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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
Check with website for time and 'member only' sale dates. Plant Sales & Events - Desert Survivors
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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
We’ll look at various germination strategies of the ephemerals and how flowers and their pollinators have co evolved together in a rich interplay of strategies, tactics and syndromes
October 15 (Arboretum members), October 16 – 31 (public) See the Boyce Thompson Arboretum website for full details.
THIS HIKE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 18, at 8:00 am. Rain has been forecast for Friday, and so the trip is being delayed. Early Spring Wildflowers, Canyon Loop […]
Spring Growth. Waterman Restoration Area, Ironwood Forest NM, 8:00 am with John Scheuring and Andrew Gourevitch. Stroll through this impressive desert restoration site on a limestone foothill slope snuggled at the […]
Saguaros Like You Have Never Seen Them. West Avra Valley Road, 20 mile car loop. 8:00 am with John Scheuring. Fifteen-person limit. We will carpool west on Avra Valley Rd 20 miles with four […]
Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 PM: Catherine Young. The Efficacy of Using Terminal and Axillary Bud Cuttings as a Means of Propagation for the Endemic Alpine Species Packera franciscana Hybrid meeting: In-person […]
March 21 from 10am - 1pm and 5:00pm - 6:30pm The Center for Native and Urban Wildlife's (CNUW) bi-annual fundraising plant sale at SCC will have a diversity of native […]
Tiny to Huge Native Plants. Upper Romero Canyon and Green Pirate Rock, 8:00 am with John Scheuring. Fourteen-person limit. This slow hike will traverse actively growing riparian areas, desert grassland, and saguaro-studded bajadas […]
Saturday, March 23, 10:00 - 11:30 am “Nonnative, Invasive Plants of Gila County“ will be presented by Chris Jones from the Gila County Cooperative Extension at the Tonto Basin Chamber […]
Carpets of Desert Spring Flowers on Ragged Top in Ironwood NM, 8:00 am. Fifteen-person limit. Join AZNPS member John Scheuring on a slow drive with many stops and a short but […]
A Wildflower Hike on the Sutherland Trail, Catalina State Park, 8:00 am with Lyn Loveless. This slow 3 mile hike will follow the Sutherland Trail out and back, through a varied […]
Spring Flowers at Tucson Greasewood Park, 8:00 am with Gay Gilbert and Jack Dash. Our goals are to identify common and uncommon plants in this Arizona Uplands unmanicured city park […]
Easter Wildflowers and Native Plants on Tucson A-Mountain Summit, 8:00 am. AZNPS members Jack Dash and John Scheuring will lead this Easter Morning walk up the loop road and pathways to […]
Wildflowers along Canyon Loop Trail, Catalina State Park, 8:00 am with Lyn Loveless. This is an unhurried 2-mile hike mostly on flat terrain (one long up and one long down) and […]
Friday, April 5, 10:00 - 11:30 am Desert Bloom Walk. Location to be determined. Contact chapter for developing information.
Saturday, April 6 Wildflowers, Mariposa Lily habitat and much more along the Loop Trail at Catalina State Park. 8am to 11am. Arizona Native Plant Society member John Scheuring will lead […]
The exhibit name, translated as "Where we gather Yucca and Beargrass," acknowledges and displays the higher desert grasslands habitat known to the original residents of S-cuk Ṣon, the O’odham village and present day site of Mission Garden.
Sunday April 7. Pristine Desert Spring Flowers on the way to Ragged Top in Ironwood NM, 8am to noon with John Scheuring. Fifteen-person limit. Join AZNPS member John Scheuring on […]
The flora of Sierra Murrieta was surveyed in 2014 and 2022. This presentation will discuss the vegetation of the site, as well as the floristic characteristics of the area and some of its signature species.
Friday April 12: Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore. Waterman Restoration Area, Ironwood Forest NM, 8:00 -11 am with John Scheuring and Andrew Gourevitch. Stroll through this impressive desert restoration site […]
Saturday, April 13: Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore. Waterman Restoration Area, Ironwood Forest NM, 8:00 -11 am with John Scheuring and Andrew Gourevitch. Stroll through this impressive desert restoration site […]
The National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER) features presentations and field trips dedicated to both small- and large-scale restoration in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Monday will be a full day […]
Sunday April 14 Tiny to Huge Native Plants. Upper Romero Canyon and Green Pirate Rock, 8-1130am with John Scheuring. Fourteen-person limit. This slow hike will traverse actively growing riparian areas, […]
Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 PM: Janice Busco. The Life and Seasons of the Living Roof. Hybrid meeting: In-person and via Zoom Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. […]
Saturday April 20 Saguaros Like You Have Never Seen Them. West Avra Valley Road, 35 mile car loop. 8-11am with John Scheuring. Fifteen-person limit. We will carpool west on Avra […]
Friday, May 3, 10:00 - 1:00 pm: "Seven Layers of the Forest," presented by Charles Locke, Soil Food Web Specialist. Learn how to create native habitats that will increase biodiversity […]
Meet at Catalina State Park : After the entrance proceed straight ahead to the end of the main road to the main parking area. We will meet up at the […]
Invasive plants don't recognize jurisdictional boundaries. The Tucson Audubon Society has been bridging the gap between the public lands, government agencies, and private land holdings in their effort to protect […]
3 concurrent tracks: Plants and Design, Plant Health, and Water/Urban Landscapes For more details and to register, visit the conference website.
Meet at Catalina State Park : After the entrance proceed straight ahead to the end of the main road to the main parking area. We will meet up at the […]
Meet at Catalina State Park : After the entrance proceed straight ahead to the end of the main road to the main parking area. We will meet up at the […]
Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 PM: Melissa Sevigny. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon Hybrid meeting: In-person and via […]
Wendy McBride. Conserving Rare Plants and Their Pollinators The need for information on the basic biology, including reproductive systems and pollination ecology, of rare species is integral to both species- […]
Mt. Elden Agaves Join Susan Holiday as she shows us native Agave parryi (Parry’s Agave) that grow in the “banana belt” of Mt. Elden. Contact Susan at naris123@cs.com for specific […]
The Natural History Institute in Prescott, AZ has a free talk this month. Carrie Cannon, a professional Ethnobotanist with the Hualapai Tribe of the Grand Canyon, will be giving a […]
Jesse Duff-Woodruff. Plants Endemic to the Kaibab National Forest
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