August 2011 Meeting

The Society's August meeting will be Sunday August 14, 2011 @ 2:00PM in one of the upper meeting rooms of the Desert Living Center at the Springs Preserve.  333 S. Valley View Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89107.

Pete Duncombe, the Curator of Gardens at the Springs Preserve,  will describe the programatic changes at the Preserve that have occurred this year.

The August newsletter contains details and an article on Echinocactus polycephalus.

Please note also that Greg Starr, an agave expert from Tuscon, will be our presenter on September 11.

CSSSN July Meeting

We will meet Sunday July 10 @ 2:00PM, Up stairs in or around the Desert Living Center of the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.  The Springs will have signs near the entrance directing you to the correct location.

Donnie Barnett will give a presentation on a collection of plants of the Mojave Desert.

June Meeting

We will meet Sunday June 12 @ 2:00PM, Upper Meeting Room of the Desert Living Center.

Speakers will be Paula Garrett and friend Margie.  They will speak about creating a certified wildlife habitat in your backyard.

May Meeting

Our next meeting will be May 15, 2011 at 2PM at The Las Vegas Springs Preserve.  This is in the upper meeting room of the Desert Living Center at the Springs.

The presenter for May will be Donnie Barnett: The Politics of Prickly Pear Fighting -- all about Opuntias.

The Moon-Sun Cactus Show of last month was quite successful.  Some images from the show are here.

A fine lengthy newsletter has been posted at http://www.csssn.org/2011-05-May/.

April Meeting

We'll meet at our new time and location (Sunday April 10 @ 2:00PM):

Upper Meeting Room Desert Living Center

Las Vegas Springs Preserve

333 South Valley View Boulevard

Las Vegas, NV 89107-4372

We'll make final plans for next week's Show & Sale.

Our speaker will be Jarret DeCorte of Cactus Rescue discussing the historical difficulties and future of rescuing cacti and yuccas in the Las Vegas valley.

Bring a friend and maybe a refreshment to share.  Hopefully we'll have our door prize and raffle back in full operational glory.

The Beaver Tale for April has been posted as well!