Sonoran Desert Pollinator Plant Guide

The City of Phoenix Environmental Programs department has just released a Sonoran Desert Pollinator Plant Guide. The guide aims to highlight plants that can be seasonally found at local nurseries and includes tips for planting, maintenance, and watering. The guide is available in both English and Spanish versions.

Sonoran Desert Pollinator Plant Guide

Desierto de Sonoran Guía de Plantas para Polinizadores

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Megachilidae bee on a cholla cactus flower

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Research & Monitoring

At the last meeting, we largely discussed the implications of sharing locations of remote sensed tags. Our next meeting will be May 28th at 10 am. Please email Kim Pegram, kpegram@dbg.org if you are interested in joining. 

Chair: Kim Pegram, kpegram@dbg.org

Management Practices & Outreach

The committee just completed the text for a handout educating homeowners about the effects of pesticides on insect pollinators. This handout will be available in a digital printable format soon. We are starting work on a pollinator planting guide for northern Arizona.

Chair: Jessi Miller, jessica_miller@fws.gov

Plant Materials & Restoration

Please join us at our next virtual meeting on May 5th at 10am. Email Natalie Melkonoff at nmelkonoff@dbg.org for more information or if you are interested in joining the group.

Chair: Natalie Melkonoff, nmelkonoff@dbg.org

Interested in joining a working committee? Reach out to one of our committee chairs to learn more!

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Photo by lonniepilkington on iNaturalist

Density dependence and habitat selection affect overwintering abundance of monarch butterflies at regional and site scales in California

Ibsen, P. C. et. al. | Conservation Science and Practice | March 2026

Comparing Machine Learning Using UAVs to Ground Survey Methods to Quantify Milkweed Stem Density and Habitat Characteristics in ROWs

Baker, A. M. et. al. | Insects | March 2026

Student drawings reflect greater plant and insect diversity after schools install monarch butterfly gardens

Geest, E. A. et. al. | Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education | March 2026

Evaluating cultivars for pollinator gardens

Dorian, N. N. et. al. | Ecosphere | April 2026

Desert woollystar (Eriastrum eremicum)

Photo credit inatalia on iNaturalist