Phoenix Chapter Monthly Members Meeting
2026-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Our monthly members only meeting where we do a quick review of past events, an overview of the next month’s events and discuss any topics of interest by members and volunteers. This is a virtual event done through Zoom, please contact phoenixaznps@gmail.com if you have any questions.

White Mountains Chapter Plant Walk
2026-06-05 09:00 - 22:30 | 1020 W. Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson AZ 85713
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.

Native Seed Packing at Glendale Community College
2026-06-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave, Glendale, AZ, Glendale, AZ
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.

White Mountain Chapter Sketch and Photo Walk
2026-06-12 09:00 - 22:30
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.

AZNPS Botany Conference June 12-15, 2026
2026-06-13 08:00 - 2026-06-14 17:00 | Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ
The 2026 Annual AZNPS Botany Conference will be held on June 12 – 15 in Flagstaff, in conjunction with the American Penstemon Society Annual Meeting. The conference theme, Exploring the Botanical Diversity, Ecology, and History of Arizona’s Native Flora and the Special Contributions to the Arizona Flora by Penstemons , will offer presentations and posters on a wide range of Arizona native plant topics.
Conference registration and additional details, including tentative field trips to public and private gardens, can be found on the APS website, American Penstemon Society Meetings.
Formal conference announcements will be forthcoming soon with additional details. Please contact Doug Ripley if you have questions or would like to present a talk or poster, or volunteer to help run the conference. Phone: 520-909-3132, email: jdougripley@gmail.com.

Flagstaff Chapter Field Trip
2026-07-11 08:00 - 17:00
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 chapter for specific details. Carpooling is usually available.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting
2026-07-21 19:00 - 20:30
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 we see in nature. What are those tiny green plants that can grow in hot, dry deserts or under ice and snow? Ries will take us through an introduction to the wonderful world of mosses. What are they, where can they be found, do they have names, and a few other things you may find interesting.
Ries is a retired city bureaucrat who took up botany in retirement and is still working his way through the plants of Arizona. His interest in mosses was given a big boost by the pandemic of 2019.
Hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom.
The meetings take place on the third Tuesday of the month, March through October, at 7:00 PM and are held at the Northern Arizona University Biology Sciences Building, Room 328. Street parking is available nearby.
Register in advance once in order to attend any of the meetings virtually:
(https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gWhRf79ZSEuoMH8rpAf91g)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Use the link Zoom sends or the passcode Flagstaff! to join the meeting.

Botanical Society of America Meeting
2026-08-01 - 2026-10-05

Flagstaff Chapter Field Trip * Tentative date
2026-08-15 08:00 - 17:00
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 chapter for additional details
