The Arizona Native Plant Society

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2023-02-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Payson Public Library, Payson, AZ, 85541, United States
Tonto Natural Bridge Park Ranger, Micah Kipple will present “The Great Sympatry: How Similar Species May Be Related, But Different.”

Tonto Basin Chapter First Friday Field Trip
2023-03-03 13:00 - 15:00 | AZ
Mills Ridge parking area on FS Road 429 and Highway 188 (Roosevelt Lake) “Sentinels of the Sonoran Desert.”

Public Tours of the Waterman Restoration Site in the Ironwood Forest National Monument
2023-03-04 08:00 - 10:00 | AZ
AZNPS will conduct public tours of the Waterman Restoration site on the first Saturday in March, April, and May. Tours will begin at 8:00 AM and all are welcome.
Directions: This site is near Tucson. From I10 proceed exactly 19 miles west on Avra Valley Road (exit 242). Turn left at the Pioneer Sign and continue about one mile straight ahead, bearing left the whole way on the surfaced road.
Visit our AZNPS Waterman website page for updates and additional information.

White Mountain Chapter at the Showlow Sustainability Fair
2023-03-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Showlow Elks Lodge, 805 E. Whipple, Showlow, Arizona
The chapter will have a table with some native plants. Show Low Elks Lodge, 805 E Whipple.

Tucson Chapter Meeting - March
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Jennifer Patton and Ben Wilder of Wilder Landscape Architects will take you backstage to learn how they subversively integrate native plants and wildlife habitat into a every project they do. Jennifer and Ben founded Wilder Landscape Architects in 2016 to focus on projects that benefit both nature and people.

Upper Gila Chapter Meeting
2023-03-16 19:00, 2023-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastern Arizona College, Discovery Park Campus, 1651 W. Discovery Park Blvd. Safford, AZ 85546, Safford, AZ, 85546, United States
Upper Gila Chapter
3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Arizona College, Discovery Park Campus
The address will get you as far as the parking lot and main building, but to get to the meeting in the southern building you drive a route that’s posted for personnel only so hopefully this map helps. It’s possible to park in the main lot shown and walk to the building but much nicer to drive the whole way.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting - Guest Speaker: Carrie Cannon
2023-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 | e Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
Carrie Cannon will speak about Plants of the Mojave Desert and Traditional Tribal Uses.

Yuma Chapter AZNPS Field Trip March 22, 2023
2023-03-22 | AZ
1. 9:00 am Meet at the Landing for coffee and logistics.
2. Drive 13.4 miles on I-8 to Exit 159 Ogilby Road. Turn left (south) to an
unpaved parking area. This is the first stop to search for wildflowers.
See attached checklist of previous collections in the vicinity.
3. Head ~ 8.3 miles north on Ogilby Road (paved) to intersection (BLM Route 668) with
Gold Rock Ranch Road. Turn right onto dirt road and drive ~1 mile to sign for Tumco
ghost town. Turn right to go ~.3 miles to town site entrance (or turning left goes to old
cemetery). For a BLM map of eastern Imperial County California, click on BLM Routes of
Travel for Eastern Imperial County. For an introduction to the history of the site, click on
Tumco Historic Mine | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov). See attached checklist of
previous collections in the vicinity.
4. If desired, on the return trip stop at the Center of the World, Felicity, CA to see the
History of Humanity in Granite Museum. For more information click
https://www.historyingranite.org/.

Tonto Basin Chapter Project
2023-03-23 00:00 - 2023-03-29 17:00 | AZ
Chapter Community Service Project at Tonto National Monument: Revegetation and Nonnative Invasive Plant Removal
Details TBD

White Mountain Chapter at the Snowflake-Taylor Library
2023-03-25 10:15 - 12:00 | Showlow Creek Meadow, 418 West 4th St S, Snowflake, Arizona
March Meeting: Starting Native Plants Workshop
Join us for the first workshop of our new Gardening with Native Plants series! This is for all ages and material will be provided with a hands on workshop. We’ll be going over the seed starting basics when it comes to native plants and showing you how to start native seeds. You’ll be able to take home your potted seed!
Host: Michelle Straight – Master Gardener
When: Saturday, March 25th at 10:15 am – noon
Where: Snowflake-Taylor Library, 418 West 4th St S Snowflake, AZ

2023 National Native Seed Conference
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-30 | Washington, D.C.
Theme: “Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain.”
See the Native Seed Network website for more information.

Public Tours of the Waterman Restoration Site in the Ironwood Forest National Monument
2023-04-01 08:00 - 10:00, 2023-05-06 08:00 - 10:00 | AZ
AZNPS will conduct public tours of the Waterman Restoration site on the first Saturday in March, April, and May. Tours will begin at 8:00 AM and all are welcome.
Directions: This site is near Tucson. From I-10 proceed exactly 19 miles west on Avra Valley Road (exit 242). Turn left at the Pioneer Sign and continue about 1 mile straight ahead, bearing left the whole way on the surfaced road.
Visit our AZNPS Waterman website page for updates and additional information.

