How to Harvest Coulter’s Lupine Seed
Learn how to collect seed from Coulter’s Lupine (Lupinus sparsiflorus) with Maricopa County Parks and Recreation’s Juanita Armstrong.
Learn About Stately Saguaros with CAZCA!
Join August the Great and Ali Schuessler at Desert Botanical Garden as they educate about the Saguaro cactus! Saguaros are a foundation species in the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, meaning many plants and animals rely on them. Saguaros are one of many species that are at risk of extinction due to human and climate impacts. We all have an impact on the ecosystem we live in, and everyone should try to do their own part, no matter how big or small, to help make a better environment for all living things!
CAZCA Summer Education Series: Micro Pollinator Gardens
Watch the first installment of the CAZCA Summer Education Series where Kaci Fankhauser from the City of Tempe will teach us all about micro pollinator gardens and how to create your own in the Sonoran Desert! Kaci also shares how you can participate in the Maricopa Pollinator Pathway program (regardless of where you are in the Valley)! This is a perfect way to still get your hands dirty doing some (micro) gardening even in the summer heat! Get more tips on pollinator friendly plants and much more with the FREE Central Arizona Urban Landscape Guide – bit.ly/desertscape
Plants of Maricopa County- an Introductory Guide to Common, Unusual, and Problematic Species of the Sonoran Desert
This pocket guide introduces novice and expert naturalists alike to a diverse variety of native and non-native plant species that occur within Maricopa County. Spanning nearly 6,000,000 miles, Maricopa County sits in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert, a singular and fascinating place on the planet, rich in diversity of people, landscapes, flora, and fauna.
Sonoran Seed Collaborative Final Report
The Sonoran Seed Collaborative (SSC) is a partnership of the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA), Arizona Columbine Garden Club (ACGC), Arizona Native Plant Society (ANPS), Tovrea Carraro Society (TCS), the City of Phoenix, and the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) with the goal of increasing the availability of native plant materials for restoration projects in Maricopa County, Arizona. This report covers project activities and lessons learned from November 2019 through July 2020.
Sonoran Seed Collaborative for Native Plant Development in Arizona
The Sonoran Seed Collaborative pilot project was a partnership comprised of CAZCA, Arizona Columbine Garden Club, Arizona Native Plant Society, Tovrea Carraro Society, the City of Phoenix, and the Desert Botanical Garden. The goal of this collaborative was to increase the availability of native plant materials for restoration projects in Maricopa County. This is a report detailing the activities of the first year of the project. Put together by Carianne Campbell from Strategic Habitat Enhancements, LLC.
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