Local Weeds Weekly YouTube from Extension

We have a new program that we will do weekly: highlighting a weedy plant. You will find it on our YouTube channel. If you would like to star in one of these videos, if you have a weed patch that you would love to see on YouTube, or if you have a weedy suggestion, just let me know.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM7dZgyQPh_No0_yzPKkQHQ

Hattie

               
Hattie Braun

County Director
Assistant in Extension
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Coconino Cooperative Extension
University of Arizona
2304 N. 3rd St.
Flagstaff, AZ  86004

Photos from Jeff Best

From Jeff Best's yard in Flagstaff:

 Junko nest in Red Hot Poker in April 2020
 Rain chain in recent storm in May 2020
 Honeysuckle in morning light  in May 2020


The eggs hatched 2 weeks ago.  We had chicks for a few days.  Then mother probably took chicks from nest.

   

CMGA May Meeting

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 6:30pm

Zoom Meeting

6:30-6:35pm   Welcome-Sue Madden, President    

6:35-6:40pm   Introduction of Speaker—Hattie Braun

6:40-7:45pm   Education: Companion Planting-- Julie Lancaster

7:45-8:25pm   Business Meeting:

                       

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

·         Updates on Meetings, Events, Seed Library, Garden Resources

·         Other

Summer CGMA Meetings – Sue Madden

·         June 11, 2020

·         July 9, 2020

·         August 13, 2020

Summer Events Update

·         Garden Sale - Kari Usher/Liz George

·         Flagstaff Tour of Artful Gardens - Loni Shapiro/Sue Madden

Financial Report – Jeff Best

Next meeting:              June 11, 2020

Flagstaff Community Market Open for On-line Orders

The Flagstaff Community market is open for on-line orders. Check out their site or the Daily Sun for details.

If you go

• All online farmers market orders can be placed at www.flagstaffmarket.com/ beginning Mondays at noon. Ordering closes Thursdays at 12 noon.
• Pick up hours are Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Flagstaff City Hall parking lot, 211 W. Aspen Ave.
• Please bring a printed copy or phone picture of your order receipt to ensure FCM gets your order correct.
• For drive-thru pick up: Vehicles MUST enter the market from the west on Aspen Ave. Please access Aspen Ave. from Thorpe St. and drive east on Aspen to get in line.
• For walk-up and bike-up: Walk/bike pick up tables are located at the west lot entrance off Aspen Ave. (The entrance closest to the Federated Church). People are encouraged to use this option. Volunteers will check everyone in and delivery orders directly to recipients. Feel free to park at the Wheeler Park parking lot (no charge). Please use social distancing practices if you are waiting in line at the walk-up station.
• For home delivery: FCM will be contacting you and delivering your order Sunday morning. If you are not home, produce will be left on the front doorstep.

Online Store Hours: Monday 12pm- Thursday 12pm
Pick up Sundays 9-12

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29th Annual Desert Horticultlure Conference Online

29th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference

ONLINE

May 29 - June 4, 2020

https://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/

Due to the COVID19 pandemic the conference is now ONLINE.

Watch 15 presentations ONLINE over 7 days at your convenience.

First time ever you can see all three tracks!

For professionals holding licenses or certifications - Earn CEU's for ADA PMD and ISA

Register Now!

The Desert Horticulture Conference is the premier annual conference for all members of the southwest green industry: landscape architects, designers, growers, retailers, contractors, maintenance personnel, suppliers, and educators. Presenting timely and research-based information relevant for designing, building, maintaining, and producing plants for urban landscapes in the arid Southwest.

If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, please send a message with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject  line

https://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/contact

Community Garden Plot

In partnership with the City of Flagstaff’s Sustainability Program, Terra BIRDS manages four community gardens:

• Bonito Street Community Garden - Downtown on the corner of Bonito and Elm. Individual and group plots are available.
• Izabel Street Community Garden - Sunnyside neighborhood north of the skate park on Izabel.
• O'Leary Street Community Garden - Near NAU just south of the Springhill Baptist Church. Individual and group plots are available.
• Hebets Community Garden - Along the FUTS trail in Coconino Estates just off Crescent Drive. Hebets is managed as a permaculture food forest. No individual plots are available.

Things to Know:

• Plots are $65 per year.  Limited full and half scholarships available for those with demonstrated financial need.  Please inquire.
• Sign-up for the 2020 growing season has begun. All gardeners will need to complete an application and a waiver. (Note: If you are a new gardener, please inquire before submitting your paperwork and ask to be put on the New Gardener email list. Submission of paperwork is not a guarantee that you be assigned a plot.)
• Returning gardeners must have turned in completed paperwork and paid for their plot by April 24th.  If you are a returning gardener that has not submitted paperwork and paid for your fee yet, your plot has been released for rental to other interested gardeners. You may inquire to see if your plot is still available.
• New gardeners may be placed on a waiting list if there are no immediate openings.

