Hello plant
people,
The Museum of Northern
Arizona is looking for a few volunteers to assist our monitoring effort of
Navajo pincushion cactus, Pediocactus peeblesianus var. peeblesianus on
Wednesday, April 27th. Barb
Phillips has three permanent plots near Joseph City and has been monitoring
these populations for over 30 years! If we have enough volunteers, we can read
all three plots in one day. If you have never seen a Pediocactus, they are quite
remarkable. During the winter, they shrink into the ground, and then in late
April, they produce a bloom that is larger than the plant itself. But they are
tiny and are very difficult to find when they are not in flower. Reading the
plot requires crawling on your hands and knees staring at rocks. We'll leave in
the morning, drive about 1.5 hours to the site, and aim to be home before
dinner. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Kirstin Phillips
at kphillips@musnaz.org. We appreciate
it.
Thank you,
Kirstin
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