Doug Ripley, Arizona Native Plant Society President Doug will provide an illustrated presentation describing the flora, fauna, plant communities, and geology of the Dragoon Mountains. Particular emphasis will be on the over 700 species of vascular plants he has identified during a ten year study of the Dragoon flora and comparisons of it with those of the two other major Cochise County Sky Islands, the Huachucas and the Chiricahuas.

Angeles Emory, Local Gardener and Plant Expert Angeles will share her knowledge and recipes using edible desert plants. You will be invited to have a small taste of some of these foods.

Jillian Cowles, Biologist and Author The southwestern United States is home to a rich diversity of amazing arachnids. Among their ranks are the tough, the resourceful, the beautiful, and the dangerous. Getting to 
know these small neighbors which share our planet (and sometimes our 
homes) is immensely rewarding and never dull.