Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2026-01-09 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Phoenix) | Payson Public Library, Payson, AZ, 85541, United States
Grand Canyon—More Than Just Beautiful, Awe-Inspiring Views, Neat Geology & Weird Squirrels!
Presented by Wendy Hodgson, Herbarium Curator Emerita & Sr. Research Botanist, Desert Botanical Garden
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Payson Public Library
328 N McLane Road
Payson, AZ 85541

Cochise Chapter Meeting
2026-01-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Sierra Vista Public Library, 2600 E. Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista, Arizona
The chapter has scheduled its first formal meeting for January 31, 2026, at 10:00 AM in the conference room of the Sierra Vista Library, 2600 E. Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista. For more information, contact Amy Metz (amy13jsa@gmail.com).
Saturday, January 31.
Doug Ripley: The Natural History of the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
Doug is a charter member and the long-time president of the Cochise Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society. His presentation will illustrate his observations of the Dragoon Mountains flora and fauna using photos he took during the past 17 years, as part of a study he undertook with Jim Verrier to document the flora and vegetation of the mountains.
The presentation will take place in the conference room of the Sierra Vista Library, 2600 E Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista.

Tonto Basin Field Trip
2026-02-06 10:00 - 11:30 | AZ
Friday, February 6, 10:00 – 11:30 AM.
Teri Balaska: Sonoran Sentinels: Keystone Guardians of the Desert Botany Walk
Teri is vice president of the Tonto Basin Chapter. The botany walk will take place at the Saguaro Monitoring Site. This is located three miles east of Highway 188 on Greenback Valley Road/Forest Service Road 71 (across from the new Tonto Creek Bridge), Tonto Basin.

Reflections on Hualapai Ethnobotany of the Grand Canyon
2026-02-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
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Tucson Chapter Meeting
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | The Environmental and Natural Resources Building, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ
Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM. Francesca Claverie, Borderlands Restoration
Network: Propagation for Restoration

Monthly chapter meetings featuring local speakers are held the second Thursday of
the month at the ENR2 (Environmental and Natural Resources 2) building, room 225,
on the University of Arizona campus. Meetings are in a hybrid format so that
interested folks can attend in person via Zoom.
If you are not on our mailing list and wish to attend one of our meetings on Zoom,
email us (nativeplantstucson@gmail.com) the week before the meeting requesting the
zoom link.

Tonto Basin Chapter Botany Walk
2026-02-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Washington Park, Payson
Friday, April 3, 10:00 – 11:30 AM.
Kenda Svoboda, North Zone Botanist, Tonto National Forest: Botany Walk
Washington Park (north of Payson)

Tonto Basin Chapter Plant Walk
2026-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Tonto National Monument
Friday, March 6, 10:00 – 11:30 AM:
Plants of the Upland Sonoran Desert Botany Walk
Tonto National Monument, 26260 N. AZ Highway 188, Roosevelt, AZ

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2026-03-07 10:00 - 23:30 | Payson Public Library, Payson, AZ, 85541, United States
Saturday, March 7, 10:00 – 11:30 AM: Jack Dash, The Southwest Native Plant
Primer book launch with author Jack Dash.
Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 | U of A campus, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2), Room S225 — 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson AZ, 1064 E. Lowell ST, Tucson
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM.
Bob Perrill: Living with Giants
This program will provide an overview of a Sonoran Desert keystone species, the saguaro. All aspects of its life cycle will be explored, including animal relationships and environmental pressures

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting
2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Northern Arizona University Biology Sciences Building, Room 328.
Tuesday, March 17, 7:00 PM. Julie Crawford: A Botanical Journey
Julie Crawford will discuss the career path that lead her to write and illustrate her recent book, Flagstaff Plants in Black and White: 160 of the Most Common Plants of Our Area. Copies of her book and greeting cards are available for purchase at The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Babbitt Outdoor Outfitters, Babies to Kids, Bookman’s, Brightside Bookshop, Lily of the Field Nursery, and Winter Sun Trading Company.
Julie Crawford is a plant ecologist with a broad range of botanical, conservation, and outreach experience. Her professional career includes over 35 years in the fields of botany, plant ecology, horticulture, and conservation with federal, state, and non-profit organizations throughout the western United States. Much of her research over the years has been on direct and indirect impacts of human activity on plant species, communities, and ecosystems of the western United States, including post-fire recovery, exotic plant invasion, livestock grazing, urban development, recreational activity, and climate change. She holds three university degrees in this field.
The meetings are now being 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.

