Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM. Dan Beckman: Flora of the Rincon Mountains Dan is a botanist and field technician with Saguaro National Park. Dan has explored and collected in these mountains since 2017 and plans to publish an updated flora of the region. Monthly chapter meetings featuring local speakers are held the second Thursday […]
Join us for our monthly members meeting where we talk about chapter news and discuss ongoing projects! This month, Mary Chisholm, the CAZCA Engagement Coordinator from the Desert Botanical Garden will be joining us to discuss a new project between the garden and the Arizona Native Plant Society! The garden is starting it's Budding Botanists […]
Registration Opens for the Native Plant Society of New Mexico Annual Conference The Native Plant Society of New Mexico’s annual conference will be held in Silver City this year, hosted by the Gila Chapter. Headquarters will be at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center at 3031 US-180. The conference, with the theme […]
Fall Kickoff! On September 10, the Tucson Chapter will inaugurate its fall season at Molino Basin, a lovely woodland on the slopes of the lower Santa Catalina Mountains. At 3:30 Lyn Loveless and John Schering will lead a plant ramble. At 5:00 we will break for a picnic. The board will provide the sandwiches; attendees […]
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 PM. Shannon Lencioni, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife: Status Report on Two Rare Cacti on the Navajo Nation Shannon will provide a report on two tiny, rare cacti that grow on the Navajo Nation: Brady’s Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi) and Fickeisen Plains Cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeiseniae), a northern […]
Join us for a nature hike around Shadow Mountain! We will start with a short talk on plants then start the hike (2.6m). We will provide a wildflower field guide and magnifying glass. Be sure to bring plenty of water! Trail can be seen here: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arizona/shadow-mountain-trail Please call 480-734-0180 if you have a hard time […]