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Spring  1988 


Volume  42  Number  1/2 


A  Proud  Day  For  The  Garden 


March  1 9, 1 988;  It  was  a  beautiful  spring 
day  for  a  party.  Mesquites  and  other 
trees  were  leafing  out,  wildflowers  like 
penstemon  and  blackfoot  daisy  were  in 
bloom,  and  the  weather  was  perfect.  The 
Garden’s  new  trail.  Plants  and  People  of 
the  Sonoran  Desert,  was  dedicated  less 
than  a  year  and  a  half  after  breaking 
ground  in  October  1 986. 

The  festivities  included  the  requisite 
speeches,  a  poetry  reading  in  Piman  and 
English  by  Dr.  Ofelia  Zepeda,  an  array  of 
culinary  delights  made  with  desert  plant 
foods,  and  a  ribbon  cutting  ceremony 
using  agave  fiber  rope  for  the  ribbon. 

Interpreters  along  the  trail  invited  guests 
to  participate  in  ethnobotanical  activities. 
Now  that  the  trail  is  open,  docents  staff 
the  touch  carts  regularly  and  the  trail 
serves  as  an  outdoor  classroom  for 
many  of  the  Garden’s  activities. 

We  thought  that  it  would  be  interesting 
and  fun  to  look  back  and  review  how  the 


trail  came  to  be,  from  the  original  con¬ 
cept  to  reality,  keeping  in  mind  that  a 
living  trail  continues  to  grow,  change  with 
the  seasons,  and  improve  with  time. 

The  term  ethnobotany  is  relatively  new, 
but  the  study  of  plants  and  people  and 
how  they  interact  is  not.  Interest  in  eth¬ 
nobotany  in  the  early  years  of  the  Garden 
is  illustrated  by  the  review  of  L.S.M.  Cur¬ 
tin’s  book.  Healing  Herbs  of  the  Rio 
Grande,  in  the  1940’s.  Other  articles 
dealing  with  plants  and  people  surfaced 
on  and  off  for  the  next  40  years. 

The  commitmentto  build  an  ethnobotan¬ 
ical  trail  came  in  1979  when  it  was 
included  in  the  Garden’s  Ten  Year  Plan 
and  the  Potomac  Plan  in  1 982,  under  the 
leadership  of  Dr.  Charles  Huckins.  Dr. 
Charles  Merbs,  a  Garden  trustee  from 
1 977  to  1 984,  advocated  the  importance 
of  desert  plants  and  ecology.  The  con¬ 
cept  was  emphasized  again  in  the  Gar- 
(continued  on  page  2) 


Opening  Remarks 

Dr.  Robert  Breunig 
March  19, 1988 


Today  we  celebrate  the  opening  of  a 
marvelous  new  trail  and  exhibit  — 
and  the  communication  of  a  powerful 
Idea.  What  Plants  and  People  of  the 
Sonoran  Desert  teaches  us  is  that  this 
desert  land  has  been  home  to  human 
cultures  for  thousands  of  years. 

The  early  people  were  able  to  live 
here  because  they  understood  where 
they  lived  and  they  developed  an 
Intimate  knowledge  of  the  land  and  its 
plants.  And  if  we  are  going  to  live  here 
for  more  than  a  few  generations,  we 
must  also  become  desert  people.  To 
do  this  we  must  open  ourselves  to  the 
incredible  richness  of  the  desert  and 
make  it  our  home. 


By  explaining  how  plants  of  the  desert 
have  been  used  In  the  lives  of  people 
over  the  centuries  —  and  how  they 
can  be  used  in  our  lives  in  the  future, 
we  can  begin  to  end  the  estrange¬ 
ment  between  our  culture  and  the 
desert  environment  in  which  we  live. 

All  of  us  who  have  worked  to  make 
this  project  a  reality  have  learned  a 
great  deal,  and  we  are  eager  to  share 
what  we  have  learned  with  others. 
There  are  many  people  to  thank  — 
our  trustees,  our  donors,  our  staff,  the 
construction  workers  and  our  con¬ 
sultants. 

We  especially  honor  today  those  peo¬ 
ples  who  have  gone  before  us:  the 
Hohokam,  'O'odham,  Apache,  Yava¬ 
pai,  Maricopa  and  Hispanic  peoples 
whose  knowledge  has  been  shared 
with  us  and  which  we  now  share  with 
you  through  this  trail. 


BuUetin  of  the  Desert  Botanical  Garden 


Kara 


A  Proud  Day  (continued) 

den’s  Strategic  Plan  of  1 984.  At  this  time 
it  was  still  uncertain  whether  the  trail 
would  deal  with  ethnobotany  of  the  world 
or  a  specific  region,  i.e.  the  Sonoran 
Desert. 

Ethnobotany  workshops  conducted  in 
1 981 , 1 982  and  1 983  were  funded  by  the 
National  Endowment  for  the  Humanities. 
As  a  result  of  these  activities,  the  first 
conceptual  plan  for  the  trail  was  devel¬ 
oped  by  Ruth  Greenhouse  and  Robert 
Gasser,  Garden  Research  Associates. 
At  this  time  it  was  decided  to  focus  on  the 
ethnobotany  of  the  Sonoran  Desert 
region.  A  grant  from  the  Arizona  Humani¬ 
ties  Council  funded  the  research  re¬ 
quired  to  develop  a  comprehensive  out¬ 
line  and  conceptual  map  of  the  proposed 
trail  (see  insert).  At  this  time,  September, 
1 984,  the  trail  was  called  the  Native  Plant 
Use  Trail. 

Early  in  1985,  under  the  leadership  of 
Board  president,  Nancy  Swanson,  the 
trustees  established  this  project  as  the 
number  one  capital  goal  of  the  Garden. 
In  March  1985,  the  Garden  contracted 
with  Ron  A.  Landon  and  Associates, 
landscape  architects,  to  develop  a  com¬ 
prehensive  plan  of  the  exhibit.  Progress 
on  this  project  continued  underthe  lead¬ 
ership  of  Dr.  Robert  Breunig,  who  be¬ 
came  executive  director  of  the  Garden  in 
November  1 985.  The  April  1 986  issue  of 
the  Garden’s  quarterly  journal  Agave, 
was  devoted  entirely  to  describing  the 
proposed  new  trail.  By  this  time,  the 
exhibit  was  given  its  official  name.  Plants 
and  People  of  the  Sonoran  Desert. 

Phase  I  of  the  construction  began  in 
October  1 986  and  included  the  instal¬ 
lation  of  the  preliminary  path,  infrastruc¬ 
ture  (irrigation  and  electricity).  Desert 
Habitat,  Desert  Oasis  Habitat,  Mesquite 
Bosque,  and  Semidesert  Grassland. 
Phase  I  was  funded  by  the  1985  fund¬ 
raising  event.  Dinner  on  the  Desert,  a 
major  private  contribution,  and  a  grant 
from  OOMPAS,  for  a  total  of  $160,000. 

Phase  II  began  in  January  1987  with  a 
$114,996  challenge  grant  from  the 
National  Endowment  for  the  Humanities. 
This  grant,  and  the  matching  funds  raised 
in  the  community,  allowed  us  to  com¬ 
plete  the  trail.  This  phase  included  the 
ethnographic  and  archaeological  struc¬ 
tures,  native,  Hispanic,  and  future  crop 
gardens.  Chaparral  Habitat,  trail  paving, 
graphic  panels,  trail  guide,  and  security 
fence. 

Although  this  comprises  the  actual  dollar 
cost  of  the  exhibit,  it  doesn’t  take  into 
account  the  major  donations  of  plants 


and  services,  staff  and  volunteer  time, 
and  other  expenses  incurred  under  stan¬ 
dard  Garden  operating  costs.  Subse¬ 
quent  issues  ot  Saguaroland  Bulletin  will 
give  a  step  by  step  account  of  the  crea¬ 
tion  of  the  habitats  and  structures  along 
the  trail. 

Landscape  Architect 

Ron  A.  Landon  and  Associates,  lands¬ 
cape  architects,  developed  an  architec¬ 
tural  plan  of  the  new  exhibit,  based  on 
the  conceptual  plan.  With  the  aid  of  aerial 
photographs  and  topographical  maps, 
Ron  walked  the  site  literally  dozens  of 
times  to  determine  where  the  actual 
perimeters  of  the  habitats  and  the  path 
should  be.  He  allowed  the  lay  of  the  land 
to  dictate  the  natural  flow  of  the  trail, 
winding  between  native  plants  so  that 
virtually  no  desert  trees  had  to  be  re¬ 
moved  and  the  existing  plants  could  be 
used  to  enhance  the  landscaping  plan. 
Every  bend  in  the  trail,  every  pass 
between  large  trees,  was  carefully  de¬ 


1 984  Illustration  by  Matt  Thomas 


signed  so  that  the  visitor  would  feel 
immersed  in  the  habitat. 

Ron’s  responsibilities  also  included  plan¬ 
ning  the  irrigation  and  electrical  compo¬ 
nents  of  the  trail.  This  system  is  extremely 
complex,  because  each  habitat  requires 
different  amounts  of  water,  and  in  some 
cases,  even  different  methods  of  water¬ 
ing.  For  example,  the  Semidesert  Grass¬ 
land  and  Chaparral  Habitats  have  over¬ 
head  sprayers,  while  other  areas  have 
drip  irrigation,  and  the  Native  Crop 
Garden  is  flood-irrigated. 

An  automatic  clock  with  the  capability  of 
handling  the  different  water  regimes  was 
specified,  and  a  complicated  system  of 
pumping  water  from  the  Oasis  pond  into 
the  irrigation  lines  was  devised. 

During  the  process  of  construction,  Ron 
acted  as  field  supervisor  and  liaison  to 
the  Garden.  He  also  worked  as  a  consul¬ 
tant  to  help  determine  the  actual  place¬ 
ment  of  some  of  the  major  ethnographic 
features  and  plants  along  the  trail. 


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DBG  Hosts  AABGA 
Annual  Meeting 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American 
Association  of  Botanical  Gardens  and 
Arboreta  took  place  May  11  —  1 7  at  the 
Scottsdale  Hilton  with  the  Desert  Botani¬ 
cal  Garden  as  the  host  institution. 

