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Date: February 12, 2013, 7:09:12 AM MST
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AZNPS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tucson Chapter
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General Meetings
Midtown Ward Six
3202 East 1st Street
Tucson, Arizona 85716
Meetings start at 7pm.
Do you have extra cuttings or transplants of native plants that you’d
like to bring to contribute to a raffle? How about a plant book or
other fun item? We are going to be selling raffle tickets each meeting
as a way to generate a few extra bucks for chapter activities!
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Upcoming 2013 Programs
Feb 13, 2013 – Justine Hernandez “The Pima County Seed Library”
You’ve caught wind that there is a new library service in Pima County,
now it is time to “seed” what all of the buzz is about! Justine
Hernandez, one of PCPL’s “seed librarians” will talk about how the
library and the community came together to create this exciting new
library service that encourages and celebrates the cross-pollination
of people and ideas, and promotes the overall health and resiliency of
our community.
**
March 13, 2013 - Frank Rose “The Trees of the Catalina Mountains”
Frank will take us on a journey through three main elevations of the
Catalina mountains, showing the trees between 4 and 5 thousand feet, 6
and 7 thousand feet, and 8 thousand feet and above. Many trees can be
identified by just one feature (fruit, for example). He will show some
distinguishing features for the species in this mountain range. Copies
of the new book: "Mountain Trees of Southern Arizona" will be
available, and Frank will be happy to autograph them.
Desert Survivors Nursery will be onhand with some awesome native
plants for he raffle and to tell us what is new for the Spring Plant
Sale!
**
April 10, 2013 – Stephen Buchmann: "Desert Bee Diversity: Husbandry
and Conservation Concerns"
Dr. Steve Buchmann will introduce us to the amazing diversity, 1300
species within Arizona, and give vignettes of their biology and
behavior of a few of his favorite bees. He will also present
information on how to make "bee condos" to attract and house leaf
cutter and mason bees, along with why we should conserve standing dead
trees and dead limbs. Information will be presented on the plight of
threatened bees, including many native bumble bees. He will finish his
presentation with details of buzz pollination (bees turn themselves
into living tuning forks) on native Arizona plants including Solanum
and Amoreuxia.
**
May 8, 2013 – Margaret Pope “Botanical Illustration: Past to Present”
Over the past 15 years there has been a resurgence in interest and in
creating botanical art. What is botanical art will be discussed along
with its history and link to the development of the science of botany
beginning hundreds of years ago to the present.
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Executive Committee Meetings are open to all members to attend as a
guest. This is a wonderful way to learn about ways to get involved!
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 21st, 6pm. Location TBA.
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PLANT ATLAS PROJECT OF AZ is starting in Southern AZ!
Being a Scientist: Training for the Plant Atlas Project of Arizona
If you have ever longed to contribute to a meaningful cause without
the usual routine of writing a check or joining a phone bank to ask
someone else for a check, then you are in luck. Stay tuned for August
2013, when Arizona Native Plant Society’s own Doug Ripley will lead
training sessions for people who want to contribute to the science of
botany. There is still a need for good, old-fashioned field work in
botany, and that means creating floras for under-studied areas in
Arizona. This training is for people who will work on Plant Atlas
Project of Arizona (PAPAZ) flora. The training will consist of one
Saturday of lecture and lab in the University of Arizona Herbarium,
followed on Sunday by a group field trip to collect plants in an
existing PAPAZ area. Participants will be asked to learn to collect,
identify, press, dry, and properly label plant specimens for PAPAZ.
To learn more visit http://www.aznps.com/Volunteer.html. To get your
name on the list for the Tucson training contact Ries Lindley at
Ries.Lindley at gmail.com<mailto:Ries.Lindley at gmail.com> or 520-882-6202.
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Chapter Wish List:
1. NEW MEMBERS! Do you have a friend who might like to join? Please
tell them about us!
2. Plants for raffles
3. Laptop for Chapter presentations (must have powerpoint)
4. Laser pointer
5. Office supply gift cards
6. Native seeds for outreach seed packets
7. Postage stamps
Email csfunicelli at gmail.com<mailto:csfunicelli at gmail.com> if you can help, or bring donations to any
general meeting.
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2013 AZNPS Tucson Chapter Grants – Applications due March 31
Separate applications for publication and research grants – please
visit our webpage for details!
http://www.aznps.com/grants.php
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The 10th annual Arizona Botany Meeting will be held March 30, 2013 at
the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ. The focus of the meeting
will be Rare Plants of the Southwest (with emphasis on Arizona). More
information will follow in the coming months.
