Events

Learn about websites and books to help identify Arizona native plants and practice using a hand lens. Following the presentation, we will use our new skills to identify some native plants in the chapter president's garden. Location: 268 E Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin.

An Introduction to the History, Geology, Flora, and Fauna of the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona. Presented by J. Douglas Ripley One of the "Lesser Sky Islands" of southern Arizona, the Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona possess an incredible history, geology, flora, and fauna. Since retiring to Cochise County in 2008, Doug Ripley and his good […]

Don't miss our last meeting of 2024! Megan Swan, Christopher Calvo, and Hannah Andrascik will be presenting  "Taking the Pulse of Vegetation Communities in National Parks on the Colorado Plateau " . The Southern Colorado Plateau Network is one of 32 Inventory and Monitoring Networks across the U.S. The National Park Service established these networks […]

The Arboretum at Flagstaff is hosting a workshop for Arizona’s Magnificent Tree program on October 19th, from 9:00-12:00. Registration is free, but required.   This program teaches you how to measure large trees to nominate them to be added to the list of the Arizona’s Magnificent Trees. These could be the largest trees in girth […]

Back by popular demand, the AZ Native Plant Society and the University of Arizona Herbarium will offer a two-day combination lecture and hands-on workshop for students serious about doing grass ID work. The course goals are to impart sufficient knowledge for students to make wise decisions regarding collection of grasses, to provide complete information on […]

Kenda Svoboda from the Payson Forest Service will lead us in a grass walk at the Deer Creek Trailhead, located at the intersection of Highway 87 and Highway 188, south of Rye. Bring your hand lens, if you have one, and have fun learning how to ID grasses in the field.