For  public  garden  professionals,  this  is 
one  of  the  highlights  of  the  year.  It  is  a 
time  they  can  meet  with  their  colleagues, 
share  their  experiences,  and  learn  new 
techniques  in  an  atmosphere  that  invites 
an  exchange  of  information. 

Delegates  heard  from  experts  and  fellow 
professionals  in  sessions  on  horticulture, 
administration,  university  gardens,  devel¬ 
opment,  visitor  programming  and  ethno- 
botany. 

The  business  meetings  and  programs 
were  held  at  the  hotel.  The  delegates 
visited  the  Desert  Botanical  Garden  on 
Friday,  May  1 3,  for  a  tour  of  the  grounds, 
an  overview  of  DBG  education  and  con¬ 
servation  programs,  and  a  festive,  south¬ 
western  style  dinner  and  entertainment. 

For  many  of  the  delegates,  this  was  their 
first  visit  to  the  Southwest  and  to  the 
Desert  Botanical  Garden.  Our  staff  and 
volunteers  took  advantage  of  this  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  show  off  our  Garden,  our  pro¬ 
grams  and  our  new  exhibit  trail.  Plants 
and  People  of  the  Sonoran  Desert. 

AABGA  members  also  visited  the  Boyce 
Thompson  Arboretum.  Some  of  the  dele¬ 
gates  took  a  pre-conference  tour  to  the 
Arizona-Sonora  Desert  Museum  in  Tuc¬ 
son,  and  a  post-conference  tour  to  the 
Arboretum  in  Flagstaff  and  then  the 
Grand  Canyon. 

Around  the  Grounds 

If  you  haven’t  been  out  to  the  Garden  in 
the  past  few  months,  we  think  you’ll  be 
impressed  by  the  appearance  of  the 
core  collection.  DBG  horticulturists,  with 
the  help  of  volunteer  horticulture  aides, 
have  made  significant  changes  in  this 
main  part  of  the  Garden. 

Areas  that  had  become  overgrown  were 
cleared,  trees  and  shrubs  have  been 
judiciously  pruned  and  new  plantings 
have  been  added.  The  result  of  all  this 
hard  work  is  that  visitors  are  better  able 
to  appreciate  the  beauty  and  unique¬ 
ness  of  these  desert  plants. 

Much  of  the  credit  for  this  belongs  to 
Cesar  Mazier,  horticulturist  in  charge  of 
the  core  garden,  working  under  the 
direction  of  chief  horticulturist  Steve 
Priebe  and  with  the  help  of  gardener 
Laura  Stacy. 


DBG  Membership  — 
A  Good  Deed  and  A 


Great  Deal! 


As  a  member  of  the  Garden,  you  know 
that  the  value  you  get  in  return  for  your 
annual  membership  contribution  is  equal 
to,  if  not  greater  than,  the  satisfaction  of 
knowing  that  you  support  an  institution 
that  provides  such  a  unique  resource  for 
our  community. 

You  probably  have  friends  or  neighbors 
who  would  also  enjoy  the  benefits  of 
Garden  membership.  Why  not  share 
with  them  your  own  enthusiasm  for  the 
Garden? 


Tell  them  how  you  are  entitled  to  free 
admission  all  year  long,  and  about  the 
guest  passes  that  let  you  share  the 
Garden  with  friends  and  relatives.  Re¬ 
mind  them  that  members  get  advance 
notice  of  our  workshops  and  classes 
(and  reduced  enrollment  fees,  too)  as 
well  as  invitations  to  preview  events  like 
Luminaria  Night  for  members  only,  and 
the  members  pre-sale  (including  a  dis¬ 
count  on  purchases)  for  our  annual 
Spring  and  Fall  Plant  Sales. 

Of  course  you’ll  want  to  show  them  your 
copies  of  Agave  magazine,  the  quarterly 
Calendar  of  Events  and  theSaguaroland 
Bulletin.  (By  the  way  we  hope  you  like 
our  new  look.) 

Garden  memberships  make  wonderful 
gifts,  and  you  don’t  even  have  to  leave 
home  to  do  your  shopping.  Just  mail  your 
check  with  the  application  included  here 
and  we’ll  take  care  of  the  rest.  Or  you  can 
call  the  Membership  Office  (941-1225) 
and  charge  it  to  your  Visa  or  MasterCard. 


Membership  Information 


Name 


Address 


City 


State 


Zip  Code 


Phone 

Category: _ Family  ($30.00) _ Individual  ($20.00) 

Gift  Membership  From: 


Name 


Address 


From  the  Director 

This  spring  has  been  a  season  of  incred¬ 
ible  activity  for  the  Garden.  Many  efforts 
of  the  trustees  and  staff  are  bearing  fruit. 

The  big  event,  of  course,  was  the  open¬ 
ing  of  Plants  and  People  of  the  Sonoran 
Desert  on  March  1 9.  Public  reaction  to 
the  trail  has  been  tremendous,  and  it  has 
been  a  pleasure  for  all  of  us  to  watch  our 
visitors  learning  from  the  activities  on  the 
trail. 

Tom  Wilson  of  the  National  Endowment 
for  the  Humanities  visited  the  exhibit  on 
April  27. 1  n  a  letter,  he  wrote  the  following: 
“The  National  Endowment  for  the  Hu¬ 
manities  was  very  pleased  to  support 
your  project.  It  is  viewed  here  as  an  out¬ 
standing  effort  to  bring  the  fruits  of  signi¬ 
ficant  multi-disciplinary  research  to  the 
public  in  an  innovative  format.  The  issues 
that  your  exhibition  explores  are  not  only 
vital  to  encourage  sensitivity  to  diversity 
but  relationships  with  the  environment.  I 
predict  that  your  project  will  become  a 
model  for  other  innovative  trails  else¬ 
where  in  the  United  States.” 

Just  a  month  afterthe  opening  of  the  trail, 
the  citizens  of  Phoenix  approved  a  bond 
package  that  will  provide  $1  million  of 
infrastructure  improvements  to  the  Gar¬ 
den.  These  improvements  will  include  a 
new  water  line,  new  parking  facilities, 
new  underground  power  lines  in  the 
Garden,  and  restoration  of  Webster  Aud¬ 
itorium.  Work  on  these  improvements 
will  begin  this  summer. 

Finally,  at  the  March  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  the  Board  approved 
an  ambitious  Master  Plan  forthe  Garden 
developed  by  Vernon  Swaback  Asso¬ 
ciates.  This  long-range  plan  will  guide 
the  future  growth  of  the  Garden. 

It  provides  for  the  development  of  a  new 
Visitor  Center  complex,  a  1 6,000  square 
foot  Cactus  and  Succulent  Pavilion,  new 
horticulture  and  propagation  facilities,  an 
education  center,  new  trails,  a  system  of 
interpretive  signage,  a  new  library,  herb¬ 
arium,  and  research  center  for  desert 
plants.  This  plan  was  outlined  for  mem¬ 
bers  at  our  Annual  Meeting  on  May  19. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  is  now  exploring 
various  options  on  how  and  when  to 
implement  the  plan.  In  the  coming 
months,  we  shall  keep  our  membership 
informed  on  this  major  planning  effort. 

As  this  program  year  ends,  I  would  once 
again  like  to  thank  all  of  our  volunteers, 
staff  members,  and  trustees  for  all  of 
their  hard  work  on  behalf  of  the  Garden. 

Robert  G.  Breunig,  Ph.D. 

Executive  Director 


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The  Good  Old  Summertime 


1 


As  summer  approaches,  we  prepare 
once  again  for  a  long  season  of  100 
degree  temperatures  and  up.  Plants, 
animals  and  people  have  developed 
unique  ways  in  which  to  deal  with  the  hot, 
dry  conditions  of  summer  in  the  desert. 

All  plants  must  adapt  themselves  to  the 
particular  environment  in  which  they  live. 
Plants  from  a  very  cold  climate  must 
develop  ways  to  deal  with  the  stresses 
presented  by  frigid  conditions.  Similarly, 
desert  plants  adapt  to  stressful  condi¬ 
tions  of  limited  moisture  and  intense 
radiation  from  the  sun  by  conserving, 
storing  and  gathering  water,  as  well  as 
protecting  themselves  from  the  sun’s 
rays. 

Many  desert  plants  have  small  leaves 
which  help  limit  the  amount  of  water  lost 
through  transpiration.  Waxy  or  hairy  leaf 
coverings  reduce  water  loss  by  helping 
seal  in  moisture.  Leaves  that  are  gray  or 
light  in  color  reflect  some  of  the  sun’s 
radiation.  Some  desert  plants  are  drought- 
deciduous,  dropping  their  leaves  during 
periods  of  limited  water  availability  then 
growing  new  leaves  when  water  is  more 
plentiful. 

Succulent  plants,  which  include  cacti, 
are  able  to  store  large  quantities  of  water 
in  their  leaves,  stems  and/or  root  struc¬ 
tures.  Many  also  have  wide-spreading 
root  systems,  close  to  the  surface  of  the 
ground,  which  enable  the  plants  to  gather 
desert  rains  quickly  before  the  water  is 
lost  to  run-off  or  evaporation.  Some 
plants  have  roots  that  travel  deep  into  the 
earth  to  gather  water  from  the  water 
table.  Spines,  which  are  really  modified 
leaves,  help  shade  the  stems  of  many 
succulent  plants  from  the  sun’s  radia¬ 
tion.  Some  plants  have  leaves  which 
actually  help  to  shade  other  leaves  on 
the  same  plant.  Still  others  have  leaves 
that  orient  themselves  vertically,  reduc¬ 
ing  their  exposure  to  the  sun.  In  addition, 
developing  seedlings  are  often  protected 
from  the  sun  by  a  “nurse  plant”  which 
helps  to  shade  them. 

Just  as  plants  need  to  adapt  to  environ¬ 
mental  conditions,  so  do  animals.  Since 
all  animals  need  water  for  survival,  desert 
animals  have  had  to  develop  ways  to  live 
in  the  dry  conditions  by  searching  out, 
storing  and  conserving  water  sources, 
while  others  have  found  ways  to  store 
and  conserve  body  fluids  for  time  of 


drought.  They  also  receive  small  a- 
mounts  of  moisture  from  any  plants  or 
animals  they  eat. 

