BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Arizona Native Plant Society - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241004T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241004T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T041905 CREATED:20240903T221838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T221908Z UID:13193-1728036000-1728043200@aznps.com SUMMARY:Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting: Friday\, October 4: Becky Settje. Tools of the Trade DESCRIPTION:Learn about websites and books to help identify Arizona native plants and practice using a hand lens.\nFollowing the presentation\, we will use our new skills to identify some native plants in the chapter\npresident’s garden. Location: 268 E Stephen’s Way\, Tonto Basin. URL:https://aznps.com/event/tonto-basin-chapter-meeting-friday-october-4-becky-settje-tools-of-the-trade/ LOCATION:268 E Stephen’s Way\, Tonto Basin\, Arizona ORGANIZER;CN="Tonto Basin Chapter%2C AZNPS":MAILTO:tontobasinnativeplants@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260517T041905 CREATED:20241003T224307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T224307Z UID:13230-1728586800-1728592200@aznps.com SUMMARY:Tucson Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to the History\, Geology\, Flora\, and Fauna of the Dragoon Mountains\, Cochise County\, Arizona. Presented by J. Douglas Ripley \nOne 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 friend\, well known Arizona botanist Jim Verrier\, have been studying the Dragoon Mountains with an emphasis on compiling a floristic catalogue and eventually publishing a comprehensive flora of the area.  In this talk\, Doug will present an introduction to the mountains by summarizing the work he and Jim have accomplished to date using photos taken during their field work. \nAbout our speaker: \n A native of San Francisco\, California\, Doug holds BA and MA degrees in biology from San Francisco State University and a PhD degree in plant ecology from Oregon State University. He was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program and served as an Air Force officer for 22 years with assignments within the US and gloablly.  Doug applied his extensive knowledge of botany in managing the Air Force natural and cultural resources conservation programs.   Following retirement from active military duty he joined the federal civil service where he continued to be involved with the management of natural resources conservation for other branches of the military. Since retiring from the civil service\, he and his wife Arlene  have settled in Southeastern Arizona where he volunteers for local environmental organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and the Arizona Native Plant Society where he currently serves as the State President.  URL:https://aznps.com/event/tucson-chapter-meeting-9/ LOCATION:U of A campus\, Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENR2)\, Room S215 ORGANIZER;CN="Tucson Chapter":MAILTO:nativeplantstucson@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241015T190000 DTSTAMP:20260517T041905 CREATED:20240903T221532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T184228Z UID:13191-1729018800-1729018800@aznps.com SUMMARY:Flagstaff Chapter Meeting: National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring DESCRIPTION: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 ” . \nThe Southern Colorado Plateau Network is one of 32 Inventory and Monitoring Networks across the U.S. The National Park Service established these networks to inventory natural resources in parks and track their condition. This information helps park managers to make decisions about the natural resources in their parks. One of the important things we monitor are plant communities\, where we have over 17 years worth of data. Come learn about our group\, our techniques\, and our science\, as we explore long-term vegetation trends within our regional habitats. \nMegan Swan is a Plant Ecologist who has worked monitoring upland ecosystems for the National Park Service for over 15 years. \nHannah Andrascik is the Upland Vegetation Field Crew Lead and has been with the National Park Service for over 11 years. \nChristopher Calvo is a Biologist and Science Communicator and has been doing science in the southwest US for 19 years. \nThe meetings are now being held at Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa. Park anywhere in the parking lot or on the street. Buzz to be let in if the door is locked and come upstairs to the second floor. The meeting is the 3rd Tuesday\, October 15 at 7 PM. \nIf attending virtually\, register in advance for this meeting at:\nhttps://bit.ly/FlagAZNPS \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. URL:https://aznps.com/event/flagstaff-chapter-meeting-national-park-service-inventory-and-monitoring/ LOCATION:Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa.\, 1831 N. Jasper Dr on McMillan Mesa\, Flagstaff\, Arizona ORGANIZER;CN="Flagstaff Chapter AZNPS":MAILTO:naris123@cs.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T041905 CREATED:20241008T184445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T184445Z UID:13236-1729328400-1729339200@aznps.com SUMMARY:Arizona's Magnificent Trees workshop at The Arboretum at Flagstaff DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nThis 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 or height\, but you can also nominate trees that have cultural significance or ones that are proven to be in their same location before Arizona’s Statehood. \n  \nDetails and registration can be found here: \nhttps://thearb.org/event/arizonas-magnificent-trees-workshop-registration-req/ \n  \nWe had a presentation about this program in June of 2023. You can watch the recording here. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/3174x8bMXwzQs4XQ/ \n  URL:https://aznps.com/event/arizonas-magnificent-trees-workshop-at-the-arboretum-at-flagstaff/ LOCATION:The Flagstaff Arboretum END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR