PRESCOTT CHAPTER President—Carl Tomoff, (928) 350-2255 or tomoff@prescott.edu . The Prescott Chapter and the AZNPS state board would like to welcome back Lisa Floyd-Hanna from her year long sabbatical from her teaching duties at Prescott College . She can be reached at lfloyd-hanna@prescott.edu . Please contact Carl or Lisa for more fall program information. For information about the Prescott Chapter, e-mail prescott@aznps.org.

MEETINGS & FIELD TRIPS

Field Workshop: Saturday, August 26 Dr. Carl Tomoff, Professor of Environmental Studies at Prescott College, will lead a hands-on woody plant identification workshop and walk at Granite Basin Lake.  Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Playa Day Use Area near the rest room facilities on the south side of the lake.  The program will end mid to late morning.  Prescott National Forest parking fee is $2.00.

Walk: Saturday, September 9  Nichole Trushell, Executive Director, Highlands Center for Natural History.   Summer monsoons bring a diversity of both flowers and insects to the Southwest.  Discover butterflies and the plants they use at the Center's Lynx Creek Site, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

(Please call (928)-776-9550 to register.  Suggested donation for Center educational programs is $3.00.)

Field Workshop: Sunday, September 24 Dr. Carl Tomoff, Professor of Environmental Studies at Prescott College , will offer another tree and shrub identification workshop at floristically rich Granite Basin . This is a good time to study fruits as well as to enjoy autumn color and scenic beauty.  Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Playa Day Use Area near the rest room facilities on the south side of the lake.  The program will end mid to late morning.  Prescott National Forest parking fee is $2.00.

Walk: Wednesday, October 11 David Moll, Nurseryman , will lead a stroll at Granite Basin Lake to find late-blooming wildflowers and fruiting woody plants in a beautiful setting.  Meet at the Playa Day Use area near the rest room facilities on the south side of the lake at 8:30 a.m.  

OTHER PRESCOTT HAPPENINGS

Grow Native! Virtual Plant Sale The success of the Highlands Center 's first Grow Native! "real" plant sale in May prompted us to establish a new fall sale.  This is a GREAT time to plant, allowing establishment over the winter months.  And we are exploring an innovative concept this time -- a Virtual Plant Sale! 
How does it work?
1) When can I shop? From August 21 to September 17.
2) Where do I shop? Log on to our UPDATED website www.highlandscenter.org click on the Grow Native! Selection
3) How do I know what to buy? You will find a listing of plants for sale when you click.
4) How do I know my garden is the right home for the plant? You can access pictures and info on any plant listed through links to our grower
5) How do I pay? Select your order, and pay online
6) When and where will my new plants arrive? On September 27 th , pick up your order at our Lynx Creek Site, 1375 S. Walker Rd., north of Lynx Lake . See! Fun, easy, and a great way to support your love of nature and the Highlands Center ! For more details, visit our website on the 21st of August.

Summer Ecology Studies 2006
Enjoy six mornings filled with learning and love for the natural world around us.  Now's the time to register for this fun and field-based series of classes in September.  Join us on these beautiful, late summer mornings at our Lynx Creek Site to discover the wonders of your natural neighbors, the immense diversity of this region, the value of our riparian ecosystems, our summer avian fauna and much, much more. 

Site: Lynx Creek Site, 1375 South Walker Road Time: 8:00 am- 11:30 am Cost: $72 Highland Center members, $115 non-members Info/Reg: 928 776-9550

Sept. 5: Overview of the Natural History of the Central Arizona Highlands- Dr . Carl Tomoff, Prescott College
Sept. 6: August Showers bring September Flowers- Nichole Trushell, Highlands Center for Natural History Executive Director
Sept. 7: Mammals of these Highlands- Sam Huselton, AZ Game and Fish Dept.
Sept. 12: Insects: The Brightest Side of Life- Carl Olson, U of Arizona
Sept. 13: Patterns on Purpose: Birds on a Mission- Eric Moore, Jay's Bird Barn
Sept. 14: Celebrate the Source: The Birth of the Verde River- Field Trip with Dana Campbell, The Nat ure Conservancy

 

HAPPENINGS

Download the state quarterly publication, Happenings, in pdf format.