Mammals  are  warm-blooded  and  main¬ 
tain  their  body  temperatures  at  constant 
levels.  In  summertime,  they  conserve 
their  energy  by  resting  during  the  day, 
venturing  out  in  the  cooler  evenings  and 
early  mornings  to  search  for  food. 

Flight  enable  birds  to  rise  above  the  hot 
ground  surface  to  reach  the  cooler  air. 
Feathers  help  insulate  them  against  ex¬ 
tremes  of  temperature.  Nests  also  serve 
as  extra  protection  against  the  elements, 
providing  warmth  in  winter  and  a  cool 
home  in  summer.  Birds  are  warm¬ 
blooded  and  maintain  their  body  temper¬ 
atures  at  constant  levels. 

All  reptiles  are  cold-blooded,  retiring 
underground  or  in  the  shade  during  the 
midday  heat.  Because  their  body  temper¬ 
atures  become  the  same  as  the  envir¬ 
onment,  reptiles  enter  a  period  of  estiva¬ 
tion,  or  diminished  activity,  during  hot 
months.  When  it  becomes  too  cool  they 
hibernate,  and  their  body  metabolism 
slows  until  warmer  temperatures  return. 

Reptiles  with  legs  can  run  across  the  hot 
ground,  which  aids  them  in  keeping  cool. 
Those  that  lie  prostrate,  such  as  snakes, 
are  less  active  and  stay  in  the  protection 
of  the  shade. 

While  plants  and  animals  have  evolved 
certain  characteristics  which  enable 
them  to  survive  in  the  desert,  humans 
have  also  learned  to  cope  with  the  prob¬ 
lems  of  limited  water  and  hot  tempera¬ 
tures.  People  have  lived  successfully  in 
the  Sonoran  Desert  for  at  least  15,000 
years. 

Most  desert  dwellers  settled  near  con¬ 
stantly  flowing  streams.  Others  were 
semi-nomadic  in  relation  to  the  available 
water  in  shallow  wells,  natural  rock  tanks 
(tinajas)  and  streams  that  flowed  after 
rainstorms.  Runoff  from  rainstorms  was 
channeled  into  reservoirs. 

The  timing  and  location  of  daily  activities 
were  planned  with  environmental  condi¬ 
tions  in  mind.  Work  was  done  in  the  early 
morning  hours  or  late  in  the  day.  Midday 
activities  took  place  under  the  shade  of 
the  ramada.  Outdoor  kitchens  had  low 
walls  which  served  as  a  windbreak  and 
were  roofless  so  that  heat  from  the 


hearth  rapidly  dispersed.  Temperature, 
humidity  and  wind  conditions  were 
always  being  considered  when  planning 
daily  as  well  as  seasonal  activities. 

Modern  desert  dwellers  must  also  deal 
with  the  environmental  conditions  of  the 
Sonoran  Desert.  Outdoor  activities 
should  be  planned  in  the  early  morning 
or  evening  hours.  Midday  work  should 
be  done  indoors  or  in  a  cool,  shady 
place.  Landscaping  with  plants  that  are 
adapted  to  desert  conditions  helps  to 
conserve  valuable  water. 

The  Garden’s  education  department  has 
planned  a  series  of  summer  tours  with 
these  conditions  in  mind.  Desert  Sunrise 
Family  Tours  will  be  conducted  on  June 
11  and  25  (Saturdays)  at  7:15  a.m. 
Sonoran  Desert  Sunset  Tours  will  be 
held  on  June  7,  14,  21  and  28  (Tues¬ 
days)  from  5  —  7  p.m.  Sunrise  Garden 
T ours  will  be  given  on  June  2, 9, 1 6  and 
30,  as  well  as  July  7,  14,  21  and  28 
(Thursdays)  at  7:1 5  a.m.  All  tours  start  at 
the  Gift  Shop  and  are  free  with  regular 
Garden  admission. 


As  temperatures  climb,  the  cooler  early  morn¬ 
ing  hours  or  early  evening  are  the  best  times 
to  visit  the  Garden. 


4 


Webster  Auditorium,  which  will  be  50  years  old  in  1 989,  will  be  renovated  with  funds  from  the 
successful  Phoenix  bond  election. 


DBG'S  Critical  Needs 
Funded  by  Bond  Election 


Staff  Notes 

Diana  V.  Flegenheimer  has  been  ap¬ 
pointed  to  fill  the  newly  created  position 
of  Director  of  Development  at  the  Garden. 
Diana  will  be  responsible  for  coordinat¬ 
ing  all  fundraising  and  membership  activ¬ 
ities,  working  closely  with  the  Board,  staff 
and  Friends  of  the  Garden.  A  long-time 
resident  of  the  Valley,  Diana  held  a  sim¬ 
ilar  position  at  the  Arizona  Museum  of 
Science  and  T echnology  and  was  a  pro¬ 
fessional  volunteer  with  the  Jewish  Fed¬ 
eration  of  Greater  Phoenix. 

Pat  Smith  has  joined  the  Education  Depart¬ 
ment  as  scheduling  secretary.  A  former 
teacher,  Pat  will  be  handling  group  sched¬ 
uling,  classes  and  workshops.  She  will 
also  be  working  with  volunteers  and  edit¬ 
ing  the  Friends  Newsletter. 

Arsenia  Cota  has  taken  over  the  duties 
of  receptionist  and  telephone  operator. 
Prior  to  joining  the  Garden,  Arsenia  was 
a  clerk  and  a  teacher’s  aide  in  the 
Phoenix  school  system. 

Al  Blair,  who  had  been  answering  the 
telephones  and  providing  secretarial  sup¬ 
port,  is  now  a  full-time  secretary  working 
mainly  in  the  Community  Relations  De¬ 
partment.  She  will  also  provide  back-up 
clerical  support  for  the  administrative 
office  when  needed. 

Ruth  Greenhouse  has  been  named  Ex¬ 
hibits  Coordinator  for  the  Garden.  A  DBG 
Research  Associate  since  1980,  Ruth 
has  designed  ethnobotanical  programs 
and  workshops  through  the  Education 
Department.  She  was  instrumental  in 
developing  and  planning  our  new  eth- 
nobotany  trail  and  served  as  project 
director  during  the  construction  of  the 
exhibit. 

Robert  Gregoire  has  joined  the  staff  as 
Maintenance  Supervisor.  A  transplant  to 
the  Valley  from  Houston,  Bob  will  be 
responsible  for  overseeing  all  mainte¬ 
nance  and  security  functions  at  the 
Garden. 


The  successful  outcome  of  the  recent 
Phoenix  bond  election  means  that  criti¬ 
cal  needs  will  be  provided  to  the  Garden 
by  our  landlord,  the  City  of  Phoenix.  The 
monies  appropriated  will  be  used  to 
bring  a  new  water  line  to  the  Garden  so 
we  will  have  sufficient  water  pressure  for 
irrigation  and,  most  importantly,  for  hy¬ 
drants  to  provide  basic  fire  protection. 

Also  included  in  the  bond  funding  are  a 
sewage  system,  undergrounding  of  elec¬ 
trical  and  telephone  lines,  a  new  access 


The  Center  for  Plant  Conservation,  head¬ 
quartered  at  Arnold  Arboretum  of  Har¬ 
vard  University,  has  approved  several 
plants  as  approved  species  for  the  Des¬ 
ert  Botanical  Garden’s  ongoing  program 
of  conserving  endangered  plants. 

The  Center  has  approved  the  following 
species  for  accession  by  our  research 
department  Agave  schottii  var.  treleasei, 
Echinocereus  Iloydii,  Echinocactus  hori- 
zonthalonius  var.  nicholii,  Amsonia  kear- 
neyana,  Epithelantha  bokei,  Probosci- 


road  from  Galvin  Parkway  that  will  allow 
safe  turns  while  entering  and  leaving  the 
Garden,  additional  parking  spaces,  and 
renovations  to  Webster  Auditorium  to 
bring  this  historic  building  into  code 
compliance. 

We  want  to  thank  all  our  members  who 
responded  to  our  request  to  support  this 
bond  issue.  Dealing  with  these  basic 
infrastructure  needs  is  critical  to  the 
Garden’s  plans  for  future  growth  and 
expansion. 


dea  sabulosa,  and  Talinum  humile. 

Our  request  for  amendments  for  multi¬ 
year  plans  for  three  taxa  was  also  ap¬ 
proved.  These  were  for  Cereus  greggii, 
Amoreuxia  gonzalezii,  and  Agave  arizon- 
ica.  All  were  approved  as  two  year  plans. 

The  Desert  Botanical  Garden  is  one  of 
19  institutions  in  the  United  States  that 
participates  in  the  conservation  pro¬ 
grams  of  the  Center. 


1988  Conservation  Project  Approved 


Spring  Plant  Sale 
the  Biggest  Ever 

The  good  news  is  that  the  Spring  Plant 
Sale  was  the  most  successful  in  the 
Garden’s  history.  The  bad  news  is  that 


growers  had  limited  quantities  of  certain 
plants  and  these  sold  out  early,  so  some 
of  our  customers  were  disappointed. 

However,  we  plan  to  inform  suppliers 
now  of  our  anticipated  orders  for  next 
spring  so  that  there  will  be  ample  sup¬ 
plies  to  meet  the  demand. 


Remember  to  take  advantage  of  your 
Garden  membership  and  plan  to  attend 
the  members  pre-sale  for  the  best  selec¬ 
tion  of  plants.  The  tentative  dates  for  the 
Fall  Plant  Sale  are  Saturday  and  Sunday, 
October  8  and  9,  with  the  members  pre¬ 
sale  on  Friday,  October  7  from  3  to  6  p.m. 


