The Events Calendar contains information on future meetings, field trips, and workshops hosted by AKNPS. The public is invited to monthly meetings that are held the first Monday of the month, starting in October and running through May and start at 7:00 pm. Meetings are held virtually, and often are held simultaneously in person (see location details). Specially invited speakers present a topic of their choice at each meeting. AKNPS members also volunteer to provide 5-minute presentations on topics of botanical interest. Each season, we also select a plant family to study, and members present different species within that family at each meeting. Below is a map to the Campbell Creek Science Center.
AKNPS field trips typically begin in May and participants must submit a field trip waiver to the field trip leader.
Events Calendar
- June 4, 2025
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Willow Wander
June 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TBD, near FairbanksLearn new Interior Alaska willow taxa or refresh your memory. Check the InteriorANPS listserve for location details a week before the hike: https://groups.io/g/InteriorANPS. Bring a picnic dinner.
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- June 10, 2025
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Wildflower Garden Work Party - Volunteer Event
June 10, 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507, USAJoin Alaska Native Plant Society volunteers who are maintaining the Campbell Creek Science Center’s wildflower gardens. Gardening equipment is provided. RSVP using our CCSC garden work party signup sheet. This volunteer work is a mutually-beneficial arrangement enabling the Alaska Native Plant Society to use the center’s indoor space for in-person educational meetings. Questions? Email ccsc_gardening@aknps.org
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- June 14, 2025
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Flora & Pollinators of Arctic Valley and Mt. Gordon Lyon
June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Arctic Valley Ski Area, 18800 Arctic Valley Rd, Anchorage, AK 99505, USAParking at Arctic Valley is $5/day.
Description: Expect 5-6 hours, 5 miles, with 1,763 feet ascent over Mt. Gordon Lyon in a loop route back to the parking lot. AKNPS member Dennis Ronsse will co-lead the trip with local amateur expert lepidopterist Brian McGurgen. Open to the public, but priority given to AKNPS members. Limit 15 participants. RSVP Required: Contact Dennis at dennis.ronsse@gmail.com to reserve a space and receive updates on possible changes due to weather.
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- June 21, 2025
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Wildflower Garden Work Party - Volunteer Event
June 21, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507, USAJoin Alaska Native Plant Society volunteers who are maintaining the Campbell Creek Science Center’s wildflower gardens. Gardening equipment is provided. RSVP using our CCSC garden work party signup sheet. This volunteer work is a mutually-beneficial arrangement enabling the Alaska Native Plant Society to use the center’s indoor space for in-person educational meetings. Questions? Email ccsc_gardening@aknps.org
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Moksha Peak
June 21, 2025 6:00 am - 4:00 pm
Jim Lake parking, off Maud Road in PalmerDescription: 8.5 miles, 6230 feet of ascent. Bring snacks, lunch, water, windbreaker, warmer jacket, hood, hat & gloves for a long day, Ten hours steep terrain, upper 1000 ft of scree & possibilities of afternoon thunderstorms. No ropes or technical experience required, but strenuous terrain & route finding issues. RSVP Required: Please contact trip leader Dennis Ronsse at dennis.ronsse@gmail.com at least a week in advance.
- Trip reports and GPS tracks: https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=32498
- Botany: Chugach high alpine flora and location of a Potentilla that some consider to be different from currently accepted species. See http://panarcticflora.org/results?biogeographic=&bioclimatic=®ion=&name=Potentilla villosa#paf-641026
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Meeting Location
AKNPS currently holds its monthly member meetings via Zoom and in-person. Some meetings may be virtual (Zoom) only to accommodate remote speakers. Please reference meeting information in the calendar below or in member emails. In-person meetings are held at the Campbell Creek Science Center (see map below). Members will receive emails containing information to access the webinars prior to meeting dates. In-person and virtual meetings are also open to the public. If you would like to listen to a virtual meeting, please email the webmaster requesting the meeting information.