White Mountain Chapter - Spring Art Journal & Photo Walk
2023-04-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Showlow Creek Park, 769 S White Mountain Rd, Showlow, Arizona

Stinknet Symposium (online event)
2023-04-11 09:00 - 15:00 | online webinar
Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is an invasive plant spreading across southwestern North America. At this virtual symposium, hear from researchers and land mangers in California, Arizona, and Australia about their experiences with managing stinknet, its spread, and its impacts. This event is intended for professional land managers and roadside/ROW workers.
This symposium is free and is hosted by the University of California, Cooperative Extension and the University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension. Registration to the webinar is required by April 9th at this link. Registrants will be sent the link to the webinar on April 10th.

Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs Convention 2023
2023-04-14 - 2023-04-16 | Tempe, AZ
The Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs Convention features speakers, tours, flower shows, socializing, and shopping. For more information, including registration prices and details, visit the convention’s website.

Tonto Basin Friday Field Trip
2023-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | AZ
Tonto Natural Bridge – “Plants of Higher Elevations”

Tucson Audubon Spring Planting Event
2023-04-15 08:30 - 2023-04-16 12:30 | Tucson Audubon Mason Cente, 3835 W. Hardy Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85742
2023-Plant-Fest-Flyer-and-Schedule_pdf

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting - Guest speakers: Gayle Gratop, Susan Holiday & Patti Van Tuyl
2023-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | e Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
Gayle Gratop, Susan Holiday, and Patti VanTuyl will speak on the topic: Gardening with High Elevation Native Plants.

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2023-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Our speaker will be Bill Peachey, a self-described “Saguarodero.” Bill has talked to us several times about his work with Saguaros. In this presentation, entitled “Things About Saguaros That Your Mother Would Not Tell You,” he will present a variety of observations about the saguaro life history drawn from his years of observing these iconic elements of our Sonoran Desert landscape. These “bits-and pieces” of saguaro lore, gathered from 27 years of investigations, should enrich both those less experienced with the Sonoran Desert as well as those who have long been “saguaro savants”!

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2023-04-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce, 45675 N Arizona Highway 188, Tonto Basin, AZ, 85553, United States
Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce
Gila County Extension Agent, Chris Jones, will present “A Noxious Problem: Nonnative Invasive Plants of Tonto Basin.”

Greater Phoenix City Nature Challenge 2023
2023-04-28 - 2023-05-07 | Greater Phoenix Area
We encourage Phoenix Chapter members and nature lovers to participate in the City Nature Challenge 2023! This is a global effort to observe and document as much urban biodiversity as possible.
From April 28 to May 1, use iNaturalist to document as many plants, animals, and other living things that you can find. Join the City Nature Challenge 2023: Great Phoenix Area project to see all of the observations made by you and others.
From May 2-7, browse the project on iNaturalist to help to identify what others observed.
On May 8, worldwide results will be announced.
For more details, including instructions on how to use iNaturalist, please see the Greater Phoenix City Nature Challenge website.

2023 Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting
2023-05-04 - 2023-05-06 | Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, 85008, United States
Theme: “On the Horizon: Looking to the Future of Plant Conservation.”
Hybrid event, with in-person sessions held at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, as well as online presentations.
See the Center for Plant Conservation website for more information.

Tonto Basin Field Trip: Botany, Burgers, and Brews!
2023-05-05 | AZ
May 5: First Friday Field Trip: “Botany, Burgers and Brews!”
Details to be announced.

Desert Horticulture Conference
2023-05-05 08:00 - 16:00 | Tucson, AZ
3 concurrent tracks: Plants and Design, Plant Health, and Water/Urban Landscapes
For more details and to register, visit the conference website.

Tucson Chapter Meeting
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Islands of the Sea of Cortés: Plant Dispersal Corridors
Alberto Búrquez, a researcher at the UNAM Sonoran Field Station in Hermosillo, will discuss of the genesis of the Sea of Cortés, the ocean basin that separates mainland Mexico from the Baja Peninsula. He will then discuss the ecological and evolutionary processes of biotic isolation and colonization of the Midriff Islands, processes leading to the unique plant and animal assemblages found on these islands.
The Sea of Cortés and its islands

White Mountain Chapter Plant Sale
2023-05-13 | Showlow Nature Center, 425 N Woodland Rd, Lakeside, AZ, United States
2nd Annual Native Plant Sale
Save the date for our upcoming native plant sale! This time we’ll be indoors and away from the high winds. We’re partnering up with the wonderful White Mountain Nature Center this year.

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting: Guest speaker Debbie DeWolf Allen
2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | e Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
Debbie will speak about The Brothers Boutelou and the Grass They Barely Knew: A Journey into Botany, History, Exploration, and Two Remarkable Men

Upper Gila Chapter Meeting
2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Eastern Arizona College, Discovery Park Campus, 1651 W. Discovery Park Blvd. Safford, AZ 85546, Safford, AZ, 85546, United States
Upper Gila Chapter
3rd Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Arizona College
Discovery Park Campus
1651 W. Discovery Park Blvd.
Safford, AZ 85546
The address will get you as far as the parking lot and main building, but to get to the meeting in the southern building you drive a route that’s posted for personnel only so hopefully this map helps. It’s possible to park in the main lot shown and walk to the building but much nicer to drive the whole way.
