r/ArizonaNativePlants

Resources:

• AZNPS
• Southwest Desert Flora
• American Southwest
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Check out our Wiki Page on Lawn Removal Incentives By City!

Flyer Resources:

• UofA - Arizona Invasive Plants
• UofA - Cooperative Extension
• AZNPS - Grow Native, Don't Be a Pest!

Trees Matter - To foster and inspire an increased, more balanced tree canopy in the Valley of the Sun.

Trees offer many critical functions such as shade, pollution reduction, dust reduction, food, increased property value, carbon sequestration, increase in mental and physical health, and more. The Valley has an immediate need for an increased tree canopy; Trees Matter works to alleviate this need by educating the public on tree knowledge, distributing desert-adapted shade trees to residents across the Valley, and planting trees on school campuses and within communities in need.

• Events
• Tree Database
• Ask the Arborist Forum (Facebook)
• Programs
• Volunteer
• Membership or Donation

If you have a nonproft or other group with a conservation/eco focus in Arizona you'd like to spotlight, please share it below!

Resources:

• AZNPS
• Southwest Desert Flora
• American Southwest
• AMWUA

Year 3 of our adopted Sonoran Desert Tortoise enclosure/ pollinator garden.

We wanted to create a "wildscape" where he could forage for all the food he needs, with lots of enrichment, while also supporting our local pollinators. We're happy with how things are looking so far. 🙂

Plants in this video:

• Globemallow
• Chuparosa
• Jojoba
• Ironwood
• Triangle Leaf Bursage
• White Bursage
• Desert Lavender
• Brittlebush
• Creosote
• Rush Milkweed
• Desert Willow
• Four-Wing Saltbush
• San Marcos Hibiscus (Sonoran Desert-Native (Baja), but our lil guy loves the flowers and leaves!)

If you have adopted a Sonoran Desert Tortoise, what does your enclosure look like? What kind of plants does your tortoise enjoy? 🐢 💚