Welcome to the Arizona Native Plant Society!
The Arizona Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization devoted to Arizona's native plants. Its mission is to promote knowledge, appreciation, conservation, and restoration of Arizona native plants and their habitats.
SAVE THE DATE!
Arizona Botany Meeting
February 18-19
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Click here for program information.
Arizona Riparian Council Spring 2012 Workshop at Safford http://azriparian.org/New Mexico Riparian Council http://www.ripariancouncil.org/February 15-17, 2012 Tamarisk Coalition Symposium, Grand Junction, CO http://www.tamariskcoalition.org/June 27-29, 2012 Riparian Ecosystem IV: Advancing Science, Economics, and Policy – Denver, CO http://www.awra.org/meetings/Summer2012/riparian.html |
The Fall 2011 edition of PLANT PRESS is now available.
Happenings, the Quarterly Newsletter of the Arizona Native Plant Society - December 2011-February 2012- is now available online
State Board Positions open: President and Treasurer. Please contact a current Board member for more information.
You can now join AZNPS or renew your membership online. Click on the Join button to the left or go to the Membership page.
Workplace Giving to Support AZ Native Plant Society
Does your workplace have an EFAZ campaign? Don’t forget about workplace giving for making contributions to Arizona Native Plant Society through the Environmental Fund for Arizona which supports many of our state’s conservation and environmental organizations. Employees of the federal government, Arizona state government, some counties, city programs, and a growing number of private companies can participate. If you don’t have a workplace giving program, see the EFAZ website to find out how we can help get one started. The EFAZ website lists businesses with campaigns supporting EFAZ organizations, but that list needs to be expanded in communities throughout the state. Feel free to contact Laine Seaton, EFAZ Executive Director with ideas or suggestions! Help us spread the word.
Government employees.... If you work for a government entity or corporation, you can also make contributions through your workplace to support Arizona Native Plant Society as part of the Combined Federal Campaign (AZNPS #38438), and the State Employees Charitable Campaign.
Southern Arizona Nature Almanac
Floristic almanac: This month-to-month guide to some of the main floristic events in southern Arizona is excerpted or summarized, with permission, from Southern Arizona Nature Almanac, by Roseann Beggy Hanson and Jonathan Hanson (University of Arizona Press, 1996). This charming natural history guide is chock-full of insights, observations, stories, and suggestions for outings into the never-ending wonder of the Sonoran Desert. In Tucson, look for the book at the Audubon Nature Shop, Blue Raven Gallery, Tohono Chul Park, or other booksellers.
FEBRUARY AT A GLANCE
Print February Almanac...
DESERTSCRUB
• Wildflowers begin blooming this month. (See Appendix I for Desert Plants Blooming Calendar.)
• Sara orange-tip (Anthocharis sara) and Pima orange-tip (A. pima) butterflies herald the arrival of spring in the desert.
• On warm days you might begin to see lizards basking in the sun.
• Antelope ground squirrels bear five to nine young in underground nest chambers lined with hair and grass.
• Some of the desert birds that begin mating and nesting this month are Gila woodpeckers, Costa's and Anna's hummingbirds, and great horned owls.
GRASSLANDS.....
OAK WOODLANDS.....
PINE-OAK WOODLAND......
CONIFEROUS FORESTS.....
SPECIAL EVENTS......
IN THE SKY.....