5 


Desert  Botanical  Garden  Members  —  New  and  Renewals 

December,  1987  —  March,  1988 


Contributing 

Ms.  Mary  M.  Ausman 

Mrs.  Priscilla  T.  McLeod 

M/M  A.  Kermit 

Mr.  Bruce  E.  Nelson 

M/M  Sherwood  M.  Bonney 

M/M  Ronald  D.  Niven 

M/M  R.  D.  Bradley 

Ms.  Arlene  O'Day 

Mrs.  Duncan  S.  Briggs 

Ms.  Aileen  Osofsky 

Dr.  Mildred  Bulpitt 

D/M  Duncan  T.  Patten 

Mr.  Kenneth  L.  Bunch 

M/M  George  0.  Pranspill 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cargill 

Ms.  Carol  Schatt 

Ms.  M.  Beth  Chamberlin 

Mr.  Robert  B.  Schofield 

Ms.  Mildred  L.  Chidlaw 

Milton  R.  Sommerfeld  Family 

Ms.  Chris  Cluff 

M/M  Donald  R.  Squire 

M/M  Charles  Cox  &  Family 

M/M  James  L.  Townsend 

D/M  Hugo  Cozzi 

Mrs.  Dorothy  G.  Trecker 

M/M  Geoffrey  Creede 

Mr.  Roger  Varnes 

Ms.  Lin  L.  Culbert 

M/M  James  W.  Walker 

Ms.  Sandra  A.  Day 

M/M  William  Welsh 

M/M  Richard  Doran 

M/M  Richard  Deupree  Jr. 

Sustaining 

Mr.  Philip  H.  English 

M/M  Bill  Bombeck 

Mrs.  E.  R.  Erickson 

M/M  Ross  A.  Dean 

D/M  Bert  Feingold 

D/M  William  Huizingh 

Mr.  Donald  Flax 

Fort  McDowell  Nursery 

Donor 

Mr.  James  P.  French 

M/ML.  Roy  Papp 

M/M  Tom  Fridena  Jr 

Ms.  Janet  C.  Spadora 

M/M  Leonard  Fritz 

Dr.  W.  B.  Furgerson 

Saguaro  Society  Members 

Miss  Lucile  Gaetje 

Ms.  Anauki  Anau 

M/M  Richard  N.  Goldsmith 

Mr.  John  R.  Augustine 

M/M  Daniel  J.  Gress 

Mr.  Hal  Bone 

Mr.  John  J.  Harper 

D/M  Robert  Breunig 

Ms.  Sheila  Fay 

M/M  Cliff  Douglas 

Mr.  M.  P.  Heavenrich  Jr. 

M/M  Leroy  Ellison 

D/M  Charles  A.  Huckins 

Mr.  Morgan  Gust 

Mr.  Tim  A.  Johnson 

Mrs.  Hazel  Hare 

Ms.  Ruth  Jones 

Ms.  Mary  Elaine  Keating 

Mr.  Sam  A.  Kinard 

Mr.  James  E.  Louden 

Mrs.  R.  H.  Langmade 

M/M  Dennis  Mitchem 

Leonard's  Luggage 

Mr.  William  Howard  O'Brien 

D/M  Jon  Levy 

Mr.  John  C.  Pritzlaff  Jr. 

M/M  William  F.  Lewis 

Mr.  Steven  S.  Robson 

Mrs.  Barbara  R,  Long 

M/M  Karsten  Solheim 

Mr.  William  E.  Mahaffay 

M/M  Vernon  Swaback 

M/M  Remo  R.  Maneri 

M/M  Robert  K.  Swanson 

Mrs.  Kemper  Marley  Sr. 

Mrs.  George  Ullman 

M/M  Sam  Mardian  Jr. 

M/M  Alan  S.  Weinberg 

Mrs.  Joseph  E.  Marmon 

Mrs.  Alice  L.  Marshall 

Corporate  Members 

M/M  James  W.  McGill 

Arizona  Public  Service  Co. 

M/M  Lloyd  McKenzie 

First  Interstate  Bank 

Mr.  William  Miles 

Goldwaters 

M/M  Rick  E.  Mishler 

1.  B.  M.  Corporation 

M/M  Joseph  A.  Moller 

Mountain  Bell 

M/M  David  L.  Morris 

United  Bank  of  Arizona 

M/M  Wilbur  Murra 

Westcor  Partners 

M/M  Barry  Olson 

M/M  Robert  Rheinlander 

General  Members 

Ms.  J.  V.  Rich 

Mr.  Mohamed  Abahusain 

M/M  Milton  F.  Rosenthal 

Ms.  Carola  M.  Ahreodt 

M/M  Ernest  Sauer 

M/M  Terry  Alderetle 

M/M  Ira  Schwarzwald 

Mrs.  Lucille  C.  Alexander 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Sherer 

M/MTed  Allen 

M/M  Harold  W.  Sweet 

Mr.  John  C.  Allison 

Mrs.  J.  Fife  Symington  III 

Mrs.  Irving  B.  Altman 

M/M  Robert  D.  Taichert 

Mr.  David  S.  Amaral 

M/M  C.  L.  Thomas 

M/M  Thomas  Amberg 

Mr.  William  Thornton 

Mrs.  Joyce  Andersen 

Mr.  William  Thurwachter 

Mr.  John  C.  Anderson  Family 

Ms.  Virginia  1.  Traylor 

Ms.  Marcia  Anderson 

Mrs.  William  Tucker 

Mr.  Paul  A.  Anderson 

Mr.  Jim  Wheat 

Mr.  Richard  L.  Anderson 

Wild  Seed 

Ms.  Shirley  Kay  Anderson 

Mr.  John  R.  Williams 

Mr.  David  Arrow 

Ms.  Katherine  Wrage 

Mr.  Larry  Arthur 

M/M  Lawrence  A.  Zwicker 

Ms.  Ellen  B.  Aschoff 

Supporting 

Ms.  Alberta  Ashburn 

Ms.  Martha  Ashburn 

Ms.  Caryl  G.  Beckwith 

M/M  Scott  A.  Ashley 

D/M  H.  Latham  Breunig 

M/M  Stephen  L.  Atwood 

M/M  David  D.  Chase 

Ms.  Karla  Austin 

M/M  Ivan  D.  Fugate 

Ms.  Cathy  Babcock 

M/M  Dan  Gruber 

Mrs.  Werta  C.  Badzik 

M/M  Robert  A.  Guyer 

M/M  Bill  Baldock 

Mr.  John  C.  Hutcherson 

Mrs.  Minnie  Mae  Baldwin 

Ms  Frances  B  McAllister 

Mr.  Daniel  H.  Ball  Jr. 

M/M  James  K.  Ballinger 

M/M  Richard  Cole 

Mr.  Troy  Bankord 

Mr.  Wayne  Colebank 

Ms.  Suzanne  Baptista 

Mr.  Noel  Collamer 

Ms,  Mary  Louise  Bardon 

Ms.  Kitty  Collins 

Ms.  June  Barnes 

Ms.  Virginia  Coltman 

Mrs.  Jan  Barstad 

D/M  A.  R.  Colwell 

The  Battersby  Family 

Miss  Elizabeth  Comfort 

Mr.  Chris  Bayham 

Mrs.  Rita  M.  Conlon 

Mr.  Gary  Bear 

Mrs.  Peter  C.  Connolly 

D/M  Patrick  Beatty 

Ms.  Pat  Cooper 

Mrs.  Harold  Beavon 

Mr.  Richard  A.  Countryman 

Ms.  Catherine  M,  Becker 

M/M  Steven  Cowan 

Ms,  Katherine  Behr 

Mr.  L.  A.  Cowles 

Mr.  Don  Belknao 

Ms.  Rita  Cox 

Mr.  Richard  M.  Bell 

M/M  Daniel  C.  Creuensten 

Mr.  John  R.  Bellinger  &  Family 

Mr.  Gary  R.  Crough 

Ms.  Roberta  Bender 

Ms.  Nancy  G.  Crough 

Mr.  Gene  Bennett 

M/M  Norman  Crowell 

M/M  Glenn  Bennett 

Ms.  Robin  A.  Cruiz 

Mr.  Gordon  0.  Berg 

Ms.  Flora  B.  Cullison 

Dr.  Julie  Bertch 

Ms,  Mary  Cummins 

Mr.  Stephen  Bess  &  Family 

M/M  J.  K.  Dahiberg 

M/M  Clyde  0.  Bezanson 

Mr.  Russell  T.  Daulton 

Ms.  Debbie  Bippen 

Mr.  Cedric  Daury 

Ms.  Barbara  D.  Birmingham 

Mr.  Cedric  Dave 

Ms.  Ava  Bise 

Ms.  Clare  Davis 

M/M  Paul  T.  Bishop 

M/M  Gerald  M.  Davis 

Dr.  Robert  F.  Bishop 

Ms.  Jane  Davis 

Ms.  Debra  K.  Black 

Mr.  Jonathan  G.  Davis 

M/M  Peter  J.  Blakney 

Mr.  Rick  DeLamater 

Ms.  Jean  Blaylock 

M/M  Mauricio  DeLaParra 

M/M  Paul  Bliklen 

Mr.  Jim  Dennis 

Blue  Mesa  Studio 

Ms.  Karen  Dennis 

Ms.  Barbara  Blunt 

Ms.  Mary  G.  Denton 

M/M  H.  C.  Boehme 

Mr.  Charlie  DeWeese 

Ms.  Janice  Boerner 

Ms.  Lori  DeWerd 

Ms.  Margie  Boerner 

Ms.  Rachel  B.  Diamant 

Mrs.  Lesley  Bombardier 

M/M  Robert  R.  Dickelman 

Mr.  James  Bourdon 

Ms.  Patt  DiDomenico 

M/M  Terry  Braaten 

Dr.  Robert  S.  Dietz 

Mr.  E.  Leroy  Brady 

Ms.  Elinor  DiFalco 

Ms.  Helen  E.  Bretz 

Ms.  Angela  B.  DiFelice 

Mrs.  Robert  W.  Brewbaker 

Ms.  Sarah  V.  Dinehart 

M/M  Joseph  L.  Briand 

Mr.  Arthur  C.  Ditommaso 

Ms.  Kathe  Brown 

Mrs.  Myra  Dodell 

Ms.  Sara  Brown 

Ms.  Barbara  Duel 

D/M  Joseph  Bruner 

Mrs.  Ea.  A.  Dungan 

Ms.  Melinda  Brusky 

Mr.  Timothy  G.  Dunnelly 

M/M  Joshua  A.  Burns 

Mr.  David  E.  Eason 

Mrs.  John  F.  Burnett 

M/M  Charles  Eatherly 

Ms.  Veronica  Burrows 

Mr.  Ronald  S.  Eberling 

D/M  Jose  Burruel 

Ms.  Florence  L.  N.  Eberson 

M/M  William  Burton 

Ms.  Liz  Ecker 

Mrs.  0.  B.  Buskirk 

Ms.  Eleanor  W.  Ecolono 

Mr.  F.  Dennis  Buttera  Sr. 

