday Botany Walk

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 […]

Peach Springs Chapter Meeting

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.

Tucson January Chapter Meeting – Ecological Gardening and Landscaping in Arizona, presented by Jared McKinley and Katy Gierlach

ENR2 building, Room 215, University of Arizona, and on Zoom 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, Arizona

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 […]

National Native Seed Virtual Conference

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. […]

Tucson Chapter February Monthly Meeting. The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society: An Overview of Education and Conservation Programs, presented by Richard Wiedhopf and Steve Watts.

ENR2 building, Room 215, University of Arizona, and on Zoom 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, Arizona

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.

Tonto Basin Botany Walk

Tonto Natural Bridge Highway 87, Pine, Arizona

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.

Desert Survivors, Tucson, Spring Plant Sale

1020 W. Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson AZ 85713

Check with website for time and 'member only' sale dates. Plant Sales & Events - Desert Survivors  

Spring Plant Sale at Tohono Chul Park, Tucson

Tohono Chul 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ, United States

Members’ Sale | 9 AM – 3 PM ▸ Wednesday, March 13th Public Sale | 9 AM – 3 PM ▸ Saturday, March 16th ▸ Sunday, March 17th (No admission fee necessary to shop the public sale) Located in the Main Parking Lot https://tohonochul.org/sales-and-special-events/

Spring Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix)

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United States

SPRING PLANT SALE DATE: March 14-17 TIME: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., last admission at 2 p.m. PRICE: Free Admission. Reservations required.   RESERVATIONS OPEN JAN. 26 FOR MEMBERS & FEB. 9 FOR GENERAL ADMISSION Spring has sprung! Discover hundreds of varieties of native plants, succulents, cactus and pollinator-friendly species with more than 30,000 plants […]

Spring Flowers, Ferns and Petroglyphs, Kings Canyon, Tucson Mts and Saguaro NP West

King Canyon Trailhead

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 […]