The Arizona Native Plant Society

Wildflower walk at Catalina State Park
2022-08-26 07:30 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix) | Catalina State Park
Friday, August 26
Meet at 7:30 am at the Kiosk in the Trailhead parking area for Catalina State Park north of Tucson.
Limit: 15 Participants
Please RSVP to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com
Participants will join AZNPS board member Lyn Loveless for a 2.5 hour walk along the Canyon Loop Trail. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the flora of the Tucson area as you stroll through desert upland and riparian canyons. With the recent rains, there should be lots to see.
This hike is relatively easy but there are stairs and short hilly sections. Bring sturdy shoes, plenty of water, and appropriate hiking gear such as close-toed shoes, hats, long sleeve shirts, and long pants. Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Native Plant Talk & Sale in Bisbee
2022-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Bisbee Science Lab, 519 W Melody Ln, Bisbee, AZ, 85603, United States
Learn about “local native plants that are seen in the wild and natives that can be found in nurseries.” There will also be stories of “seed gathering, germination…and there will be poetry and song”.
The Plant Sale will begin after the talk and presentation are completed.
Hosted by University of Arizona Cooperative Extension/Cochise County Water Wise in collaboration with Petey Mesquitey and Spadefoot Nursery.
See the Eventbrite listing for more information and to register.

A Morning Stroll in a Happily Recovering Desert
2022-08-28 08:00 - 10:00 | Ironwood Forest National Monument, Waterman Restoration Site
Meet at the Waterman Restoration Site
Directions: 19 Miles east of I-10 on Avra Valley Road, turn left at the Pioneer sign, drive one mile ahead and bear left all the way.
Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a camelback or fanny pack for water. We will be walking slowly but over uneven and sometimes rocky terrain.
8:00 AM- 10AM
Limit: 12 participants
RSVP to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com
The Waterman Restoration site on Ironwood Forest National monument is now in full desert recovery with over 110 native plant species and a gradually increasing number of insects, birds, small mammals, reptiles and even visits of desert sheep. In the mid-2000s this same site was known as the “Mother of all Buffelgrass Patches”.
After generous recent rains, the desert is now coming alive. Perennial plants are leafing out and new plants are emerging underfoot. We will stroll through a desert in various stages of restoration, walking among mid-size and newly emerging desert trees, ocotillos, and bushes; learning how to identify them in different phases. We will learn about many overlooked plants that are powerful restoration agents and soil builders. We will see plant succession in action among trees and shrubs. We will also see how simple water harvesting techniques have brought life-giving moisture to the landscape and healed areas that had been bare and apparently “sterile”. Best of all we will discover new things from participants who happen to see something unexpected or who have knowledge or observations to share with the group.
This will be an opportunity to enjoy the desert together and learn from one another!

Summer Book Discussion: The Hidden Life of Trees
2022-08-28 14:00 - 16:00 | via Zoom
Join in this summer as the Phoenix Chapter reads and discusses The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben.
We will discuss our thoughts at a virtual Chapter meeting on Sunday, August 28 at 2:00 PM. All Arizona Native Plant Society members and friends are welcome to attend!
We’ll begin the virtual meeting with 10 minutes of networking and socializing, enabling participants to seek tips and recommendations from members on topics related to native plants. Next, we’ll share AZNPS announcements.
Then, we’ll discuss the book. If you would like to participate, please obtain a copy and read it prior to our meeting date. It is available at several library districts in print, e-book, and audio format (though you may need to request a hold). It is also available through online retailers and possibly at local bookstores.
To attend the meeting, register in advance via Zoom.

Cienega Creek Nature and Botany Walk with Pinau Merlin and Lyn Loveless
2022-08-31 07:00 - 11:00
Wednesday, August 31
7:00 to around 10:30 or 11am (depending on how hot it gets)
Limited to 10 participants
Meet at the 3 bridges parking lot (east, just 0.3 miles past the Gabe Zimmerman parking lot. Detailed directions sent to participants after sign up). Carpooling would be helpful.
RSVP to: nativeplantstucson@gmail.com

Enjoy a delightful morning exploring several different habitats including desert grassland with a wonderful diversity of plants and flowers plus butterflies, lizards, birds and other creatures. Then we drop into the one of the last remaining desert riparian ecosystems with perennial stream flow (with 3 species of native fish, plus frogs and toads, mud turtles, snakes) in Southern Arizona. Here the shady, lush riparian forest hosts an abundance of wildlife (including coatis) and vegetation. Our pace is relaxed as we stop to observe all the wonders, including tracks, a bat roost, many birds (Gray Hawks nest here) and other wildlife. We will especially keep our eyes open for Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp recurva, a federally listed riparian plant species. But with the rains we’ve had, we are likely to see lots of good plant species, in full bloom.
There is no designated trail in Cienega Creek and we’ll be crossing the creek several times and walking on rough, uneven ground with tree roots, rocks, etc. Participants should be able to walk for 3 miles with some uphill at the end.
Bring binoculars, hats. water, snacks, walking stick, sturdy close-toed shoes that can get wet. (sandals not recommended because of rough ground, ants, spines etc.)

Tucson Chapter Meeting - The Ecology of Coral Bean (Erythrina flabelliformis) in Arizona, presented by Lyn Loveless
2022-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Coral bean (Erythrina flabelliformis) is a broad-leaved shrub with dramatic, scarlet hummingbird pollinated flowers, which reaches its northernmost distribution in southern Arizona. It’s found in the foothills of the Sky Islands, from about 2500-5000 ft in elevation, mostly in rocky oak and mesquite grassland. In this talk, Lyn will summarize what she and her collaborators have learned about its life history, its flowering biology, and the various interactions that this plant has with other species in the habitats where it is found.
Lyn is a plant population biologist and population geneticist who is interested in how genes move about in natural populations. A retired biology professor who taught at The College of Wooster in Ohio before moving to Tucson, Lyn has been working on Coral Bean in southern Arizona and Sonora for 15 years. She and her students have undertaken a wide variety of projects, first at the Southwest Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains, and then at the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon. One of the first things she did upon moving to Tucson was to join the Native Plant Society, and her favorite way to spend time is to go out looking for cool plants.

Seed Library Workshop (virtual)
2022-09-09 09:00 - 11:00 | via Zoom
Are you interested in starting a native or agricultural seed library at your school, library, or home? This webinar will feature several speakers who have created seed libraries of different types. Presenters will describe how to initiate a seed library and challenges faced.
This virtual workshop will be presented via Zoom.
Hosted by University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. For more information, please see the event webpage.

White Mtn Chapter: Native Plant Walk at the West Fork Little Colorado River (near Greer, Az)
2022-09-10 09:30 - 11:30
A map will be posted on our Facebook page next week

Event is listed here on FB: https://fb.me/e/B1YirGka7

Fall Plant Sale at the Flagstaff Arboretum
2022-09-11
Mark your calendar and check the Flagstaff Arboretum website for times and more details closer to the event date.

Late Summer in the Chiricahua Mountains September 17, 18, and 19, 2022 Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Cochise County
2022-09-17 - 2022-09-19 | Southwest Research Station,, Portal, AZ, United States
Field trip in the Chiricahua Mtns.
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Deadline to digitally submit art and photos to the California NPS contest.
2022-09-18
Digitally submit your work to the CNPS art and photo contest for the chance to be featured at the 2022 CNPS Conference! We invite artists and photographers to share work that explores the interrelationships between native plants, places, and people.
All accepted submissions will be displayed on the conference website and virtually projected during every session. Your artwork will be seen by more than 1,000 plant lovers and professionals at the conference, and thousands more online.
Details here.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting: Dr. Betsy Arnold presentation on Fungi
2022-09-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Catalina State Park Wildflower Walk
2022-09-23 08:00 - 10:30 | Catalina State Park
Friday, September 23, 2022

Meet at 8:00 am at the Kiosk in the Trailhead parking area for Catalina State Park north of Tucson.
Limit: 15 Participants
Please RSVP to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com
Participants will join AZNPS board member Lyn Loveless for a 2.5 hour walk along the Canyon Loop Trail. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the flora of the Tucson area as you stroll through desert upland and riparian canyons. As the monsoon winds down, we will find a whole suite of fall flowers to grace our morning ramble.
This hike is relatively easy but there are stairs and short hilly sections. Bring sturdy shoes, plenty of water, and appropriate hiking gear such as close-toed shoes, hats, long sleeve shirts, and long pants. Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Fall Plant Sale at Desert Survivors Nursery, Tucson
2022-09-24 - 2022-10-01 | Desert Survivors Nursery, Tucson
Member only and public days and times may vary. See Desert Survivors website for details.