Mr.  William  Eddy 

Ms.  Elizabeth  A.  Campbell 

Ms.  Rene  Ediosmo 

Ms.  Jane  Campbell 

Mr.  David  Edwards 

Drs.  Aaron  &  Mathilda  Canter 

M/M  Warren  Egeler 

M/M  Scott  Carell 

Ms.  Viola  Egerton 

Ms.  Martha  Cargill 

Mrs.  Mary  Eggleston 

Mr.  Richard  W.  Carlson 

Ms.  Susan  A.  Ehrlich 

M/M  Peter  R.  Carpenter 

M/M  Michael  S.  Ellegood 

Mr,  Alexander  W.  Carson 

Mr.  Gordon  T.  Elliott 

M/M  William  H.  Cartmell 

M/M  James  Elliott 

Mr.  John  H.  Cassidy 

M/M  R.  E.  Elliott 

Ms.  Nettie  N.  Cederstrand 

Mrs.  Donald  P.  Elston 

M/M  Ron  Chaney 

M/M  Jay  Elston 

Mr.  Jeroen  Charite 

Ms.  Amy  Emary 

M/M  J.  A.  Chenicek 

Mr.  Paul  Emmerich 

M/M  Tony  Chernoske 

Mr.  Tim  England 

Mr.  Tim  Cherry 

M/M  Edward  W.  Enters 

Ms.  Paula  Cheslik 

Ms.  Marilyn  Erb 

Ms.  Anita  Chestney 

Ms.  Jacqueline  L.  Evans 

Mr.  J,  A.  Chilcott 

M/M  J.  M.  Fairfield 

M/M  Paul  Christenson 

M/M  Michael  Farrell  &  Family 

Ms.  M.  Christoph 

Mr.  Albert  Feldman 

Ms.  Lucile  Cicerale 

M/M  William  Fencil 

Ms.  Dolly  M.  Clark 

Ms.  Carol  A.  Ferguson 

M/M  George  D.  Clark  Jr. 

M/M  L.  L.  Ferguson 

Ms.  Kimberly  Clark 

Ms.  V.  L.  Ferris 

Mr.  Gaylon  Coates 

D/M  William  R,  Finch 

Ms.  Mary  E.  Coe 

M/M  Michael  Finley 

Mr.  Eugene  W.  Coffman 

Mrs.  Lorraine  Fischer 

Ms.  Jean  Cohen 

Mr.  Francis  Fitzsenry 

Mr,  Bruce  Cole 

M/M  James  Fitzsimons 

Ms.  Lois  Flath  &  Family 
M/M  George  Fletcher 
Ms.  S.  M.  Forbes 
M/M  David  K.  Ford 
M/M  Robert  Foster 
Ms.  Donna  Foudray 
Mr.  Paul  Foot 
Ms.  Cathy  L.  Fox 
Mrs.  Mary  Alice  Fox 
Ms.  Gladys  F.  Frampton 
Miriam  &  Jordan  Francis 
M/M  Richard  S.  Francisco 
Mrs.  Irving  Freeman 
Ms.  Barbara  Fremineur 
M/M  Richard  W.  Fries 
M/M  John  Fritsch 
Ms.  Christine  N.  Gabrean 
Mrs.  Gary  E.  Gaffield 
Mr.  Doyt  Gallaway 
M/M  Dean  Garnet 
M/M  Mike  Gannon 
Mr.  G.  W.  Gates 
D/M  Halbert  F.  Gates 
Ms.  Valerie  Geiser 
Mr.  Robert  M.  Gemmill 
Ms.  Marion  Gendell 
Ms.  Nancy  Gerczynski 
M/M  John  E.  Gher 
Mr.  Felix  Gichuki 
M/M  Jack  R.  Gilcrest 
Mr.  David  L.  Gillmore 
M/M  Keith  Glaab 
Mr.  Jay  Glazier 
Mr.  H.  Goebel 
Mrs.  Lillian  F.  Goldfine 
Ms.  Nancy  Gonzales 
D/M  Melvin  H.  Goodwin  Jr. 

Ms.  Susan  R.  Gordon 
Ms.  Joan  L.  Gorges 
Ms.  Suzi  Gottschalk 
Ms.  Monika  Goy 
M/M  Edward  E.  Grace 
Mr.  David  Green 
Ms.  Fern  R.  Greenspoon 
Ms.  Gail  Griffin 

Ms.  R.  Thomasena  M.  Grigsby 
Ms.  Evangeline  C.  Gronseth 
Mr.  Sidney  C.  Groves 
M/M  Dan  Gruender 
Mr.  Russell  E.  Gunsaulis 
Mr.  Robert  C.  Guthrie 
Ms.  S.  Haffner 
Mr.  James  C.  Hair  Jr. 

