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
November 18, 2023
9:00 am – 11:00 am
PEG meeting
Location: TBD
November 19, 2023
1:00 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