A Morning Stroll in a Happily Recovering Desert
2022-09-24 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-25 08:00 - 10:00
Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th (two tour alternatives)
Meet at the Waterman Restoration Site in Tucson
Directions: 19 Miles east of I-10 on Avra Valley Road, turn left at the Pioneer sign, drive one mile ahead and bear left all the way.
Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a camelback or fanny pack for water. We will be walking slowly but over uneven and sometimes rocky terrain.
8:00 AM- 10AM
Limit: 12 participants
RSVP to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com
The Waterman Restoration site on Ironwood Forest National monument is now in full desert recovery with over 110 native plant species and a gradually increasing number of insects, birds, small mammals, reptiles and even visits of desert sheep. In the mid-2000s this same site was known as the “Mother of all Buffelgrass Patches”.
After generous recent rains, the desert is now coming alive. Perennial plants are leafing out and new plants are emerging underfoot. We will stroll through a desert in various stages of restoration, walking among mid-size and newly emerging desert trees, ocotillos, and bushes; learning how to identify them in different phases. We will learn about many overlooked plants that are powerful restoration agents and soil builders. We will see plant succession in action among trees and shrubs. We will also see how simple water harvesting techniques have brought life-giving moisture to the landscape and healed areas that had been bare and apparently “sterile”. Best of all we will discover new things from participants who happen to see something unexpected or who have knowledge or observations to share with the group.
This will be an opportunity to enjoy the desert together and learn from one another!

Fall Plant Sale at Borderlands Nursery & Seed in Patagonia
2022-09-25 09:00 - 14:00 | Borderlands Nursery and Seed, 42 San Antonio Road, Patagonia, Arizona, 85624
https://www.borderlandsplants.org

Call for Abstracts - 2022 Arizona Botany Meeting
2022-09-28 - 2022-10-24
The Arizona Native Plant Society is excited to announce the 19th Annual Arizona Botany Meeting!
This year’s theme is Native Plants of Arizona: Exploring the Unique Plants and Ecosystems of our Botanically Diverse State.
We are currently accepting abstracts for presentations and posters, to be presented virtually on Saturday, December 3. Submission deadline is October 24 to aznpswhitemountain@gmail.com. See the call for abstracts announcement for full details.
Please share this announcement with others and save the dates! Registration details will be posted soon to our website.

White Mtn Chapter: Native Plant Walk at Big Springs Trail (Lakeside, Az)
2022-10-01 09:00 - 11:00
Event is listed here: https://fb.me/e/2Ow6Xb4Qe

Fall Native Plant Sale at Audubon Rio Salado Center
2022-10-08 - 2022-10-09 | Audubon Rio Salado Center, 3131 S. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85040, United States
The fall plant starts on Saturday, October 8 at the Urban Wildlife Conservation Day celebration on the north side of the Rio Salado at Central Avenue. The sale will continue at the Rio Salado Center, while supplies last.
See the Audubon Arizona website for full details.

Tucson Audubon Society Fall Plant Sale
2022-10-08 - 2022-10-10 | The Mason Center, 3835 W Hardy Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States
Get some native plants to start or improve your habitat at home and benefit our Sonoran Desert wildlife.

Show up at 9 am on Saturday for a garden walk to see some of the sale plants in action!

Buy 3 or more plants and receive a FREE desert wildflowers poster!
Orange Fall Festival Event Poster (tucsonaudubon.org)

Pima County Master Gardener Plant Sale
2022-10-08 08:00 - 11:00 | Pima County Coopertive Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
A selection of cacti, succulents, perennials, and water-wise plantings well suited for the Tucson area.
View the event website for full details.

Tucson Chapter Meeting October
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
The Waterman Restoration Story

Presented by John Scheuring, AZNPS Conservation Committee

The Waterman Restoration site is on BLM land on the northern bajada of the Waterman Mountains on Ironwood Forest National Monument. An AZNPS-led restoration effort started in 2010. This site is now a recovering upland Saguaro-Palo Verde landscape with over 110 native plant species and fewer than 150 buffelgrass plants still emerging per year. This talk will highlight the often overlooked “hero” native plant species that are opening the way to a stable native Saguaro-Palo Verde Upland landscape.

Butterfly Wonderland Fall Plant Sale
2022-10-15 - 2022-10-16 | Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ, 85256, United States
Saturday, October 15 – 9am to 4pm
Sunday, October 16 – 9am to Noon
Featuring milkweeds and nectar plants that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
See the Butterfly Wonderland website for full details.