Phoenix Chapter Garden Tour
2026-03-28 09:00 - 13:00 | AZ
Saturday, March 28, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Home Garden Tour
This self-guided tour will feature a curated selection of home gardens across the Phoenix metropolitan area that highlights the beauty, livability, and ecological value of low-desert Sonoran native plants. Visitors will explore gardens at their own pace, chat informally with hosts, and see many different approaches to gardening with natives—from small and container gardens to established landscapes, pollinator habitats, and gardens shaped by real-world constraints.
To attend the event, please register using this form: https://forms.gle/wixLwxwJ8wE8vVwU8

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:30 | U of A campus, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2), Room S225 — 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson AZ, 1064 E. Lowell ST, Tucson
Thursday, April 9, 7:00 PM.
Carrianne Funicelli, owner of Strategic Habitat
Enhancements: Landscaping for the Future
Watch our chapter page (https://aznps.com/chapters/tucson/) on the website for
more information.

Phoenix Chapter Plant Swap
2026-04-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Clark Park Community Center, 19th St and Roosevelt St, Tempe, AZ
Saturday, April 11, 12:00 – 3:00 PM: Plant Swap
Chat with fellow plant enthusiasts about your plant passion. Trade, collect seeds, and have fun. Clark Park Community Center, Elm Room, 19th St and Roosevelt St, Tempe.

Cochise Chapter Event at the San Pedro House
2026-04-12 09:00 - 13:00 | AZ
Celebrate the San Pedro at the San Pedro House
by the Friends of the San Pedro River
April 12, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Cochise Chapter encourages its members to join the “Celebrate the San Pedro” event at the San Pedro House, a vibrant spring festival hosted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office. The event includes talks, displays, guided tours, and kids’ activities, making it a perfect day for families and friends to enjoy and learn about the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
The event is free and open to all. Participants can also join an early morning birding event led by Friends of the San Pedro River at 7:00 AM before the main event begins. The San Pedro House is located eight miles east of Sierra Vista on Highway 90, within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The Cochise Chapter will host an information table at the event.

Flagstaff Invasive Plant Pull
2026-04-18 08:00 - 10:00 | AZ
Invasive Plant Pulls
Please save these dates for Invasive Plant Pulls in Flagstaff. Watch for more details or contact
PlantRestorationProject@gmail.com
Saturday, April 18, 8:00 – 10:00 AM, in collaboration with the City’s Earth Day events
Saturday, May 2, 9:00 AM – noon
Saturday, May 30, 9:00 AM – noon
Meet at the east entrance to Bushmaster Park

Habitat Restoration at Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
2026-04-18 08:00 - 10:00 | Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, 3711 W Deer Valley Rd, Glendale, AZ, 85308, United States
Join us in habitat restoration in partnership with the Maricopa Bird Alliance. The work will involve digging a water source for native wildlife, planting native plants, removing invasive stinknet, and dispersing native seeds.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Northern Arizona University Biology Sciences Building, Room 328., Flagstaff, Arizona
Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 PM.
Claire Reynolds and Olivia Steinmetz: Pollination of
Globemallow (Sphaeralcea), Thistle (Cirsium) and Pediocactus
NAU student Claire Reynolds and recent NAU graduate Olivia Steinmetz will each give a short presentation on plants and their pollinators. Steinmetz will discuss the pollination and reproductive biology of two endemic cacti of northern Arizona (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae and Pediocactus paradinei) and Reynolds will discuss the pollination of Globemallow (Sphaeralcea) and Thistle (Cirsium) and the changes due to climate change.
Hybrid meeting: In-person and via Zoom

Deem Hills Nature Hike
2026-04-26 08:00 - 10:00 | Deem Hills Recreation Area, 5050 W Andrea Ln, Phoenix, AZ, 85083, United States
Join us for a nature hike through Deem Hills! We will start with a short presentation on plants then start the hike (2.8m).

