Events

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.

We will be helping the Maricopa Native Seed Library in building seed packets and then packing native seeds. These packets will be added to their stock of seeds that are given out to the community for free. Learn more about the seed library here: https://libguides.maricopa.edu/seed This event is open to members and non-members.

June 12, 9:00 AM: Join us at Woodland Lake Park for another sketch and photo walk hosted by Jess Rollar, Karen Suedmeier, and Bob Rollar. Participants will have the option of joining either the sketching or photography groups.

Join us for our virtual monthly chapter meeting where we discuss current and upcoming events about the chapter. Time: Jul 7, 2026 07:00 PM Arizona Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88428312289?pwd=vlNzvXDadlkvfXgFdblqCXC4ibVhYM.1

Tentative date: Saturday, July 11. The sweetgrass in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass grows in northern Arizona. According to Kimmerer, sweetgrass increases in abundance after being harvested. We’ll check out the population at the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden at the Museum of Northern Arizona on the way to Sycamore Canyon.   Please contact the […]

Join us in building seed packs and packing them with native seeds for the Maricopa Native Seed Library. Seed packs will be given to the library for them to distribute to the community. All materials and seeds are provided, all you need to do is show up and have fun. All are welcome, you don't […]

This is an in person session for anyone interested in building reusable presentation material to collaborate on presentations and discuss native plants. Anything from a short 10 minute lesson to something more substantial that is a few hours long. Presentations can be about native plants or their ecology (so birds, insects, fish ext) and can […]

Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 PM. Ries Lindley: What is a Moss? A Short Story About a Walk in the Woods When we walk through the woods and get swept away by the beauty of what we see, we don’t always have time to stop and think about the various microcosms that make up the ecology […]

Collect native seeds while learning to identify native plants in their seed stage and how to harvest and clean native seeds sustainably. Collected seeds are for the Desert Defenders and will be used for restoration projects. Event hosted by the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation department and the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance. Please bring work […]

Anderson Mesa: Search for Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) Arizona sunflower. Photo: Debra Crisp Tentative date: Saturday, August 15. Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) is critically imperiled in Arizona. Debra Crisp found a population in 2020 that had not been documented since 1945. We’ll go back to that population and make a collection   Please contact the […]