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WE NEED OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS!
There are so many wonderful outreach opportunities that we have to
pass up because we do not have enough volunteers to staff tables at
events….Do you like to talk to people about native plants? Send me a
message, and I can match you up with an experienced volunteer for an
upcoming event! csfunicelli at gmail.com<mailto:csfunicelli at gmail.com>
Next up – we have a table in the Science tent for the UA Festival of
Books March 9 – 10!
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2013 Sonoran Desert Master Gardener Conference
Monday, March 11th, 2013
8:15am-3:30pm
Student Union Memorial Center South Ballroom
The University of Arizona
1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721
Presented by:
The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
For more information: http://extension.arizona.edu/events/sonoran-desert-master-gardener-conference
The Tucson Chapter is a sponsor for this conference! We will be
presenting Grow Native, Don’t Plant a Pest and will have an outreach
table!
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Restoration Work Days
Santa Cruz River Work Days
4th Saturday of the month
Sat, Feb 23nd 8AM
We will be watering the native trees and shrubs that we have recently
planted at the new restoration site along the Santa Cruz River in
Marana. We will also be removing buffelgrass along the trail. We’ll
meet at 8:00, but feel free to join us a little later if you’d like
to
have a more leisurely morning. We will have some tools, but could
use
some more if you have them – shovels, hard rakes, post-hole diggers,
and digging bars. Bring your favorite work gloves, a good hat,
sunscreen, and plenty of water.
Please rsvp to Marilyn Hanson at mfhan... at comcast.net<http://comcast.net> for details
about the meeting location.
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Sonoran Desert Weedwackers in Tucson Mountain Park
The Sonoran Desert Weedwackers are an outgrowth of the Tucson Chapter,
and a force to be reckoned with! They have regular work days the third
Saturday of every month. Pima County staff provide digging bars and
gloves; the group is transported to the worksite by a Pima County van.
Volunteers learn the difference between native and invasive grasses
onsite. Experienced Weedwackers demonstrate the proper digging
techniques in the field.
To get involved in Pima County, send a message to the Tucson Mountain
Weedwacker volunteer coordinator Marilyn Hanson at
mfhanson at comcast.net<mailto:mfhanson at comcast.net>
Saturday, February 16, we will be working on some patch of
buffelgrass in Tucson Mountain Park. We have many to choose from :-).
If possible, wear hiking boots. We will start at 8:00am and be done
around 11:00am.
Weedwackers meet at the Caretaker's House across the road from the
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum on Kinney Road where parking is
available. Gloves and digging bars will be provided, but remember to
bring sunscreen, water and snacks. Munchies are always appreciated
for snacking after the digging.
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Fieldtrips
Current members only. Not a member? It’s easy to join at:
http://www.aznps.com/membership.php
Pinacate Botany Fieldtrip - WAIT LIST SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE
Feb 23- 25, 2013
The Tucson Chapter is planning another spring field trip to the
Pinacates, led by Tom Van Devender and Pinau Merlin. Please contact
Diane at plants at timdarby.net<mailto:plants at timdarby.net> for more details.
**
Spring Wildflower Walk : Saturday 8 March
Join Iris Rodden for a Spring Wildflower walk on Saturday 8 March. The
destination is yet to be determined as this year's wildflower season
is unfolding in a mysterious way and it is not yet clear what
locations will be the best. So, the walk location will be determined
close to the day of the event. The best location possible will be
picked! This walk is for advanced and beginner plant enthusiasts.
Meet : 8am at the Feliz Paseos Park parking lot. Feliz Paseos is just
east of Camino del Oeste about a half mile north of Speedway/Gates
Pass Road.
AZNPS current members only.
Group size limit :15
Please RSVP to Diane Kelly : plants at timdarby.net<mailto:plants at timdarby.net>
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Desert Grasslands Art Exhibit : Sunday 17 March
Join naturalist/artist Matilda Essig for a personal tour through the
Desert Grasslands exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art on Sunday 17
March. Matilda has created superb images of some of the most beautiful
Arizona Native grasses. Following the visit we will relax in the
nearby La Cocina patio and enjoy afternoon tea/cocktails before going
back to the museum to attend a special 4pm panel discussion on Desert
grasslands : Issues in Art.
Visit Matilda's website at : www.matildaessig.com<http://www.matildaessig.com>
Meet : 2pm at the interior entrance to the Tucson Museum. Of Art
AZNPS current members only.
Group size limit :15
Please RSVP to Diane Kelly : plants at timdarby.net<mailto:plants at timdarby.net>
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Basic Sonoran Desert Plant Walk : Saturday 6 April
This is a hike for those who have always wanted to learn those basic
desert trees, shrubs and cacti. Join naturalist and AZNPS member Liisa
Reid for a 2 hour leisurely plant walk on easy terrain that crosses
several types of plant communities.
Meet : 8am at the Gilbert Ray Campsite parking lot. This is just south
of Kinney road about half way between Old Tucson and Desert Museum.
AZNPS current members only.
Group size limit :15
Please RSVP to Diane Kelly : plants at timdarby.net<mailto:plants at timdarby.net>
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St Augustine Mission Garden Tour : Saturday 27 April
Join naturalist Bill O'Malley for a guided tour of the newly revived
historic mission gardens. We will see medicinal native plants as well
as heritage fruit trees. Following the Mission Garden visit we will
proceed to nearby Tumamoc Hill and see some of the rare Tumamoc
Globeberries (Tumamoca macdougalii)
Meet : 8pm at the parking lot of the Mission Gardens
The address is 946 W. Mission Lane. Map on http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org/
AZNPS current members only.
Group size limit :12
Please RSVP to Diane Kelly : plants at timdarby.net<mailto:plants at timdarby.net>
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Have an idea for a great fieldtrip? Email John Scheuring at
jfscheuring at hotmail.com<mailto:jfscheuring at hotmail.com>!
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
MEMBER DOUG MOORE presents: A natural history of northern Ecuador
Feb 16th, 1pm
Wheeler Taft Abbett Public Library in Marana
7800 Schisler Drive (Cortaro & Silverbell)
FREE
Ecuador has one of the richest biodiversities on earth. We'll
"armchair travel" from the lofty capitol city of Quito to tropical and
temperate cloud forest, Paramo alpine tundra and Upper Amazon Basin
rainforest. The program is "chock-full" of scenic vistas, birds,
flowers, butterflies and wildlife from my own Ecuador trips and some
superb bird shots donated by photographers met on the trail.
Event is sponsored by not-for-profit Andean Adventures tours.
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ART SHOWS
MEMBER FRANK ROSE presents "Rocks, Trees and Water", a series of new
watercolor paintings, together with his son, Owen’s western
watercolors, at the Contreras Gallery, 110 E. 6th St. Tucson, February
2-23, opening reception Saturday, Feb. 2, 6-9 pm.
***
Tucson Museum of Art
Desert Grasslands Exhibit
01/26/2013 - 07/07/2013
http://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/exhibitions/desert-grasslands/
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Botanical Art of the Sonoran Desert: Past and Present
Juried Exhibit at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Ironwood Gallery
August 24 - October 27, 2013
Sponsored by the ASDM Art Institute and the Sonoran Desert Florilegium
Program, this exhibit will focus on the unique plants of the Sonoran
Desert.
This region comprises the area along the border of Mexico and the
United States. It includes: most of Sonora, Mexico and southern
Arizona; the Baja California Peninsula, the Islands in the Sea of
Cortez, and southeastern California. Here is a map and information
about the Sonoran Desert.
The exhibit will display past works by internationally regarded
botanical illustrators as well as works by contemporary botanical
artists.
Eligibility:
Open to all artists
Subject:
We invite artists to enter original artwork of botanically accurate
works depicting plants from the Sonoran Desert region. Here is
information on plants from this region.
Media:
Original botanical art and illustration in any two-dimensional media
Submissions:
Any number of original works completed in 2010 and later.
Entry forms can be found at www.desertmuseum.org/arts<http://www.desertmuseum.org/arts>
Jurors:
TBA
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Neighboring Native Plant Society Happenings:
NEW MEXICO
Gila (Silver City)
All programs are free and open to the public. Meetings are third
Fridays at 7 p.m. at WNMU’s Harlan Hall, with refreshments following
the program. Activity updates and
further details posted on www.gilanps.org<http://www.gilanps.org>.
Feb 15 Talk. Charles Darwin. Jack Carter. Darwin’s life,
contributions, and theories as contained in On the Origin of Species
By Means of Natural Selection, in which Darwin described the evolution
of humankind as a natural process, excluding divine agencies. Cake
will be shared after the program in commemoration of Darwin’s 204th
birthday.
