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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AZNPS Tucson Chapter<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AZNPS-Tucson-Chapter] WILDFLOWER TRIP SUNDAY and MEETING in APRIL</font>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(103,78,167)"><font size="6">TUCSON CHAPTER EBLAST FOR APRIL 2019</font></span><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)"><font size="6"><span>Waterman Wildflowers Galore
<u>THIS SUNDAY</u></span></font></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" style="clear:left; margin-bottom:1em; float:left; margin-right:1em" id="LPlnk10364" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><img alt="PoppiesPhacelia-Arizona Plants-095.jpg" style="" tabindex="0" width="266" height="400" border="0" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:e83c13d3-e705-4b60-a9cd-9924286abcca"></a><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" style="clear:right; margin-bottom:1em; float:right; margin-left:1em" id="LPlnk422303" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><img alt="Blue Dicks-Arizona Plants-089.jpg" style="" tabindex="0" width="266" height="400" border="0" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:798c464f-6f5e-4c50-9e35-81698b6faa1b"></a><font size="4"><span>On
a remote slope west of the Waterman Restoration site there is a knockout gorgeous bloom of wildflowers:<span>
</span>Swathes of jewelflowers, blue dicks and desert anenomes galore, and carpets of Mojave Daisies, and dark powder blue larkspurs, oh my.</span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span>This hillside deserves being enjoyed by AZNPS members while it lasts!
<span> </span>Join John Scheuring <span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"><i>this Sunday morning</i></span> March 31 for an amazing wildflower walk. The hike is about a mile round trip over gradual sloping and sometimes a bit rough terrain.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span>Following the walk those who have time can stay and have brunch together at the Sky Rider Café.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Meet : 8am at the east end of the Marana airport parking lot on Avra Valley Road.<span style="">
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Return to airport : by 11am. Trip limited to 15 people.<span style="">
</span>Vehicles do not need to be high clearance.<span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Wear : long pants, hiking boots and a hat</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Bring : water</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Please rsvp to Suzie Husband at </span>
<a href="mailto:suehus12@gmail.com" target="_blank" id="LPlnk241482" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="">suehus12@gmail.com</span></a><span style=""></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><u><font size="6"><span>Meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2019</span></font></u></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="6"><span style="color:black">Curvin Metzler
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="6"><span style="color:black">Fossil Plants and What They Tell Us</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black"><font size="4">Fossils are time capsules with stories to tell. Newly discovered plant fossils continue to expand our understanding of the origin of plant traits that have led to the modern flora, the
plants we see around us today.<span> </span><span> </span>Curvin will give us a brief summary of the fascinating story of how plants have evolved over time.<span>
</span>He will provide us with descriptions of past environments, as these have been determined from the fossil record. Then he will take us through a set of images that will trace this sequence in the history of plants on earth.</font><span style=""><font size="4"> </font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="color:black">Curvin Metzler is an amateur paleontologist who has been collecting fossils for over 25 years. He has discovered various new species of fossil plants and animals, mostly in Alaska. He has a degree
in the Natural Sciences, as well as degrees in Math and CS.</span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN">Meetings are at 7:00 PM, at the Ward 6 office, 3202 E. 1st St. located near the intersection of Speedway and Country Club. Bring
your money to buy raffle tickets, which can earn you a great prize and will support our society.</span></font></span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><font size="6">BOTANICAL DIVERSIONS</font></span><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" style="clear:right; margin-bottom:1em; float:right; margin-left:1em" id="LPlnk719814" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><img alt="CocolobaCanyonPanoramaresized.jpg" style="max-width: 100%;" tabindex="0" border="0" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:0eeef7f7-c071-4ef1-8321-fa11103245ae"></a><font size="6"><b><span>Mission
Garden Work Day</span></b></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span>Spring Clean Up Date at Mission Garden, 8a-10a on
<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Saturday April 13th</span>. <br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span>We will spend some time enjoying the beauty of spring while eliminating some weeds, and putting in some new plants. Please bring gloves and water bottle; tools & snacks will be provided.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="6"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">TUCSON AGAVE HERITAGE FESTIVAL</span></b></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">AGAVE AFICIONADOS! Get your pups together and gather your seeds for our AGAVE SEED and PUP EXCHANGE event coming up as part of Tucson's Agave Heritage Festival.
The Exchange will be April 30, 2019, at the Loft Cinema, 6-7pm (set-up at 5pm). If you contribute significantly you can get in free to the film event there at 7pm. If you will participate in the Agave Exchange please contact </span><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:blue"><a href="mailto:marthaab@aol.com" id="LPlnk958852" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">marthaab@aol.com</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">. <span>
</span>Go to </span><a href="http://www.agaveheritagefestival.com" id="LPlnk808831" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.agaveheritagefestival.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">
for information about other events and presentations.<span> <br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font size="6"><span style="color:black"><span>HERBARIUM LUNCHES</span></span></font></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Herbarium Lunches are fun, informal and informative lunch hour talks on plants, plant research, and plant-related travel. Talks are held in the public area of
<b>Herring Hall on the University of Arizona Campus on <u>Thursdays</u>, from 12 noon to 1 pm</b>. Feel free to bring your lunch.</span></font></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><span>Thursday Apr 4</span></b><span>: Sue Carnahan - "Plants and Critters of the High Arctic ‘Polar Desert’."<br>
<b>Thursday Apr 11</b>: Dan Beckman - "Rediscoveries and New Flora Additions in the Rincon Mountains High Country."<br>
<b>Thursday Apr 18</b>: Sue Rutman - "The Beauty of Seeds."<br>
<b>Thursday Apr 25</b>: Daniel McNair - "The velvet mallows of Arizona and other malvaceous miscellany."<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(224,102,102)"></span><b><span style="color:rgb(224,102,102)"><u><font size="6"><span>MAY MEETING – NOTE THE DATE!</span></font></u></span></b>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><font size="6"><span>THURSDAY May 16 (the 3<sup>rd</sup> Thursday of May)</span></font></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(224,102,102)"><font size="6"><span>Ken Kingsley</span></font></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(224,102,102)"><font size="6"><span>Native Plants and their Insect Associates</span></font></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=""> <font size="4">Add it to your calendar</font></span><span style=""><font size="4"> and come to hear about the many ways that insects pollinate, herbivorize, and mess around with plants, for good and for ill.
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