BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Arizona Native Plant Society - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Arizona Native Plant Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aznps.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Arizona Native Plant Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210510 DTSTAMP:20260526T224446 CREATED:20210421T013708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T013749Z UID:2799-1619740800-1620604799@aznps.com SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge 2021: Greater Phoenix Area DESCRIPTION:City Nature Challenge – April & May 2021\nJoin the Phoenix Chapter in participating in the City Nature Challenge 2021! \nAt April’s Chapter meeting\, our guest speaker was Jeny Davis\, coordinator of the Desert Botanical Garden’s Metro Phoenix EcoFlora. We invite you to watch the recording of her presentation to learn about the City Nature Challenge and how you can participate. \nThen\, from April 30th to May 3rd\, use iNaturalist to document as many plants\, animals\, and other living things that you can find. Be sure to join the City Nature Challenge 2021: Great Phoenix Area project to see all of the observations made by you and others. \nFrom May 4th-9th\, browse the project on iNaturalist to help to identify what others observed. \nOn May 10th\, results will be announced. Prizes will be awarded for the most observations made\, most species observed\, and most identifications made! URL:https://aznps.com/event/cnc-phoenix/ LOCATION:Greater Phoenix Area ORGANIZER;CN="Phoenix Chapter":MAILTO:aznpsphoenix@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210502T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T224446 CREATED:20210425T022809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T023528Z UID:2848-1619940600-1619974800@aznps.com SUMMARY:Yuma Chapter Buffelgrass Removal Effort DESCRIPTION:Are you ready and willing to get out in the desert and kill? Yuma Chapter has again been asked by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and partners to join other volunteers in a buffelgrass removal effort the morning of May 2nd. We will convene at 7:30 am at the Foothills Library parking lot and caravan from there to the worksite. Be sure to register for an access permit and complete the range safety briefing at https://luke.isportsman.net/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2FAccounts%2FPermits.aspx. You will need to bring water\, snacks/lunch\, sun protection\, and gloves. MCAS will provide shovels. Please let Val know if you can join us by emailing her at bebbia@hotmail.com. That contact info will also work if you have any questions. I sure hope you can come. It would be downright wonderful to see you (hopefully vaccinated) fine people before the summer heat swoops in URL:https://aznps.com/event/yuma-chapter-buffelgrass-removal-effort/ LOCATION:parking lot at Yuma Foothills Library\, Yuma\, AZ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210513T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T224446 CREATED:20210128T021740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T054305Z UID:2380-1620932400-1620936000@aznps.com SUMMARY:Tucson Chapter Meeting\, Dr. Michael A. Crimmins\, Drought in Arizona: Observations\, impacts\, and projections. DESCRIPTION:Arizona has experienced dramatic hydroclimatic variability over the past several years with back-to-back record warm and dry summers and an intervening winter season with near average precipitation in 2020. The winter and spring seasons of 2021 are also shaping up to be drier and warmer than average helping to intensify short-term drought conditions across the state. At the same time\, longer-term drought conditions dating back to the mid-90’s continue to impact water resources across the region. What is the difference between short and long-term drought and its impact on different resources? Is this type of shorter-term climate variability normal for Arizona or a harbinger of things to come? Will the current long-term drought end? This presentation will explore the unique aspects of Arizona’s hydroclimate that control precipitation variability at both short and long timescales as well as how increasing temperatures relate to drought conditions. We will also explore climate model projections for Arizona and what they mean in terms of potential changes in temperatures and precipitation patterns in coming decades. \nDr. Michael Crimmins is on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is an Extension Specialist in Climate Science for Arizona Cooperative Extension. He has been in this role for 15 years working with ranchers\, farmers and natural resource managers across Arizona to integrate climate information in their planning and decision making and assisting them in developing strategies to adapt to a changing climate. He also serves as a drought monitoring expert on the Arizona Governor’s Drought Task Force. URL:https://aznps.com/event/tucson-chapter-dr-michael-a-crimmins-climate-change-and-local-impacts/ LOCATION:via Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210518T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T224446 CREATED:20210414T040852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T040852Z UID:2708-1621364400-1621369800@aznps.com SUMMARY:Flagstaff Chapter Meeting May 18\, 2021 - Jesse Mike - Dine Native Plant Program DESCRIPTION:Email FlagstaffAZNPS@gmail.com for the Zoom link and password. URL:https://aznps.com/event/flagstaff-chapter-meeting-may-18-2021-jesse-mike-dine-native-plant-program/ LOCATION:via Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210521T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210521T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T224446 CREATED:20210222T223850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T224348Z UID:2481-1621623600-1621630800@aznps.com SUMMARY:Cochise Chapter Meeting: Friday\, May 21. Dylan Dorey\, Park Naturalist\, Kartchner Caverns State Park. Twenty Years of Conservation: Above and Below Ground at Kartchner Caverns State Park DESCRIPTION:Please email jdougripley@gmail.com for a link to this Zoom meeting. URL:https://aznps.com/event/cochise-chapter-meeting-3/ LOCATION:via Zoom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR