Native Plant Society Update

Saturday, June 25, 9 am to 3 pm:

If you would like to participate in a weed eradication work project on Saturday, June 25 from 9 am to 3 pm, go to www.grandcanyontrust.org and click on Volunteers to sign up for the Flagstaff Weed Warriors Unite project. This project is a collaboration between the Grand Canyon Trust, Museum of Northern Arizona, AZNPS, Coconino Master Gardener Program, and other organizations in the area of north Flagstaff to tackle the growing populations of non-native, invasive plants in the historic area of Fort Valley Road and Highway 180. PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE, SO THE GC TRUST WILL KNOW HOW MUCH FOOD THEY SHOULD BY FOR SNACKS AND LUNCH.

Sunday, June 26, 8:30 am–2 pm:

Plant walk on Nature Trail and tour of Native Plant Materials Project Gardens and Living Roof, Museum of Northern Arizona. Connie Cowan, Native Plant Materials Project Coordinator at MNA, will guide the group through the Nature Trail in the Rio de Flag gorge adjacent to the front of the public Museum, then take us to the Research Center for a behind-the-scenes review of the native plant research gardens and view of the living roof on the prize-winning Easton Center, where the MNA herbarium is now housed. MNA plans include remodeling an old dairy barn to house the Botany Office where plant specimens will be processed in the future. [Meet at the Credit Union at the Corner of Beaver and Butler at 8:30 am. If more convenient, you may also meet the group at MNA (public west side) at 8:45 am].

Tuesday, June 28:

NAU Biology Building. Room 328. 7:00 pm. Theresa Clark, "The Bryophyte Flora of Grand Canyon National Park." Theresa increased the known species by 200% and found three species new to science. Come see macro shots of mosses and liverworts in Grand Canyon, hear about the substrates they live on, what areas they prefer, and how to collect and identify them. Theresa recently defended her M.S. thesis in Biology at NAU. She is from Maine but has spent the past three years hiking in Grand Canyon and learning how to identify mosses and liverworts. Please park on the street rather than the parking lot to avoid a ticket.