January 8, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: CACSS President’s house

January 14, 2023

Boyce Thompson Field Trip

January 21, 2023

9:00 am – 11:00 am

PEG meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

January 29, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Woody Minnich

Title: The Hidden Treasurers of Coahulia, Mexico

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

February 19, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Jeff Moore

Title: Agaves

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

March 5, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Whiteman Conference Room

March 5, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Eric Lundberg

Title: Horticulture 201: The science behind a green thumb

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Webster Auditorium

March 11, 2023

9:00 am – 11:00 am

PEG meeting
Title: Brought to you by the Letter ‘T’
Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

March 29: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Annual Show and Sale Set-up

Plants are brought in

Location: Dorrance Hall 

March 31: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

April1: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

April 2: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Show & Sale 

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall and Boppart Courtyard

April 30, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Steve Plath

Title: Supporting the Mutual Affair of Agaves and Bats

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

May 21, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

May 21, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Scott McMahon

Title: Namibia

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

June 11, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Michiel Pillet

Title: Common-sense Cactus Conservation in the 21st Century

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

July 15, 2023

9:00 am – 11:00 am

PEG meeting

Title: Plants that can shrug off the Phoenix Summer

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Dorrance Hall

July 30, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Volunteer room

July 30, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Stefan Burger

Title: Copiapoa 2023

Location: Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren,2450 N 64th St, Scottsdale

August 27, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Jan Emming

Title: Building Towards Forever: the creation of “Destination: Forever Ranch and Gardens”

Location: Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren, 2450 N 64th St, Scottsdale

September 16, 2023

9:00 am – 11:00 am

PEG meeting

Title: Euphorbia—Man, That’s a Huge Genus

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Webster Auditorium

September 24, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Volunteer room

September 24, 2023

2:00 pm

Monthly Meeting

Presenter: Irwin Lightstone

Title: Digital Cactus and Succulent Photography

Location: Papago Buttes of Brethren Church, 2450 N 64th St., Scottsdale

October 29, 2023

Both live and silent auctions will start at noon

Silent and Live Auction

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Boppart Courtyard

Click HERE for bid sheets for the auction.

November 18, 2023

9:00 am – 11:00 am

PEG meeting

Location: TBD

November 19, 2023

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

CACSS 50th Anniversary Celebration

Location: The Rio Salado Audubon Center  3131 S. Central Avenue, Phoenix

November 26, 2023

11:00 am

CACSS Board Meeting

Location: Desert Botanical Garden – Volunteer room

Calendars from previous years: