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[Mcclaran, Mitchel P - (mcclaran)]

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Subject: [AZNPS-Tucson-Chapter] Tucson AZNPS eblast April 3 2014 [AZNPS]

AZNPS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tucson Chapter


Field Trips and Workshops
AZNPS members only. Not a member? It is easy to join! https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default.aspx?wid=41854

Saturday, April 5: Santa Rita Hit and Run
It may be pretty dry by April, so we will stop where there may still be a little water in the soil, such as Florida Canyon and a few stops along Box Canyon Road. With a little luck, we will find a broad cross-section of low to mid elevation spring plants in and around the lovely sky island of the northern Santa Ritas. Field trip leader is Ries Lindley. Meet at 7:20 a.m. at Fry’s Shopping Center, Irvington just east of I-10. We will be east of the Texas Roadhouse and south of Fry’s. Group size limit: 4 Vehicles. Parking will be limited at some stops. Please RSVP to Diane Kelly: plants at timdarby.net

Volunteer Work Days


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<mailto:mfhanson at comcast.net> at mfhanson at comcast.net<mailto:mfhanson at comcast.net>

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Workshops, Events, & Field Trips in the Community

Friday, April 4: School Environmental Mini-Grants
Reviewed and funded by Tucson Clean & Beautiful cooperatively with Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society and the Arizona Native Plant Society, school and youth focused groups can receive cash funding of $100-500 to jumpstart effective youth environmental projects, plus qualify for added support through Trees for Tucson and Adopt-a-Park for trees and supplies. Applications due April 4, 2014. Form available at www.tucsoncleanandbeautiful.org<http://www.tucsoncleanandbeautiful.org/>, email tcb at tucsonaz.gov<mailto:tcb at tucsonaz.gov> or call (520) 837-6832<tel:%28520%29%20837-6832>.

Friday, April 11: Conserve to Enhance (C2E) Grant
Groups are invited to submit proposals for Community Enhancement Projects that directly benefit an urban wash or riparian area through preservation or restoration practices.  Proposed projects must be consistent with the C2E goals and located within Tucson Water’s service area<http://www.tucsonaz.gov/water/service-area-policy>.  Community Enhancement Projects are generally funded in the range of $2,500-$7,500, not to exceed $7,500.
 Application Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2014
·         Send electronic submissions to: info at conserve2enhance.org<mailto:brittanyx at email.arizona.edu>
·         Mail hardcopy submissions to:
Conserve to Enhance
c/o Water Resources Research Center
350 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
Application materials:
·         Download all application materials and supplemental information from the Tucson C2E project page at http://wrrc.arizona.edu/tucson_pilot
Need more information?
·         A Grant Workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 4th from 5-6pm at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC, 350 N Campbell Ave, Tucson).  The workshop will cover the C2E Community Enhancement Project Grant process, answer application questions, and share the Conserve to Enhance program. Please RSVP to info at conserve2enhance.org<mailto:info at conserve2enhance.org>.

Saturday, April 12: Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale
Pima County Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale with the Pima County Extension Center located at 4210 N. Campbell Avenue. The sale will have a variety of cacti & succulents, herbs, ground covers, vines, spring flowers, and much more. All plants are grown by the Master Gardeners and they will be on hand to answer all of your gardening and landscaping questions.  from 8:00-11:00 a.m. at the Pima County Cooperative Proceeds from the sale will be used for maintenance and expansion of the Extension Public Demonstration Gardens.

For the foodies among us
You should check out savorthesouthwest.wordpress.com<http://savorthesouthwest.wordpress.com/>
A blog written by a group of 5 native-plant-foodies

Friday, June 13: Mesquite - New Ag Traditions for an Ancient Food: by BAJA Arizona
Come for a day of presentations, vendors and demonstrations on today’s use of mesquite beans as an alternative food source for humans and animals. Topics covered will include food and handling safety, nutrition, management, cultivation, sorting, drying, cooking, harvesting and milling.
 WHEN: Friday, June 13, 2014, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
 WHERE: Cochise College Benson Center
1025 State Highway 90
Benson, Arizona 85602
 REGISTRATION HERE:<http://bajaaz.org/calendar/mesquite-workshop/> $30 per person. Lunch will be provided to all who have registered and paid by June 9. If space permits, late registration will be available at the door, but lunch may not be provided.

Volunteer Opportunities


Saturday, April 5th: Mission Garden Volunteer Work
This is a beautiful week to come and work at Mission Garden! The weather is perfect, the trees are exploding with new growth,  blossoms are everywhere, and produce is almost ready to harvest!

This week we really need help on Saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. We have weeding to do! Come learn which weeds to remove and which can remain. Every day at the Garden is a learning experience.


Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace

Mission Garden

Every Saturday, 8 – 12

Work in the Garden happens every Saturday, stop on by!

http://www.tucsonsbirthplace.org/tucsons-birthplace/mission-garden-project/


Saguaro NP Second Saturday Buffelgrass Pulls
 Date: Second Saturday of the Month (except June-August)
Time: 8:00-12:00 Nov - March 7:00-11:00 April, May, Sept, Oct
Place: We will meet at the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center (East)
3693 South Old Spanish Trail
 Call 733-5187 with questions; no need to register
Wear long pants, sturdy shoes, & sun protection; bring water; tools & gloves will be provided.
For more information about buffelgrass go to www.buffelgrass.org
Following the day’s festivities we will gather for snacks. If you would like, bring a snack to share!

Spring Speaker Season
Chapter meetings and evening programs are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from September through July, beginning at 7:00 pm. Meetings are located at the City of Tucson Ward 6 Office, 3202 East 1st Street, south of Speedway Boulevard and east of Country Club Road.

Wednesday, April 9: Steve Buckley - " The Flora Project: Building a Flora of Protected Areas in the Desert Southwest"
Steve Buckley is the botanist for the National Park Service's Southwest Network Collaborative (SWNC) and is based in Tucson. His research focuses on the systematics and floristic biogeography of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management lands in the desert southwestern United States. Steve is especially interested in how the technologies of floristic information systems generate novel solutions for the distribution of information and develop critical data sets to address the challenges of botanical conservation on Department of Interior lands.

Wednesday, May 14: Charlotte Pearson (Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research) - "Tree Rings, People, and Volcanic Eruptions"
Charlotte Pearson presents an intro to dendrochronology and some case studies for what the record from the bristlecone pine and other chronological records can tell us about the impact of volcanic events and climatic changes on human populations. Charlotte came to the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) from Cornell University, where she worked as Laboratory Manager and Research Associate in the The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology. Her main interests lie in Mediterranean dendroarchaeology, as she works with others at LTRR to build a continuous oak tree-ring chronology for the Mediterranean for the last 10,000 years. She hopes to contribute to wider research on human and environmental interactions and investigate the causalities of major turning points in human history.

Chapter Wish List:

1.              NEW MEMBERS!  Do you have a friend who might like to join?  Please tell them about us!

2.              Items for a silent auction & raffle fundraisers

3.              Plants for raffles

4.              Office supply gift cards

5.              Native seeds for outreach seed packets

6.              Postage stamps

7.              Envelopes

8.              Dissecting microscope

9.              Printer labels for seed packets
Email ries.lindley at gmail.com<mailto:ries.lindley at gmail.com> if you can help, or bring donations to any general meeting.
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Check out all of the announcements, activities and reports on the
Tucson Chapter page of the AZNPS website. Bookmark the Tucson Chapter
page and return frequently for updates.

<http://www.aznps.com/chapters/tucson.php>

You can also join us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arizona-Native-Plant-Society/208855990573

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