The Arizona Native Plant Society

Tucson Chapter Monthly Meeting
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Phoenix) | 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.
AZNPS 2022 Botany Meeting Agenda Final 113022

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

Hakđagwi:va Peach Springs Chapter AZ Native Plant Society Meeting.
2023-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Peach Springs Community Center, Peach Springs, AZ, 86434, United States
Feb 8 NPS Chapter Mtg

Tucson Chapter Meeting - February
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | ENR Building, Room 215, University of Arizona, & on zoom
Tropical Sonora: Biogeographic Novelties Out Back
Presented by Robert Villa, Outreach Specialist for Tumamoc Hill
The Sonoran Desert region can be described as the receding hairline of the tropics, culminating in the precipice of the true tropical and temperate-tropical realm of northwestern México in eastern and southern Sonora. Noteworthy and novel botanical (and otherwise) records will be presented.

11th Annual Seed Library Summit (virtual event)
2023-02-11 09:00 - 16:00 | online webinar
Phoenix Chapter Treasurer, Danielle Carlock, is presenting about Native Seeds & Pollinators. Additional sessions include:
– How to Start a Seed Library
– Ask a Seed Librarian
– Seeds to Expand Climate Adaptation
– Landrace Gardening
– Seed Gardens
– School Seed Libraries
– Seed Exchanges
– Seed Saving Basics
– Communities Building Mobile Seed Libraries as a Response to Disaster
– Seed Stories: Our Stories of Seeds
Speaker bios by session. Event registration and additional information available via Eventbrite.

Japanese Garden Workshop
2023-02-17 08:00 - 2023-02-19 17:00
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix will partner with the North American Japanese Garden Association on a hands-on Japanese garden workshop that will include:

-stone setting
-fence building
-bench building
-flagstone walkways
http://najga.org/phxr

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting
2023-02-24 10:00 - 12:00 | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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”!
