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ANPS ACTIVITIES
Volunteer Opportunities
| Central Region |
MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
Talk: Wednesday, September 13 Matt Johnson will be giving the presentation on excerpts from his book on Cacti of the Sonoran Region Part II, which includes the prickly pears, chollas, agaves, yuccas, bursera, jatropha, and an assortment of other plants.
Talk: Wednesday, October 11 Steve McLaughlin will be speaking to us on the Flora of the Eastern Sierra Nevadas in California , where Steve and Jan plan to retire. There is an active California Native Plant Society chapter there, the Bristlecone Chapter, which will be glad to have Steve & Jan joining them.
Walk: Saturday, October 14 A nursery tour at Cicadia Desert Plants. See and purchase all sorts of great Southern Arizona and Sonoran plants not for sale elsewhere including Lagacea (a yellow-flowered composite which grows in Santa Cruz County ), Yerba Mansa, Mugwort, Native Cotton, and many others. The owner specializes in medicinal herbs and salves, soaps, as well as native plants. Call Julia at 792-2690 for details.
Walk: Friday, November 3 Sonoita Creek State Natural Area will open to the public. This gem is located downstream of Patagonia Lake and has miles of beautiful riparian forest along Sonoita Creek as well as cool upland plant species. Dr. Steve McLaughlin will be on hand to present some of his floristic findings around 1 or 2 p.m. and many other neat folks will lead hikes and give presentations and demonstrations. Plan to come for the day. (see pg. 8)
Talk: Wednesday, November 8 Bill Singleton will enlighten us on the topic of “Illustrating native Plants for the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.” For those not familiar with his work, check out the following websites: http://www.billsingleton.net/index.html http://www.pima.gov/sdcp/
OTHER TUCSON HAPPENINGS
1-- The Grow Native: don't plant a pest brochure included in this mailing is the result of an ad hoc committee's work for the past year and a half. The committee raised all the money and support needed to print over 60,000 of these in English and Spanish. The target audience is newcomers to our area, but really for all those living in southern Arizona , to make people aware of the threats that invasive, non-native species pose to our environment. If you'd like to help distribute these brochures to your favorite neighborhood nursery, or another likely place, email Carianne at conservation@aznps.org to see how you can help.
2-- Be part of our create-a-garden project at the Game & Fish Office picnic area in Tucson . Plans are being finalized to put in a native plant tortoise garden and we will need your help to plant it! If you are interested in helping, call Nancy Zierenberg at 882-7663 or email nzberg4@cox.net. There are also plans being made for a gala event to celebrate the finished garden.
3-- If you are interested in becoming more active in efforts to protect native plants and habitat, join us at monthly Conservation Committee meetings. We always have fun and get things done! Meeting places and times vary. Sometimes we meet in our houses and sometimes at favorite restaurants. You can get on the e-list to receive announcements of meetings and topics of interest. Contact our Chair, Carianne Funicelli at conservation@aznps.org
HAPPENINGS
Download the state quarterly publication, Happenings, in pdf format.
The Sonoran Desert Weedwackers meet every month to rid our parks of invasive weeds. Contact Marilyn Hanson for more details. mfhanson"at"comcast.net or 520.579.6525.
We love to have volunteers offer to table at events to help spread the word about ANPS. Let us know if you want to be on call. Contact Nancy Zierenberg for details. wdr "at" theriver "dot" com or 520.882.7663.