Ms.  Sue  Hakala 

M/M  Charles  H.  Hall 

Dr.  William  L.  Halvorson 

Mr.  John  C.  Hanson 

Mr.  Larry  Hanson 

Mr.  Gary  J.  Harris 

Mrs.  Marcelle  Hardt 

Ms.  Leocadia  M.  Hartke 

M/M  E.  L.  Hartley 

Mr.  Jim  Harvey 

M/M  John  Hearn 

Mr.  David  B.  Heggestad 

Mr.  Jeff  M.  Hein 

Ms.  Rosemary  E.  Helbig 

Ms.  Kate  Helms 

M/M  William  Hemberger 

M/M  Stephen  Henderson 

M/M  Ralph  Henninger 

Ms.  Julie  A.  Henrich 

Mrs.  Joseph  Henske 

M/M  Jack  Herlyck 

Mr.  August  B.  Hermann 

Mr.  Byron  L.  Hershey  &  Family 

Ms.  Donna  M.  Herzog 

M/M  William  F.  Hickey 

M/M  H.  F.  Hillyard 

Mr.  Robert  Himmeiberger 

Mr.  Gary  D.  Hinrichs 

Ms.  lone  Hiskey 

Mrs.  Catherine  Hodgson 

Mrs.  Carl  J.  Hoffman 

Ms.  Barbara  Holaday 


M/M  Wes  Holden 

Mr.  Arthur  A.  Holeman 

M/M  Frank  H.  Holmes 

Mr.  Paul  R.  Holmes 

Honnold  Library 

Dr.  Nelson  W.  Hope 

Mrs.  Vera  Ellen  Hope 

M/MG.  S.Hoppin  111 

M/M  Frank  Horn 

Ms.  Lillyan  Horn 

M/M  David  Hubbard 

Ms.  Elizabeth  D.  Hubbell 

M/M  Bear  Hubbs 

Dr.  Philip  L.  Huddleston 

M/M  Paul  Hug 

Mr.  Terence  R.  Hughes 

M/M  James  C.  Hulsey 

Mr.  Arthur  Hunter 

Mr.  George  B.  Humphreys 

M/M  Joel  Hunter  III 

Mr.  Peter  Hushek 

Mrs.  E.  F.  Hutton 

D/M  Edwin  C.  Ihrig 

Dr.  Ralph  T.  Irwin 

Ms.  Patricia  C.  Isbell 

Mr.  Peter  Iverson 

Mrs.  Marjorie  Jackman 

Ms.  Sandra  James 

M/M  Bill  Jamieson 

M/M  Tim  Janzen 

Mr.  Leland  K.  Jarvis 

Ms.  Carol  Jeffryes 

M/M  Eugene  T.  Jensen 

Ms.  Jane  Jochim 

Mr.  Donald  W.  Johns 

Mr.  Gary  A.  Johnsen 

M/M  Donavan  A.  Johnson 

Ms.  Joanne  Johnson 

Ms.  Susannah  Johnson 

M/M  Virgil  A.  Johnson  II 

Ms.  Marion  E.  Johnston 

Ms.  Deborah  Joshu 

Mrs.  Helen  Kantzler 

M/M  Bill  Kapner 

Mr.  Emil  Kass 

Mr.  Norman  F.  Katz 

Mr.  Richard  J.  Katz 

Ms.  Helen  Kaufman 

Ms.  Marion  Ryder  Kaukol 

Dr.  Kim  J.  Kearfott 

Ms.  Lois  Kelley 

Ms.  Helen  M.  Kelly 

Ms.  Suzanne  Kelly 

M/M  Verner  K.  Kelly 

Mrs.  Juanita  L.  Kennedy 

Ms.  Rita  Kernerman 

M/M  John  J.  Kerwin 

Mr.  Simrat  Kaur  Khalsa 

Ms.  Lynn  Kienast  Family 

Mrs.  Jean  Kiernat 

Ms.  M.  June  Kile 

Ms.  Charline  E.  King 

Lt.  Col/Mrs.  Doil  F.  Kline 

M/M  Paul  Knath 

Mr.  William  H.  Kneedler 

Ms.  Barbara  M.  Knizner 

Ms.  Sharon  Koi 

Mrs.  Jean  Kornfeind 

Ms.  Mary  Kostoff 

Ms.  Lynette  Kovacovich 

M/M  Andrew  W.  Kowaiczyk 

Ms.  Nan  Kozdruy 

Ms.  Marion  Kramer 

Mr.  Conrad  Kranz 

Ms.  Mary  Kratzer 

Ms.  Edna  Kremer 

Ms.  Mary  Krieger 

M/M  W.  J.  Kriegsman 

Mr.  John  R.  Krouse 

Mr.  Horst  Kuenzier 

Mr.  Michael  Kvzmik 

M/M  John  H.  Kyi 

Mr.  Ron  Landon 

Ms.  Katherine  F.  Lane 

M/M  Dwight  Langham 

Ms.  Joan  H.  Larson 

Ms.  Margaret  Z.  Lavidge 

Ms.  Mimi  Lawlor 

Mr.  Kyle  Lawson 

M/M  Richard  Leary 


Mr.  Edward  Lebow 
Mr.  Raymond  Lee 
Ms.  Dorothy  C.  Lees 
Mr.  Charles  L.  LeFevre 
Ms.  Jeanne  F.  Lefkowitz 
Mr.  Paul  J.  Leinheiser 
Ms.  Alice  Lemmon 
Ms.  Janet  M.  Lendle 
Mr.  Elliott  Lesser 
M/M  Steve  Levens 
Ms.  MaryAnne  C.  Lewis 
Mr.  Rodney  S.  Lewis 
Ms.  Linda  Lieberman 
Mr.  Peter  M.  Lima 
Ms.  Kathy  Lindell 
M/M  Craig  C.  Lindsay 
The  Lindsey  Family 
M/M  Larry  Lindsey 
Mrs.  Jan  Loechell 
Mr.  Larry  Lofquist 
Ms.  Mary  Lohmann 
D/M  Tom  Long  &  Family 
M/M  Paul  W.  Lorah 
M/M  James  Lorge 
Mrs.  Betty  Luallin 
Dr.  Paul  O.  Lundin 
Mr.  Daevid  Lutz 
Ms.  Peggy  Jo  Lyons 
M/M  Roger  B.  Maass 
Ms.  Rita  Kay  Macari 
M/M  A.  J.  MacDonald 
Ms.  Ann  L.  MacDougall 
M/M  Daryll  Mackey 
Ms.  Eileen  Mandertield 
M/M  Michael  Mandracchia 
Mrs.  Rosanne  K.  Marchand 
Mrs.  Jill  March! 

Ms.  Priscilla  B.  Marlowe 
Ms.  Shirley  Marpe 
M/M  Dennis  D.  Marquardt 
Mr.  Frederic  S.  Marquardt 
Mr.  James  R.  Marshall 
Ms.  Pamela  R.  Martin 
Miss  Virginia  F.  Martin 
Mr.  Steve  Martino 
M/M  John  C.  Mason 
D/M  Harold  J.  Mason 
Ms.  Helenmarie  Matlin 
Mrs.  R.  L.  Maurice  Jr. 

Dr.  Susan  L.  Maxwell 
Ms.  Elaine  Mayer 
M/M  James  L.  McAuliff 
M/M  Joseph  McClure 
M/M  Orville  D.  McCulley 
Mrs.  Tina  McEown 
Mrs.  William  G.  McFadzean 
Ms.  Sandra  W.  McFate 
Mrs.  John  D.  McGowan 
M/M  J.  H.  McGrath 
Mr.  Kevin  McKibbin 
M/M  Richard  McKinley 
Mrs.  Herb  McLaughlin 
Mr.  Joseph  McThrall 
Mr.  John  A.  McWethy 
Mr.  Brian  McWhorter 
Ms.  Helen  A.  Meester 
M/M  Albert  Menier  Jr. 

M/M  Todd  H.  Mesnik 

M/M  Kurt  W.  Metzner  &  Family 

M/M  John  Meunier 

Mr.  Allen  Meyer 

Ms.  Charlotte  Meyer 

Ms.  Dorothy  J.  Meyer 

Ms.  Mirra  L.  Meyer 

M/M  Bruce  A.  Meyers 

Ms.  Helen  Meyers 

Ms.  Marjorie  A.  Meyers 

Dr.  Camilla  Ann  Mican 

Mr.  J.  W.  Michaels 

Mr.  Jerome  N.  Michell 

M/M  Ron  Mielke 

Ms.  Beth  Miller 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Miller 

M/M  Dean  Miller 

Mr.  Fred  D.  Miller 

M/M  Horace  Miller 

The  Jerry  Miller  Family 

M/M  John  E.  Miller  Jr. 

M/M  R.  Keith  Miller 
Mr.  Max  J.  Miller 


Ms.  Teresa  A.  Miller 

Ms.  Karen  L.  Milne  &  Family 

M/M  Gordon  Miner 

Ms.  Susan  M.  Mirkes 

Ms.  Lydia  Miszuk 

Ms.  Carolyn  Modeen 

Professor  Brenda  Moftitt 

Mr.  Terry  Mechling 

Mr.  Carl  E.  Mielke 

Mr.  Carl  T.  Mohr 

Ms.  Barbara  D.  Montan 

Ms.  Veronica  Foley  Mooney 

Mr.  Gilbert  H.  Moore 

Ms.  Susie  Moore 

M/M  Thomas  A.  Moore 

Ms.  Patricia  A.  Munns 

Mrs.  Michelle  Moran 

M/M  Tony  Moratti 

Ms.  Rosalie  Morosin 

M/M  Shaun  Morrison 

Ms.  June  E.  Morwood 

Mr.  Robert  J.  Moulis 

M/M  Jesse  Muir 

Miss  Trudy  Y.  Muller 

Ms.  Claribel  Mullin 

M/M  James  L.  Mundy 

M/M  John  W.  Murphy 

Mr.  David  Nachman 

Mr.  Donald  Nadar 

D/M  Victor  R.  Nahmias 

Mr.  Art  Needleman 

Ms.  Joan  E.  Neil 

Ms.  Eleanor  Nelson 

M/M  Harold  Nelson 

M/M  Robert  M.  Nelson 

Mrs.  Martha  W.  Nelson 

Ms.  Teresa  Nelson 

Mr.  Kirk  W.  Neuroth 

Ms.  Bonnie  E.  Nichols 

Ms.  Stephanie  Nichols-Young 

Mrs.  Faith  Niemann 

Mr.  Alexander  X.  Niemiera 

M/M  Donald  B.  Noellsch 

D/M  Donald  J.  Nollet 

Mr.  Richard  Northrop 

Mr.  Emil  Novitsky 

Ms.  Patty  O’Brien 

Ms.  Deborah  O'Connor 

M/M  James  M.  O'Connor 

Ms.  Julie  A.  O'Hara 

Ms.  Sharon  Olden 

M/M  Ron  Olson 

Ms.  Kathryn  O'Neal 

M/M  Ralph  T.  O'Neil 

Mr.  Russel  C.  Oosthuizen 

Mr.  Frank  Opiaski 

M/M  Chester  C.  Oppen 

Mr.  James  V.  Oravetz  Sr. 

M/M  Fred  L.  Osman 
Dr.  Glenn  D.  Overman 
Mrs.  Opal  G.  Oyaas 
Mr.  Kevin  Papke  &  Family 
Mrs.  E.  R.  Parker 
Ms.  Marge  Parks 
M/M  Steven  C.  Parks 
M/M  Charles  R.  Parsons 
Ms.  Karen  Pasley 
Ms.  Lucy  L.  Pascoe 
M/M  Patrick  W.  Paterson 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Patrick 
Mr.  D.  Pedrotti 
Mr.  George  L.  Penman 
M/M  Phil  Pepe 
Ms.  Elisabeth  W.  Peplow 
Mr.  Ralph  Peralta 
Mrs.  Isabel  Perkins 
Mr.  Edward  Peters 
Mr.  Neil  Peters 
M/M  William  C.  Petty 
M/M  Bruce  Pettycrew 
Ms.  Patricia  R.  Pfister 
M/M  James  T.  Phillips 
Ms.  Leone  W.  Phillips 
Ms.  Mary  Pinckard 
Ms.  Suzanne  K.  Pickett 
Ms.  Marilyn  Pitman 
Mr.  Dan  Piwowarczyk 
Dr.  Joseph  C.  Pinto 
Ms.  Virginia  Plasse 
Ms.  Ursula  Pointer 


Mr.  David  M.  Poole 

Mr.  William  R.  Pool 

M/M  Ed  Poppe 

Ms.  Jean  Pottinger 

Ms.  Chris  Pretzinger 

Ms.  Judith  Prakel 

M/M  Ed  Price 

Ms.  Jennifer  Price 

Mr.  Louis  E.  Prieskorn 

M/M  David  Pryor 

Mr.  Morris  D.  Purnell 

Mrs.  Jane  Purtill 

Mrs.  Max  Rachwalsky 

M/M  Bill  Ransom 

Ms.  Elizabeth  C.  Rasmussen 

Ms.  Darra  Rayndon 

Ms.  Janet  Lyn  Reck 

Ms.  Joan  Reighley 

Mr.  Maurice  Renard 

M/M  J.  E.  Repenning 

Mr.  Leslie  H.  Rhuart 

M/M  C.  F.  Rice 

Mrs.  Ann  Rich 

Ms.  Kathleen  L.  Richter 

Ms.  Rachel  Ritchie 

Mr.  Michael  L.  Roach 

Mrs.  M.  A.  Roberts 

M/M  Blaine  Robinson 

M/M  A.  Rodensky 

Mr.  Kilian  Roever 

M/M  Barde  Rogers 

Mr.  Andrew  Romanyak 

Mr.  Howard  E.  Rosenthal 

Ms.  Barbara  Rosner 

Mr.  M.  C.  Guy  Rouse 

Mrs.  Carmen  K.  Rowe 

Mrs.  Rosebud  Rudolph 

M/M  Reynold  J.  Ruppe 

M/M  Frank  W.  Russell 

Ms.  Nancy  Russo 

Ms.  Bonnie  L.  Rzonca 

Mr.  Rubin  Sabin 

Mr.  William  L.  Sabine 

Ms.  Linda  B.  Sadler 

Mr.  Joseph  R.  Salazar 

D/M  A.  A.  Sandberg 

M/M  Robert  L.  Sandblom 

M/M  Robert  Sandstedt 

M/M  James  Sanger 

Mr.  Robert  L.  Sankman 

Mr.  Joe  Sawicki 

Ms.  Janet  L.  Sayre 

Mrs.  Iva  B.  Scaggs 

Ms.  Peggy  Scanlan 

Ms.  Darlene  Scanlon 

Mrs.  Arlene  H.  Scheuer 

Ms.  Lois  S.  Schneberger 

Ms.  Edith  Schneider 

Ms.  Joan  Schneider 

Ms.  Kim  R.  Schneider 

Ms.  Joan  Schneider 

M/M  Les  Schneider 

Mrs.  Marion  C.  Schneider 

M/M  Richard  Schnitkey 

M/M  Gary  Schoonaert 

M/M  John  Schroeder 

Ms.  Mary  K.  Schueppert 

Mrs.  Virginia  Schuff 

Mr.  Don  Scoggins 

M/M  Byron  L.  Scott 

Ms.  Judy  Scotto 

Scottsdale  Community  College 

Ms.  Lynne  M.  Senzek 

Mrs.  C.  P.  Setter 

Ms.  Mary  Settles 

M/M  Charles  R.  Sewell 

M/M  Whitney  North  Seymour  Jr. 

