Sue Carnahan, Arizona botanist extraordinaire, will present the results of her comprehensive floristic study of the Salero Ranch, Santa Cruz County.
Our discussion will focus specifically on the challenges and successes in dealing with invasive plants in our own yards as well as the Phoenix metro area.
Join botanical artists Sue Hildreth and Melanie Campbell-Carter to explore the intersection of art and science in Botany. Have you ever wondered about botanical representation and why it might be […]
The Desert Botanical Garden is offering a virtual Budding Botanist Training course to AZNPS Chapters and other organizations. Registration details coming soon!
Dr. Soule will discuss the blend of native and introduced plants that were grown in the Mission Gardens, with a focus on the ones that can be grown in your Cochise County landscape.
The release of treated wastewater into portions of the Santa Cruz river basin in Downtown Tucson have initiated a renaissance for this historic river, as native species recolonize the riparian habitat.
Botany Collections Manager Kirstin Olmon Phillips will discuss some of the interesting findings after recently completing a project to process the herbarium backlog at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
For link to the Zoom event, please email jdougripley@gmail.com
During our March Chapter meeting, we will discuss the fantastic book Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas W. Tallamy. While the book primarily […]
Native medicinal plants play a prominent role in the biological and cultural worlds we inhabit everyday. As iconic landscapes of the Southwest evolve, observing plant interactions with their environment can […]
For a link to this Zoom event, please email jdougripley@gmail.com
April's Chapter meeting will take place on Sunday, April 18th at 3:00 PM. Register at this link to join us in our virtual meeting room. Our guest speaker will be […]
Ashley Hall Yellow Bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) is a perennial grass introduced to the United States from Europe and Asia in the early 1900s as a way to control erosion and […]
sponsored by Audubon Southwest featuring Dara Saville an herbalist, geographer, writer, mother, and native plant advocate out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The webinar will be held Thursday April 29th at […]
City Nature Challenge - April & May 2021 Join the Phoenix Chapter in participating in the City Nature Challenge 2021! At April's Chapter meeting, our guest speaker was Jeny Davis, […]
Are you ready and willing to get out in the desert and kill? Yuma Chapter has again been asked by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and partners to join other […]
This presentation will explore climate model projections for Arizona and what they mean in terms of potential changes in temperatures and precipitation patterns in coming decades.
Jesse Mike - Dine Native Plant Program
Please email jdougripley@gmail.com for a link to this Zoom meeting.
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and password for this presentation.
Our Summer meeting will focus on how the desert springs back to life when the rains come! We’ll begin with Chapter announcements and business. Next, we'll have a guided discussion […]
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and password for this presentation.
A Starving Man Does Not Sniff his Food: Plants Used as Famine Foods Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail.com for the Zoom link for this meeting.
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and password for this presentation.
Fall is the perfect time to plant wildflower seeds. So, join us to learn more about a local, FREE source for seeds! Also, hear what it's like to take a seed library from dream to reality.
The Phoenix Chapter is collaborating with the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora on this month's EcoQuest. During October, use iNaturalist to observe and identify Fountain grass as well as native grasses. If you find fountain grass, follow through with one of the suggested calls to action to help prevent the spread of this noxious weed!
Elfin Saddles, Wolf’s Milk and Witch’s Butter: The Fungi and Slime Molds of Southern Arizona Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail for the link to the Zoom Meeting.
Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and password for this presentation.
We are teaming up with the Arizona Master Naturalists - Maricopa County Parks Chapter for their October book club meeting! We will discuss Aldo Leopold's classic book A Sand County […]
Watch for registration via Eventbrite in October.
Native Orchids of Arizona Contact nativeplantstucson@gmail.com for link to the Zoom meeting.
The Native Bees of Arizona, presented by Kathryn Busby This presentation will introduce Arizona native bees, highlight some of those bees most important to pollinating Arizona’s native plants, and explain […]
Tucson Chapter Meeting
Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
We have a growing community of native plant lovers and supporters! So, we’re starting the new year with an interactive meeting to get to know each other better and help […]
Jonathan Horst: "Killing Exotic Invasive Species to Save Native Birds." The lives of birds and many other organisms are intricately intertwined with native plants for food and shelter. We’ll explore […]
Member only and public sale days and times may vary. See Desert Survivors website for details.
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2022 at 8:00 am Open field trip for all interested and vaccinated participants What spring plants will take the leap in this dry spring and flower? We'll […]
We'll begin this virtual meeting with 10 minutes of networking and socializing, enabling participants to seek native plant recommendations and advice from members. Next, we'll move onto Chapter announcements. Then, […]
Speaker: Sue Rutman, "Spring Wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert" Will the Sonoran Desert have a good wildflower season? There’s no way to know if it will, but we can all […]
Climate Projections on the Navajo Nation, presented by Jaime Yazzie, Forestry Consultant. Additional information available on the chapter Facebook page, or ask to be included on the email list by […]
Member only and public sale dates vary. See the Tohono Chul website for details.
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2022 at 8:00 am Spring plant ramble at Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, AZ on Saturday, March 19, 2022 Open field trip for all interested and vaccinated […]
Finding and collecting early spring bloomers on the museum grounds. Learn basic plant collecting techniques and see our first spring wildflowers.
FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2022 Spring plant ramble at Painted Hills County Park, on West Anklam Road, Tucson at 7:30 am on March 25, 2022 Open field trip for all interested […]
Spring Plant Sale at Scottsdale Community College's Center for Native and Urban Wildlife (CNUW). Proceeds fund future student projects and restoration work. March 31 to April 1, 2022 from 10:00 […]
It’s the first meeting of the White Mountain Chapter. Here’s the agenda for this first meeting: 10:00 – 10:30: Welcome and Introductions 10:30 – 10:45: How to become a member […]
Finding and collecting spring bloomers along the Rio de Flag on the Museum of Northern Arizona grounds.
Speaker: Fred Heath, "Bodacious Butterflies" Description: Anyone present in SE Arizona in the second half of 2021 couldn’t help but notice the unprecedented abundance of butterflies. Fred will present a […]
A gathering to celebrate the memory of Richard Felger is planned for Saturday, April 16, 2022, 1-3pm in Tucson, Arizona. The celebration is being hosted by the Herbarium at the […]
Subject and speaker to be announced.
Join us for an informative class where we will cover all things related to running and managing a native plant nursery, including propagating native plants from both seeds and cuttings […]