Thanks for your interest in community gardening! We hope to see you in the garden!

Learn more and sign up at terrabirds.org/community-gardens or by emailing

 communitygardens@terrabirds.org.

Flagstaff Sustainability Grants

Sustainability Grant Program deadline:

• This program provides small grants to local residents, organizations or businesses that are taking climate action or working on sustainability projects in Flagstaff. Almost anyone can apply for a grant to improve our community’s sustainability or water conservation.
• This program now has additional categories in food, waste, climate action, and resilience.
• The application is now open until May 31^st.

Could you please spread information about this grant among your networks? Or perhaps consider applying yourself? A flyer is attached, and more information is available here.

If you have any questions you can contact me or Lisa Clark at lisa.clark@flagstaffaz.gov

LINK to flyer for grants.

San Francisco Peaks Weed Management Meeting

San Francisco Peaks Weed Management Area Zoom meeting on Monday 4/20 at 11:00AM.  You can come in up to half an hour early to work out any connection problems.

Zoom log in:
https://zoom.us/j/573082554?pwd=S3Q1TElWUVByNVIzSmdnYnk2ZVgyZz09

Call in:

   408-638-0968

   Meeting ID: 573 082 554

   Meeting password: 001640

San Francisco Peaks Weed Management Area Meeting

***AGENDA***

April 20, 2020

11:00am-12:00pm

I. Introductions

II. Review of existing weed management projects

            A. 2019 IPG Weed Management Post-Museum Fire

            B. 2017 IPG Treating Invasives in the FoxGlenn Area

III. Review of SFPWMA needs

            A. Funding for a half or full FTE

            B. Partnerships

            C. Political voice

IV. Brainstorm funding opportunities/options

            A. AZDFFM…long-time supporter

            B. Precedent for City-County collaboration 

V. Close

Flagstaff Earth Day Celebration

For Immediate Release / April 4, 2020

Northern Arizona – While COVID-19 is shutting down many Earth Day events, you can still participate in a celebration on April 22^nd. The Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance (NAZCCA) is hosting a Cyber Celebration for the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day and we hope to “see” you there.

Mayor Coral Evans, Matt Ryan, Art Babbott, and other elected officials will speak about Earth Day and climate change at this event that will be hosted by Flagstaff historian and long-time resident Jim Babbitt. The Earth Day Network (EarthDay.org) has chosen climate change as the overarching theme for this year’s Earth Day observance. Please join in to hear from your elected officials on their vision for how we can come to grips with this ever increasing threat to our way of life.

Climate change presents us with enormous challenges, but we can also take advantage of large opportunities as our economy shifts to carbon free energy, electric transport, telecommuting, and longer-lasting products. Many of the things we need to do to fix climate change also mean fewer toxins in our air and water, more sustainable agriculture producing healthier food, and things like fewer microplastics in our tissues. All of these changes would improve human health, strengthen our economy, and lead to a healthier and happier society.

Flagstaff’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan begins to take us in the right direction. It aims to lessen the impacts of climate change and move our local economy onto a more sustainable path. The city municipality’s goal of using all renewable energy by 2025 is stimulating the development of solar energy at Red Gap Ranch and a 477 MW wind power plant at Chevelon Butte south of Winslow. The Chevelon Butte Power Plant is projected to bring $8 million in indirect economic benefits during its construction. Combining the benefits of these projects with APS’s pledge to go 100% renewable by 2050, Flagstaff may achieve its goal of net zero for the entire city by 2040, maybe even by 2030!

Jump on board to celebrate our Earth, hear from Mayor Coral Evans and other local leaders, and learn how you can fight climate change at the Earth Day Cyber Celebration. We understand the sacrifices you and all citizens are making during this critical time with the coronavirus pandemic impacting all of our lives. So come and celebrate with us at 5:00 pm on April 22^nd. You will find links to participate by going to the Events calendar at www.NAZCCA.org. You’ll have the option to join in via Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Earth Day Live, or ZOOM. Please join in with your family, friends and neighbors to celebrate this 50^th Anniversary of Earth Day.

For more information contact NAZCCA’s community organizer for Coconino County, Jenna Ortega at Jenna.NAZCCA@gmail.com.

This event is currently co-sponsored by:

Arizona Students’ Association

Citizen’s Climate Lobby

First Congregational Church of Flagstaff

Flagstaff Quaker Friends Meeting

Earth Day Live

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