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A very informative presentation by Quin Baine about galls, in particular insect galls, and the variety of insects they support.

Phylogenetics tells us how organisms at different taxonomic scales are related. This research looks into the evolution of a highly unresolved genus of mostly mountain-dwelling plants whose habitat affinities and character traits may allow us to better understand patterns of evolution as well as millions of years of paleoclimate history in North America.

How a vacant lot became a beautiful native plant garden thanks to the work of many volunteers.

Native Bees and Their Favorite Plants

The latest research by John Gorey on the rare Graham's Thistle (Cirsium grahamii).

A story about nectar bats, agaves, and what's happening in the Gila by Mallory Davies

Presented by Steven Fry, Amigos Bravos Policy and Project Specialist. Steven will be presenting on Amigos Bravo’s Wetland Jewels project in the Gila, which combines local watershed users’ input on desired watershed functions with high-detailed mapping analysis to identify keystone wetlands for restoration and protection. By investing in these areas, they hope to promote resiliency of the waters...

Presented by Hannah Marx, Assistant Professor and Herbarium Curator, University of New Mexico - in person and online This program will be presented live in Room 111, Harlan Hall, on the WNMU campus, and it will also be available via Zoom for those who prefer to attend online. In this presentation, Dr. Marx will share progress on her research program focused on understanding the floristic divers...

Presentation by Ann Audrey, environmental consultant. Ann will discuss ten best practices for using native trees in urgan environments to improve climage change resilience. Native trees are well adapted to our southwest climate and weather: they have endured extremes of heat, drought and cold events over countless years and still thrive. With more extreme weather events, adding native southwest...

Presentation by Richard Spellenberg, Professor Emeritus, New Mexico State University. Author of The Sunflower Family: A Guide to the Family Asteraceae in the Contiguous United States, Spellenberg will cover what makes this family so difficult to grasp, the structure of the sunflower head, the features valuable in identification, and the value of learning taxonomic tribes in the family. Anyone w...

Presentation by John Gorey In 2021, John was doing invasive plant surveys in the Gila Wilderness when he came across an unusual purple thistle. After keying it out as Cirsium grahamii, he found out it had not been collected in nearly 20 years. Thanks to the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, he received funding in 2022 from the Jack and Martha Carter Conservation Fund to scour the wilderness f...

"Penstemons - Some of the Most Beautiful Flowers in the World" - presentation by Russ Kleinman. The Gila Native Plant Society is switching to hybrid mode-no, not for plants but for programs. On Friday, May 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, GNPS will present an in-person program that will also be available online. For this welcome shift it has invited ...

“The Ecology of Herbal Medicine ” - presentation by Dara Saville. Join this discussion on some of our region’s most famous medicinal plants. We’ll explore iconic local landscapes, key medicinal plants from those places, and species responses to environmental change. We will also look at what we can learn about medicinal uses of these plants as they play healing and balancing roles in their ecos...

“Moths of the Gila National Forest - Update” - presentation by Ronald Parry The Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes both butterflies and moths. Many people are familiar with butterflies because of their beauty and their presence during daylight hours. In comparison, moths are little appreciated since they are largely nocturnal. Yet many moths are beautiful, and they play an importa...

Friday, February 18, 2022, Donna Stevens

Friday, January 21, 2022, Bill Norris

Friday, November 19, 2021 Presentation by Daniela Roth, New Mexico State Botanist

How to plant a native plant

Keller complete

Zoom Session for Landscaping with Native Plants, February 13, 2021

Recording of Zoom Session on February 6, 2021, for Landscaping with Native Plants Course

Pond 101

Maximillian Sunflower

LowerMeadowCreek 08 25 20

Virtual FT Meadow Creek8 8 20

Parthenocissus

Beginner's Guide

Betsy's wildflower meadow

Betsy's front landscape