The Arizona Native Plant Society

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.
Initial-Announcement-07-22-2022-Revised Chiricahua-Reg-Form-2022

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 (America/Phoenix) | 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.

Southwest Vegetation Management Association 2022 Annual Conference
2022-10-27 - 2022-10-28
Southwest Vegetation Management Association (SWVMA) 2022 Annual Conference: Invasive Species Fueling Wildfires
See the SWVMA website for full details.

Phoenix Chapter meeting: Pollinator Pathway
2022-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | via Zoom
We’ll begin this 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 Chapter announcements.
Then, we’ll feature a presentation by Danielle Carlock, founder of the Maricopa Native Seed Library, followed by Q&A. Danielle will share details about the seed library’s new Maricopa Pollinator Pathway initiative, which offers a pollinator habitat certification program for Maricopa county and other low & intermediate desert areas of Arizona.
This presentation is dedicated to our late Vice President, Pam McMillie, who helped develop and implement the Maricopa Pollinator Pathway.
To attend the meeting, please register via Zoom.
This meeting is open to Arizona Native Plant Society members as well as the general public. We hope to see you then!

Tucson Chapter Monthly Meeting
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Restoration of a Mesquite Bosque
Presented by Gita Bodner

2022 Arizona Botany Meeting!
2022-12-03 09:00 - 15:30 | via Zoom
Native Plants of Arizona: Exploring the Unique Plants and Ecosystems of our Botanically Diverse State.
Registration is now open! Only $10 gives you all day access to presentations.
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Tucson Chapter Meeting
2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Join us for our next chapter meeting Thursday, December 8th at 7:00pm. Members are encouraged to bring native plants as door prizes, and we will continue our tradition of bringing cookies to celebrate the holidays!

Our Tucson Chapter meeting is coming up on Thursday, December 8th. The talk will be hybrid, with the ability to join us on Zoom or in person. The Zoom link will go out the day before the talk, and we will open up Zoom at 6:30 pm with the talk beginning at 7:00 pm. For those of you joining us in person, we are meeting in the ENR 2 building on the University of Arizona campus in room S215 on the second floor. This building is located at 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, AZ 85719, Google Map of ENR2 Building. The best way to enter is via the Lowell St. entrance on the north side of the building. The closest parking is the 6th street garage located on the north side of 6th street, directly adjacent to the ENR2 building, the cost is $2/hour and you MUST have a credit or debit card as the garage DOES NOT accept cash. There may be limited free parking nearby but there is no guarantee, members who live on the west side are also encouraged to take the FREE street car to the UofA campus.

The distribution and drivers of subtropical plant species in the U.S. sky island region, presented by Jim Verrier.
The large number of subtropical plants reaching their northern range in the U.S. sky islands contribute to the unique botanical flavor of this biodiverse region. This talk will explore the extent of subtropical plant distribution in the Arizona-New Mexico sky islands, drivers of subtropical plant occurrence, regional patterns of subtropical species turnover, and sky island subtropical hotspots.

Tucson Chapter Meeting - January 2023
2023-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection: Update on Desert Conservation Issues, presented by Carolyn Campbell, Executive Director.
Carolyn will give an overview of conservation issues in Pima County including the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, formation of the Ironwood Forest National Monument, and the latest on the proposed Interstate 11. The Coalition’s mission is to protect the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona through science-based advocacy, education and collaboration. AZNPS has been a member of the Coalition since its inception 25 years ago.

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2023-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | at 268 E. Stephens Way, 268 E. Stephens Way, Tonto Basin, AZ, 85553, United States
Contact tontobasinnativeplants@gmail.com
for additional information on upcoming events.

Tonto Basin Chapter First Friday Field Trip
2023-02-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Tonto National Monument
Questions: Contact tontobasinnativeplants@gmail.com
