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 […]
Roadside Grass Field Trip Sunday 10 August 2025, 7:30 am to 9:30 am Meet on the north side of the Trader Joe’s Parking area on the SE corner of Magee/Oracle Limit: 12 participants. RSVP to tucsonaznpstrips@gmail.com Roadsides are unlikely but surprising places to find dozens of native (and non-native) grasses. Join John Scheuring on a driving grass tour of […]
Madera Canyon Proctor Loop Nature Walk Saturday, August 30, 8am to noon Meet at Proctor Parking Area, Madera Canyon Limit: 12 participants . RSVP to tucsonaznpstrips@gmail.com Five plant communities come together on Madera Canyon’s Proctor Loop Trail. Join naturalist Doug Moore for an ANPS monsoon nature walk in the canyon. We’ll take a stroll around “the Loop” […]
SAVE THE DATE - Monsoon Mixer! Thursday September 11, 6:00 - 8:00 pm @ Slow Body Brewery, 831 E. 17th Street, Tucson COME RECONNECT WITH YOUR NATIVE PLANT ROOTS! This is a great chance to see old friends and make new ones, all while enjoying a pleasant evening on the Slow Body Patio. Beverages will […]
