The Arizona Native Plant Society

Cochise Chapter Meeting: Dr. Jacqueline Soule "Herbs of Father Kino and the Old Missions"
2021-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Phoenix) | via Zoom
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.
To attend a meeting, please send an email to Doug Ripley (jdougripley@gmail.com) requesting an attendance link, which he will email to you.

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: Budding Botanist Training
2021-02-17 17:30 - 20:30 | via Zoom
The Desert Botanical Garden is offering a virtual Budding Botanist Training course to AZNPS Chapters and other organizations. Registration details coming soon! Check Phoenix Facebook page for updates.

Tucson Chapter Meeting: Melanie Campbell-Carter and Sue Hildreth, "Botany on Paper: Much More than Just a Pretty Picture"
2021-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom
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 relevant to you? Neuroscience provides some answers. We’ll learn about several collaborative botany projects in Tucson. We’ll also honor and review selected local botanical artists, past and present.
“Olneya tesota, Ironwood,” by Margaret Pope

Phoenix Chapter Meeting: Invasive and Toxic Plants
2021-01-31 15:00 - 17:00 | via Zoom
The theme of the Winter 2020 issue of The Plant Press is invasive and toxic plants in Arizona. At our January Chapter meeting, we will have a discussion about the articles. Please read the issue in advance of our meeting, particularly pages 1-24 and 27-31. The publication is freely available to everyone.

To register for this virtual meeting, please contact aznpsphoenix@gmail.com.

Sue Carnahan, UA Herbarium, AZNPS, “Diversity in a Grassland: Flora of the Salero Ranch, Santa Cruz County, Arizona”
2021-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
The Cochise Chapter meeting
Sue Carnahan, Arizona botanist extraordinaire, will present the results of her recently published comprehensive floristic study of the Salero Ranch, Santa Cruz County. Her presentation will include a description of the physical features of the 16,163 acre ranch such as the geology and climate as well as the individual plant communities. Sue documented the presence of 788 vascular plant taxa in her study, many of which she will illustrate with her superb photographs.
To participate in this remote Zoom meeting please send an email request to (jdougripley@gmail.com) and you will be sent you the necessary link to log into the program.

Tucson Chapter Meeting: Jack Dash, "Floristic Treasures of the Atascosa Highlands"
2021-01-14 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom
The Atascosa Highlands are an area of incredible biological and cultural diversity. These mountains are at the crossroads of several ecological zones and harbor a unique flora. Despite being somewhat lower in elevation than other sky island ranges, the Highlands include many different micro-climates that create habitats for species from temperate, tropical, and arid regions of North America.
The hills and valleys which make up the Tumacacori Ecosystem Management Area of the Coronado National Forest have been inhabited by humans for thousands of years, but over the last few centuries human activity has had a profound impact on the landscape. Jack will tell us the story of this fascinating borderlands region. He will highlight the climatic, biogeographical, and historical factors which have influenced the modern ecology of the Atascosa Highlands. Jack will also introduce us to the flora of this Arizona/Sonora borderland region, including species representative of the dominant biomes and unusual denizens of this botanical wonderland.
Jack Dash is a horticulturalist at Desert Survivors Native Plant Nursery in Tucson, and Vice President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society. He is passionate about the flora and ecology of the Sky Islands of Southern Arizona, and their relationships to the broader ecologies of North America. He is working on a flora of the Atascosa Highlands area.
To request the Zoom link, send an email to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com

The view from Atascosa Lookout

Milla biflora

Choisya dumosa v. mollis

Jack Dash in Field Mode

Agave parviflora

Echinocereus santaritensis

The Plant Press: Winter 2020 Edition
2021-01-02
The Winter 2020 edition of The Plant Press is scheduled for publication. An electronic version will be available from our home page, and hard-copies will be in the mail to members.