Mar 15 Talk. The Role of Amateur Botanists in Sustaining the Floristic
Tradition in Botany. Bill Norris, biology professor at WNMU and
director of herbarium. Stories of amateur botanists in NM and Iowa as
a foundation to suggest projects for amateur botanists in NM.
Las Cruces
Meetings and workshops are second Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted)
at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the Social Center at the
University Terrace Good SamaritanVil-lage, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las
Cruces. Field trips are Saturdays; most last into the afternoon.
Participants must sign a release-of-liability form. Children must be
accompanied by their parents. Programs and field trips are free;
nonmembers always welcome. Contacts: Carolyn Gressitt, 575/523-8413;
Al Krueger, 575/532-1036.
Feb 13 Meeting. Native Plant Propagation. Cheryl Garing,
horticulturalist.
Feb 16 Field Trip. Tour of the NMSU Herbarium. Donovan Bailey,
herbarium curator, leader. Meet 9:00 a.m. at east door of the Biology
Annex, on Williams Ave., N of Williams Ave./Stewart St. intersection,
on NMSU campus.
Mar 13 Meeting. The Biogeography of Yosemite. Carol Campbell, NMSU
Dept. of Geography. Deadline for sign-up for WSMR field trip in May.
Mar 16 Field Trip. Spring Wildflower Walk in the Florida Mountains.
Gene Jercinovic, leader. Meet 8:00 a.m. at the parking lot of the U.S.
Post Office in Fairacres.
Otero (Alamogordo)
For field trip information, contact Tim Mills, tim.mills1 at gmail.com<mailto:tim.mills1 at gmail.com>,
210/883-7170; or Helgi Osterreich, hkasak@ netmdc.com<http://netmdc.com>, 575/585-3315
or 575/443-3928. More info should be available by the beginning of
each month.
Feb 9 Field Trip. Bitter Lake and Creek, to find out more about
restoration project and efforts to eradicate the extremely invasive
Phragmites australis. Meet 8:30 a.m. at the Y in Tularosa (junction
Hwys 54/70) to carpool. All-day trip; bring lunch and appropriate
clothing.
Mar 16 Field Trip. Marble Canyon. Meet 9:00 a.m. at Foothills Park
(drive E on 1st St., keep going past Scenic Dr.). Bring snacks and
water.
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Project Grants from the American Penstemon Society
http://www.idahonativeplants.org/news/2013PenstemonSocietyGrant.pdf
*******
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR BOTANICAL RESEARCH
NEVADA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY Margaret Williams Research Grants for
Botanical Research
The Nevada Native Plant Society (NNPS) Margaret Williams research
grants program will annually award up to two grants of not over $1000
each.
These grants are designed to facilitate basic botanical research and
increase our understanding of Nevada's native and naturalized flora.
The research should cover some aspect of our flora from single species
to whole communities or ecosystems. Research can include, but is not
limited to, disciplines such as conservation, landscape analysis,
ecology, biogeography, or taxonomy.
CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
Written proposals are to be submitted to the Small Grants Program
chairman. Research proposals should be concise and to the point!! Each
proposal should contain a title, objectives, methods, expected final
product, a brief statement of applicant's qualifications, and a
project budget for how NNPS funds will be spent. If applicant is a
student an accompanying letter from their advisor is required (maximum
of one page). Inclusion of an e-mail address will facilitate
notification. Deadline is 1 February 2013.
Costs covered by these grants include travel, lodging, meals, services
such as computer time, graphics, phone, copying, and film and
processing. Non-eligible costs include equipment, wages, typing, and
costs unrelated to the project.
A decision will be reached by 1 March 2013. All applicants will be
notified of the committee's decision. The committee may decide not to
fund a grant in any given year.
Successful applicants will be required to discuss their research
results with NNPS. This can be through an article for our newsletter
or by giving a presentation at an evening NNPS meeting.
Support in the form of a NNPS Margaret Williams Grant will be awarded
only once for any one project.
We would prefer proposals be emailed to Jim Morefield at
jdmore at heritage.nv.gov<mailto:jdmore at heritage.nv.gov> They can also be snail mailed to the following
address.
Nevada Native Plant Society, Small Grants Chair, P.O. Box 8965, Reno,
NV 89507-8965
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ARIZONA COMMUNITY TREE COUNCIL – CERTIFIED ARBORIST TRAINING
Tempe Field Services Training Center
55 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281
DATES: March 8th; March 15th; March 22nd; March 29th; March 30th;
April 5th
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