Native Seed Collection Workshop and Tour of Seed Lab
2022-10-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Borderlands Nursery and Seed, 42 San Antonio Road, Patagonia, Arizona, 85624
Join Borderlands Restoration Network on Saturday, October 15 for a tour of the BRN Seed Lab to learn about their seed lab operations and programs, then head out to the beautiful San Rafael Valley to learn about native grasses and their ethical seed collection protocols.
Participants will then help collect seeds that will be used in a local ecological restoration project to mitigate erosion and revegetate the landscape to support habitat in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains on public and private lands.
Participants should bring water and snacks, wear sun-protective gear, long pants, and sturdy shoes for walking across uneven terrain and be comfortable hiking short distances.
Seed collection equipment as well as snake gaiters and blaze orange safety vests will be provided. This opportunity is open to 15 participants.
​Email horticulture@borderlandsrestoration.org to sign-up!

Fall Plant Sale at Tohono Chul in Tucson, Member preview
2022-10-19 09:00 - 15:00 | Tohono Chul, 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ, 85704, United States
Fall Plant Sale at Tohono Chul in Tucson

Members’ Preview:
Wednesday, October 19 | 9am-3pm
General Public:
Saturday, October 22 | 9am-3pm
Sunday, October 23 | 9am-3pm
Fall is the perfect time to get the goods to transform your backyard into a desert oasis thanks to the annual Fall Plant Sale. Each year we host a fall sale with a wide selection of landscape-ready plants including unique, hard-to-find specimens. Whether folks are planting them in the ground or in small containers, they can rest assured that the plants available are hardy and arid-adapted. The sale is located in our main parking lot off of Paseo del Norte.
7366 Paseo del Norte
Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 742-6455

Fall Festival & Plant Sale - Maricopa County
2022-10-22 08:00 - 13:00 | Metro Tech High School, 1900 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85015, United States
Explore the plant sale and vendors, seek garden advice, and support student-made creations.

Plants grown by Maricopa County Master Gardeners, Metro Tech students, and invited growers.
Food, crafts, and more from vendors and Metro Tech student clubs.
Prize Drawings.
Rummage Sale where you can select gently used household items, books, small furniture, garden items for purchase.
Do you have a garden problem? Need help with your landscape plants? Want to know the best way to plant your new plants picked up at the sale? Visit the Ask a Master Gardener booth.

See the Master Gardener website for full details.

Waterman Restoration Site Celebration
2022-10-22 08:30 - 09:30 | Ironwood Forest National Monument
The Arizona Native Plant Society and United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management cordially invite you to join us on Saturday, October 22, 8:30 a.m. at the Waterman Restoration Site, located on the Ironwood Forest National Monument, as we recognize 12 successful years of important restoration work and celebrate National Public Lands Day.
The celebration will include a short ceremony unveiling a new interpretive display showcasing the restoration work and its benefits to the Sonoran-Desert ecosystem. Following the ceremony, attendees will tour the new interpretive display and demonstration garden. Lite refreshments will be available.
Guest speakers will include Doug Ripley, President of the Arizona Native Plant Society (AZNPS), AZNPS State Conservation Chairman John Scheuring and BLM Arizona State Director Raymond Suazo. Sandy Bahr, Director of Sierra Club Arizona will serve as the keynote speaker.
This site is now a restored upland Saguaro-Palo Verde landscape with over 110 native plant species and fewer than 150 buffelgrass plants still emerging per year.

Directions to the site: Drive exactly 19 miles west of I-10 on Avra Valley Road. Turn left immediately after the Pioneer sign on your left. Drive one mile bearing left the whole way.

Mesquite Workshop: Pod Milling & Flour Processing
2022-10-22 09:00 - 14:00 | Borderlands Nursery and Seed, 42 San Antonio Road, Patagonia, Arizona, 85624
Mesquite Pod Milling & Food Safe Processing of Mesquite Flour
Learn all about mesquite pod milling, and how to use mesquite pods for value-added mesquite foods and beverages that can be healthier alternatives for sweeteners, flour, and other foods. Participants will have the opportunity to bring their dry pods and learn hands on how operate a mesquite mill to process mesquite flour.
Presented by Borderlands Restoration Network and the University of Arizona.
Space is limited. To learn more and register, visit the Mesquite Workshops webpage.

Desert Living Home Tour - Phoenix & Tucson
2022-10-22 10:00 - 15:00
Watershed Management Group is hosting their 11th annual Desert Home Living Tour on Saturday, October 22rd, in collaboration with the Sierra Club. The tour walks you through creative, sustainable properties in Tucson and the Phoenix Valley that harvest and conserve water, use solar energy, grow food, provide wildlife habitat, and so much more.
View the Watershed Management Group website for full details.