Ms.  Leanna  Shaberly 

M/M  Gary  L.  Shaw 

M/M  Seymour  Shaer 

Ms.  Geraldine  "Bobbi"  Shearer 

Ms.  Betty  E.  Shedlock 

Ms.  Carol  Sheffer 

Mr.  Archer  V.  Shelton  Family 

Dr.  Andrew  G.  Shelter 

Mr.  Norris  L.  Shook 

Ms.  Barbara  Shovers 

Ms.  Judy  Ann  Shy 

M/M  Jack  Siegfried 

M/M  Mark  Sifferman 


Mr.  Rick  Skillington 

M/M  Stanley  Skirvin 

M/M  Art  Smith 

Mrs.  Barbara  J.  Smith 

Mrs.  C.  Curtis  Smith 

M/M  Eric  R.  Smith 

Mr.  Robert  F.  Smith 

Mr.  Robert  H.  Smith 

M/M  Rodney  Smith 

Ms.  Susan  Clark  Smith 

M/M  Arlin  D.  Snesrud 

Ms.  Ediyn  Soderman 

Ms.  Mary  Ann  Soto 

Ms.  Marjorie  Spain 

Sister  Pat  Spangler 

Ms.  Jan  Spencer 

Ms.  Nancy  Sperco 

M/M  James  D.  Speros 

Ms.  Vivian  Spiegelman 

Mr.  Charles  G.  Splain  &  Family 

M/M  F.  M.  Sprenz 

Stanford  University 

Mr.  Clay  Stapleton 

Mrs.  Charles  H.  Starr 

Ms.  Leora  Staver 

M/M  Carsten  Steffens 

Dr.  Seymour  Steiner 

Mr.  Joel  R.  Stern 

Mr.  Richard  D.  Stern 

Mr.  Jack  R.  Stewart 

M/M  James  Stievater 

Mr.  Phil  Stoiber 

M/M  Carl  G.  Stoipe 

M/M  V.  E.  Stone 

Ms.  Barbara  L.  Strom 

M/M  Robert  J.  Stumpf 

Mrs.  Earl  E.  Sundeen 

Ms.  Sandra  Sunderlage 

Mr.  Martin  Susnjara 

Ms.  Constance  L.  Sullivan 

M/M  Tim  Sutton 

M/M  Larry  Swartz 

Dr.  M.  C.  Sweeney 

M/M  Drew  Swieczkowski 

Ms.  Vivian  S.  Swift 

Ms.  Peggy  A.  Tabor 

M/M  Earl  Taylor 

Ms.  Pat  Taylor 

M/M  Ron  Telesko 

Mr.  Bud  Terrell 

Mr.  Jeffrey  R.  Thomson 

Mr.  John  Thrasher 

D/M  Frank  S.  Tolone 

M/M  William  Toombs 

Mr.  Robert  S.  Torrest 

M/M  Bruce  Trahern 

Mr.  Larry  Tucker 

Ms.  Esther  Tunison 

Ms.  Katherine  M.  Turano 

Mr.  Hugh  Turner 

Mrs.  Paul  H.  Twaddle 

Ms.  Patti  L.  Tyler 

University  of  California 

Ms.  Pat  Uri 

Ms.  Lillian  Vancel 

Ms.  Beth  Vanderlei 

Ms.  Roberta  VanLaanen 

M/M  David  R.  VanVIack 

Ms.  Connie  Vasquez 

M/M  Irving  Victor 

M/M  Robert  Victoreen 

Mr.  David  Villadolid 

M/M  F.  M.  Vincent 

M/M  David  M.  Vogel 

Ms.  Lyn  Vooris 

M/M  Belton  G.  Walker 

The  Jerry  Walker  Family 

Mrs.  Doris  Wallace 

M/M  Edmund  M.  Walocavage 

Mr.  John  Walrath 

M/M  James  E.  Walters 

Mr.  Michael  G.  Walters 

Mr.  Chris  Warren 

Mr.  William  F.  Waters 

Mr.  Mr.  Jess  Watt 

Mr.  William  F.  Weaver 

Ms.  Lewise  Weeton 

Dr.  Laura  A.  Weiner 

Ms.  Rae  Lynn  Wells 

Mr.  Talbott  F.  Wentworth 


7 


IIW 

N  MIM 


BOTANICAL 

GARDEN 

1201  N.  Galvin  Parkway 
Phoenix,  AZ  85008 


ISSN;  0275  6919 


NONPROFIT  ORG. 
U.  S.  POSTAGE 

PAID 

PHOENIX,  ARIZONA 
PERMIT  NO.  1269 


Members  (continued) 

Mrs.  Kim  H.  Wheeler 
Mr.  Max  Wheeler 
Ms.  Laura  White 
Mr.  Robert  A.  White 
Ms.  Deborah  Whitehurst 
Mr.  Jack  W.  Whiteman 
Ms.  Rebecca  Whitmarsh 
Mr.  Walt  Wictor 
M/M  Scott  B.  Wilkins 
M/M  Michael  O.  Wilkinson 
M/M  Samuel  B.  Wilkinson 
M/M  Allan  Willey 
M/M  Donald  C.  Williams 
Ms.  Pat  Wilson 
Ms.  Mildred  Winemiller 
D/M  Robert  A.  Winstanley 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  Winter 
M/M  Herbert  Wise 
Mr.  Rhett  S.  Wise 
Mr.  Larry  Wohiford 


Mr.  A.  Wolfensperger 
Mr.  Richard  Wood  &  Family 
Mrs.  W.  A.  Worbington 
Mr.  Robert  A.  Wozniak 
Mr.  Ray  Wyatt 
M/M  John  M.  Yanik 
Mr.  Gerald  E.  Yates 
Ms.  Alice  R.  Yensen 
Mr.  Glenn  Yaeger 
M/M  Peter  Yanover 
Dr.  Fred  Yerger 
M/M  Carl  Yoder 
Mrs.  Mary  G.  Young 
Mr.  Robert  E.  Young 
Mr.  Roger  Young 
M/M  James  R.  Youse 
M/M  Robert  V.  Zacher 
M/M  C.  Zakrweski 
Ms.  Sherrie  Zeitlin 


Plants  and  People  of  the  Sonoran  Desert 
Major  Donors 


COMPAS 

National  Endowment  for 
The  Humanities 
"Dinner  on  the  Desert” 

(1985  -  1986) 

The  Friends  of  the  Garden 
Thelma  Kieckhefer 
Opal  Oyaas  —  Desert  Oasis 
Margaret  Eldean  —  Mesquite  Bosque 
The  Steele  Foundation 
Virginia  M.  Ullman 
Archaeological  Site 
The  Arizona  Humanities  Council 
Ross  and  Susan  Dean 
Future  Resources  Garden 
Robert  and  Nancy  Swanson 
Educational  storage  benches 
and  carts 


Memorial  Gifts 

Vikkie  Bone  —  Saguaro  Ramada 
Otto  Friedricks,  from  Helen  Friedricks 
Jackson  Fitz-Randolph 
Chapparal  Habitat  agaves 
Mason  Job  Toles,  from  his  family 
and  friends 

Gustaf  Starck,  founder  of  the  DBG 
Vivian  Starck  and  Harry  Swift,  Halvar 
and  Dorothy  Starck  and  Elsa  Hedgecock 


The  Adams  Group,  Inc. 

Sam  and  Karen  Applewhite 
Arizona  Department  of  Transportation 
The  Bahai’i  Faith 
Winifred  Bean 

C.  Eugene  Bennett  Foundation 
Apache  Wickiup 
Hal  and  Vikkie  Bone 
Bruce  and  Jane  Cole 
Jerome  Daub 

Desert  Mountain  Construction 
Desierto  Verde 
Richard  and  Pinney  Deupree 
Cliff  and  Marilyn  Douglas 
Scotty  Farmer 
Robert  A.  Gallaher 
The  Greyhound  Corporation 
Morgan  and  Becky  Gust 
Robert  and  Betty  Guyer 
Hubbs  Brothers 
Charles  and  Mathilde  Huckins 
Agave  Roasting  Pit 
Jerry  King  —  JKP,  Inc. 

Denison  and  Naomi  Kitchel 
Laidlaw  Corporation 
Ron  Landon 
William  Miles,  Jr. 

Bob  and  Ann  Mueller 
Grace  Nixon 

George  and  Ruth  Pranspill 
The  Hon.  John  Pritzlaff 
Paul  and  Carol  Schatt 
Karsten  and  Louise  Solheim 
Tonto  National  Forest 
U.S.  Dept,  of  Agriculture 
Linda  Trawick 
Apache  Wickiup 
H.  B.  Wallace 
Western  Sod 

Edna  Rider  Whiteman  Foundation 
Wild  Seed 


Summer  1988 


Volume  42  Number  3/4 


Baja:  Visit  A  Unique  and  Beautiful  Land 


From  the  window  of  your  jet,  the  long 
peninsula  of  Baja  California  stands  apart 
from  other  landscapes.  On  a  clear  day 
you  can  see  its  length  and  the  two  seas 
that  nearly  surround  it.  The  vast,  power¬ 
ful  Pacific  Ocean  contrasts  sharply  with 
the  unpredictable,  sometimes  calm  Sea 
of  Cortez. 

