We want to help you select local plants that thrive in our natural habitat but are also both beautiful and economical. This will result in plants that are easier to care for and better support our local ecosystem. Our Grow Native initiative is here to help show you the way!
News and Blog Posts
- Celebrating the Art of Frank Rose
Frank Rose was known to many in Tucson as the retired pastor of Sunrise Chapel, long-time member of the Arizona Native Plant Society, a renowned watercolor artist, accomplished lecturer, and avid hiker. Painting was a… Read more: Celebrating the Art of Frank Rose - Tucson Bird Alliance is Hiring
Tucson Bird Alliance is hiring one Invasive Plant Strike Team Crew Member! The position has been posted to several job boards and is listed on our website, links below. Please share this opportunity with any qualified applicants! Applications (resume and… Read more: Tucson Bird Alliance is Hiring - New Directions in American Landscape Symposium37th Annual NDAL SymposiumSeeing the Forest and the TreesDesigning Landscapes that Integrate Regional Specificity with Global Commonality Incorporating a region’s indigenous plant communities and ecological processes is at the heart of ecology-based design. But no natural system operates… Read more: New Directions in American Landscape Symposium
- Conserving and Recycling at the Waterman Sitehttps://tucson.com/news/local/environment/desert-restoration-recycles-christmas-trees/article_6fe1a0f2-d207-11ef-ac79-fb981aa2c89e.html Christmas trees get re-used to preserve rainfall in the Sonoran Desert.
- Flagstaff Chapter Meetings you can viewRecordings of Past MeetingsThe following presentations were recorded in 2024 and can be viewed the Flagstaff Chapter’s Facebookpage or at The Arizona Native Plant Society website.Megan Swan, Hannah Andrascik, Christopher Calvo, NPS Southern Colorado Plateau… Read more: Flagstaff Chapter Meetings you can view
- 6 AGAVES DOMESTICATED BY SOUTHWESTERN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
DBG Garden researchers Wendy Hodgson, Andrew Salywon and volunteer Jane Rosenthal describe six rare domesticated agave species whose clones remarkably can still be found living in ancient agricultural fields in Arizona that have not been tended for hundreds of years. - Browse the Index of “Plant Press Arizona”
All current and back issues of “Plant Press Arizona” have been professionally indexed. A google-like search function is also available on our “Plant Press Arizona” page. - Bisbee Earns National Wildlife Federation Recognition
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