Tonto Basin Field Trip
2026-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | ASU Herbarium, 734 W Alameda, Tempe, AZ, 85281
Friday, May 1, 10:00 – noon. Liz Makings, Collections Manager,
Arizona State University Herbarium: Tour of the Herbarium
ASU Herbarium, 734 W Alameda, Tempe.

Flagstaff Invasive Plant Pull
2026-05-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Bushmaster Park, Flagstaff

Phoenix Chapter: In Person Monthly Members Meeting
2026-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Tempe Events Center, 1606 E Apache Blvd., Tempe, AZ, 85281, United States
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 volunteers. This meeting will be hybrid with an in person meeting in Tempe and a Zoom link for those who can’t make it in person. We will do our regular members only meeting then listen to a one hour talk by John Fugelsang on the Waterman Mountains Restoration Project.
The speaker will be John Scheuring, AZNPS State Conservation Chairman. John will give an overview of the Waterman Restoration Project that is now in its 16th year. The badly disturbed site known as the “Mother of all buffelgrass patches” has slowly been restored to a recovering natural desert bajada with over 130 native plant species.
Please RSVP using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KTCk2ZfvT7WQM-5iqU3t5A

Seed Packing with the Maricopa Native Seed Library
2026-05-06 17:00 - 19:00 | South Mountain Community Library, 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, 85042, United States
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.

Flagstaff Chapter Field Trip
2026-05-09 00:00 | AZ
Lake View Trail at Double Springs
Tentative Date: Saturday, May 9
This is an easy 2.5 mile hike near Mormon Lake. We’ll be looking for early spring bloomers like dwarf monkey fiddle (Hesperochiron pumilis), western springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata), short-sepal bitterroot (Lewisia brachycalyx), slender woodland star (Lithophragma tenellum), and Macdougal’s bluebells (Mertensia macdougalii).
Contact Kirstin at flagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com if you are interested in joining

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | U of A campus, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2), Room S225 — 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson AZ, 1064 E. Lowell ST, Tucson
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM.
Linda Kennedy and Dan Robinett: A Beginner’s Guide to Grasses
This program will cover techniques for identifying grasses without a microscope.

Virtual Book Talk - The Unruly Wild: Why is the Flora Changing?
2026-05-19 18:00 - 19:00 | via Zoom
Sign up for this zoom talk to hear stories about plants in the American Southwest! Drawing on four decades of field work as a plant ecologist, Dr. Julie Stromberg discusses how and why the local flora is changing. Sharing tales from her recent book, she challenges us to form deeper relationships with the plant communities around us as a basis for forging a more sustainable future.
This event is open to members and non-members.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting
2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Northern Arizona University Biology Sciences Building, Room 328., Flagstaff, Arizona
Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 PM. Emily Palmquist and James Holderer: Let’s Talk About Phragmites australis: Changing Distributions of Native, Nonnative, and Gulf Coast Common Reed in Arizona
Emily Palmquist and James Holderer will each discuss their research into common reed (Phragmites australis) and whether the subspecies that are encroaching into the Colorado River in
the Grand Canyon and the Verde River are the native, nonnative, or Gulf Coast subspecies.
Dr. Emily Palmquist is a research ecologist for the USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. She studies the effects of river regulation on riparian vegetation communities, riparian plant population genetics in a restoration context, and physiological responses of riparian plants to flooding and climate.
James Holderer is a research affiliate at the Natural History Institute and a local field botanist. He focuses on special status plant and noxious weed surveys, botanical inventories, and riparian ecology monitoring projects throughout the southwest.
Hybrid meeting: In-person and via Zoom

Phoenix Chapter: Piestewa Nature Hike
2026-05-31 07:30 - 09:30 | Phoenix Mountain Preserve, 7232 Piestewa Peak Dr #7200, Phoenix, AZ 85016, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Join us in a hike in the Piestewa mountain preserve! We’ll be hiking the Phoenix Mountain Nature Trail 304 which is a 1.5 mile hike rated as moderate. Meet at the Piestewa Peak Trails parking lot at 7:30AM. We will begin with a short presentation on plant heat adaptions and plant pollinators. Please be sure to bring plenty of water!
Those wishing for a more difficult hike are welcome to break off from the main group and tackle the Freedom Trail and / or the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail.
This event is open to members and non-members.

Phoenix Chapter Monthly Members Meeting
2026-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 | AZ
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.
