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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us in watching a prerecorded lecture on Arizona Grasses by Debbie DeWolf Allen that highlights the uniqueness of Arizona grasses and explains why they deserve a closer look. The […]
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 […]
Join us in this hybrid event as we work together to build presentation material and educational pamphlets. We are meeting in the Foothills Library Study Room B. This session will […]
Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM. Dan Beckman: Flora of the Rincon Mountains Dan is a botanist and field technician with Saguaro National Park. Dan has explored and collected in these […]
Registration Opens for the Native Plant Society of New Mexico Annual Conference The Native Plant Society of New Mexico’s annual conference will be held in Silver City this year, hosted […]
Fall Kickoff! On September 10, the Tucson Chapter will inaugurate its fall season at Molino Basin, a lovely woodland on the slopes of the lower Santa Catalina Mountains. At 3:30 […]
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 PM. Shannon Lencioni, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife: Status Report on Two Rare Cacti on the Navajo Nation Shannon will provide a report on […]
Join us for a nature hike around Shadow Mountain! We will start with a short talk on plants then start the hike (2.6m). We will provide a wildflower field guide […]
Workshop Offering – Introduction to the Grasses The “Grass Class” is a two-day workshop jointly sponsored by the Arizona Native Plant Society and the University of Arizona Herbarium. This year’s […]
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 PM. Riley Jackson and Helena Miera Riley and Helena are graduate students at NAU. They will discuss their research on desert almond (Prunus fasciculata) and Arizona […]
The Desert Botanical Garden is hosting their annual plant sale in October, this time marking the 50th plant sale they've done since they started having them in 1976! The garden […]
2026 Pima County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale Saturday, October 24, 2026 8:00-11:00 a.m. Pima County Cooperative Extension 4210 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 Directions: From the intersection of Roger […]
Thursday, November 12, 7:00 PM. Chris Robie, Xerces Society: The Moths of Southeastern Arizona Chris will speak about the moths of our region, highlighting their connections to the local flora […]