Some  twenty  million  years  ago,  Baja 
began  splitting  slowly  away  from  what  is 
now  mainland  Mexico  and  the  Sea  of 
Cortez  gradually  began  to  take  shape. 
Today’s  traveler  encounters  a  colorful 
variety  of  landforms  —  from  1 0,000  foot 
sierras  in  the  north  to  vast,  flat  ancient 
sea  bottoms  that  now  form  the  coastal 
deserts  surrounding  the  large  lagoons 
that  are  now  famous  as  winter  migratory 
homes  for  the  California  gray  whales. 

The  Central  Desert  is  best-known  among 
botanists  as  the  home  of  the  magnificent 
boojum  tree  {Fouquieria  columnaris).  In 
some  places.  Central  Desert  forests  are 
dominated  by  elephant  trees  {Pachy- 
cormus  discolor)  but  there  are  also 
dozens  of  other  significant  and  interest¬ 
ing  plant  species.  Many  of  them  are  in  full 
flower  during  the  spring. 

The  Sierra  de  San  Francisco  is  a  beauti¬ 
ful  place,  and  travelers  can  enjoy  views 
of  breathtaking  palm  canyons  from  their 
vehicles.  These  rugged  mountains  rise 
abruptly  to  form  a  part  of  the  eastern 
boundary  of  the  flat  Vizcaino  Desert. 
Ftere  the  Vizcaino  is  overgrown  with  a 
variety  of  unique  plants,  dominated  by 
the  giant  cardons  and  Yucca  valida. 

As  the  road  passes  through  various 
vegetation  zones,  travelers  will  see  rocky 
meadows  carpeted  with  fragrant  A  mbro- 
s/a  camphorata  and  dotted  with  graceful 
Palo  brea  trees.  In  years  when  winter 
rains  are  sufficient,  dozens  of  flowering 
annuals  show  their  bright  colors.  Boo- 
jums  occur  again  here,  though  smaller 
than  those  seen  in  the  Central  Desert.  At 
the  end  of  the  journey  is  El  Raton,  a 
once-remote  Indian  cave.  Tall  figures  of 


men,  women  and  animals  are  painted  on 
the  walls,  ancient  images  of  the  little- 
known  people  of  Baja’s  past. 

Laguna  San  Ignacio  is,  without  a  doubt, 
the  best  place  to  watch  gray  whales.  It  is 
Baja’s  second  larges  lagoon,  stretching 
some  17  miles  inland,  and  it  supports  a 
natural  habitat  that  includes  mangrove 
estuaries  with  an  abundance  of  migra¬ 
tory  and  resident  bird  species. 

Over  the  past  ten  years,  the  whales 
seem  to  have  accepted  the  presence  of 
humans  in  their  lagoon,  and  increasing 
numbers  of  them  in  Laguna  San  Ignacio 
are  “friendly,”  allowing  themselves  to  be 
touched.  But  the  basic  rule  of  whale 
watching  is  to  merely  observe,  not  create 
any  situation  that  will  alter  the  whale’s 
natural  behavior,  for  this  is  the  end  of 
their  migration  from  the  Bering  Sea,  and 
they  come  to  this  place  to  give  birth  to 
their  young  and  to  mate. 

Experience  Baja’s  Deserts  and 
the  Gray  Whales  of  San  Ignacio 
March  4-12, 1989 

A  small  group  of  nature-interested  guests 
will  share  a  unique  Baja  experience  with 
Gary  Paul  Nabhan,  noted  author  and 
assistant  director  of  the  Desert  Botanical 
Garden.  He  will  be  assisted  by  a  selected 
staff  from  the  Garden  and  Baja’s  Frontier 
Tours. 

A  custom  itinerary  has  been  created  for 
the  Desert  Botanical  Garden  by  Baja’s 
Frontier  Tours.  This  9-day  excursion  fea¬ 
tures  plants  and  literature  unique  to  the 
Sonoran  Desert  with  a  specific  focus  on 
the  gray  whales  of  San  Ignacio. 

This  is  personalized  wilderness  travel 
with  classics  around  the  campfire;  a 
comfortable,  get-involved,  escorted  nat¬ 
ural  history  vacation.  Participants  will 
share  a  wildlife  experience  and  botanical 
lore  plus  evening  readings  from  selected 
literature  during  the  journey.  The  group 
(continued  on  page  2) 


Bulletin  of  the  Desert  Botanical  Garden 


uara 


Baja  (continued) 


A  Brief  Itinerary 


will  enjoy  comfortable  accommodations 
and  fine  food  afield  and  pleasant  hotels 
and  restaurants  en  route. 

The  gray  whales  end  their  migration  in 
the  lagoon  near  Baja  Frontier  Tour’s  uni¬ 
que  island  camp  in  a  marine  wilderness 
setting.  Wonderful  birdwatching  oppor¬ 
tunities  abound  here  as  well. 

On  this  trip,  participants  will  share  in 
some  camp  and  travel  tasks.  These 
chores  will  not  be  stressful  or  difficult  and 
activities  will  always  be  supervised  by 
Baja  Frontier  Tours  personnel. 

All  Included:  3  Baja  hotels  en  route;  all 
accommodations  afield;  about  1 8  meals 
afield  (including  soft  drinks,  wine,  beer 
and  open  bar);  whale  watching  and  boat¬ 
ing  explorations;  land  transportation  from 
San  Diego  to  Loreto. 

Not  Included:  Personal  items;  about  7 
restaurant  meals  and  tips  en  route;  insu¬ 
rance.  (All  7  meals  might  cost  as  little  as 
$30  or  as  much  as  $70;  bar  is  extra.) 

Sleeping  bags  and  pads  are  not 
Included:  you  may  bring  your  own  or 
rent  a  set  for  $50.  Tents  are  provided. 

The  trip  begins  in  San  Diego  and  ends  in 
Loreto.  Guests  are  responsible  for  reser¬ 
vations  and  costs  of  travel  between 
Phoenix  and  San  Diego  and  from  Loreto 
to  Phoenix.  We  will  be  happy  to  assist 
with  these  arrangements. 


COSTS: 

$1285  per  person,  double  occupancy 
(Single  supplement  add  $125) 

Deposit  of  $300  per  person  is  required 
with  your  reservation.  To  assure  a  place 
on  this  tour,  reservations  should  be 
received  by  the  Desert  Botanical  Garden 
by  October  1 .  Balance  is  not  due  until 
January  4, 1 989.  Upon  receipt  of  deposit, 
you  will  receive  a  detailed  itinerary,  per¬ 
sonal  items  list  and  application.  A  back¬ 
ground  information  packet  will  be  mailed 
closer  to  the  departure  date. 

Gary  Paul  Nabhan,  Ph.D.,  botanist, 
assistant  director  of  the  Desert  Botanical 
Garden,  winner  of  the  Burroughs  Medal 
for  nature  writing  for  Gathering  the 
Desert,  author  of  The  Desert  Smells 
Like  Rain,  Saguaro,  and  Enduring  Seeds. 
Dr.  Nabhan’s  field  interpretations  and 
campfire  readings  from  selected  desert 
literature  will  enhance  this  vacation 
experience. 

Piet  Van  de  Mark:  founder  of  Baja’s 
Frontier  Tours,  the  peninsula’s  oldest 
touring  company,  will  personally  escort 
our  group.  His  writings  and  photography 
of  Baja  have  been  widely  published,  and 
BFT  has  provided  logistical  services  in 
the  peninsula  for  the  National  Geogra¬ 
phic  Society  and  other  groups  in  con¬ 
nection  with  filming  and  publications. 


Day  1  Meet  in  San  Diego  at  9  a.m., 
drive  to  Ensenada.  Overnight 
at  a  beachfront  hotel. 

Day  2  The  Central  Desert.  Dinner 
under  the  stars  and  classics 
around  the  campfire. 

Day  3  The  Vizcaino  Desert,  which 
may  be  ablaze  with  spring 
wildflowers.  Campsite  tonight 
is  at  the  base  of  the  sierras. 

Day  4  Sierra  San  Francisco.  A  drive 
to  3500  feet  through  several 
vegetation  zones  to  a  remote 
Indian  cave.  Evening  in  the 
old  mission  village  of  San 
Ignacio  in  a  comfortable 
hotel. 

Days  5-7  Laguna  San  Juan  and  the 
friendly  gray  whales.  Board  a 
boat  to  base  camp  on  an 
island  in  the  midst  of  the  calv¬ 
ing  and  mating  grounds. 

Day  8  Morning  boating  and  explo¬ 
ration,  overland  to  San  Igna¬ 
cio  pueblo,  overnight  at  our 
hotel. 

Day  9  Sightseeing  to  the  Sea  of 
Cortez  at  the  18th  century 
French  mining  town  of  Santa 
Rosalia.  Arrive  at  Loreto  by 
mid-afternoon  for  flight  to 
San  Diego. 


Photos  by  Piet  Van  de  Mark 


Above:  Some  "friendly”  whales  visit  the  boats  year  after  year  to  share 
touches,  allow  photos  and  get  acquainted  with  visitors. 

Left:  Baja  traveler  is  framed  by  an  unusual  circled  boojum  tree  fFouquiera 
colunnnaris).  In  the  background  is  a  gnarled  elephant  tree  fPachycormus 
discolor).  Boojums  can  live  700  years  and  often  reach  heights  of  50  feet 


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DBG  Elects  Officers  and  Trustees 


At  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Desert 
Botanical  Garden  on  May  1 9, 1 988,  the 
following  new  members  were  elected  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees;  Craig  J.  Bolton, 
Pamela  Grant  and  Rosellen  C.  Papp. 
Elected  to  serve  another  term  were  John 
Augustine,  Alice  Feffer,  Donna  Humph¬ 
rey  Fleischer,  James  E.  Louden,  William 
H.  O’Brien,  John  C.  Pritzlaff,  Jr.,  and  Dr. 
Milton  R.  Sommerfeld. 


Louden  presided  during  a  year  of  signifi¬ 
cant  accomplishments  —  we  opened  a 
widely  acclaimed,  innovative  new  exhibit 
trail,  completed  a  comprehensive  Mas¬ 
ter  Plan,  and  hosted  a  national  conven¬ 
tion.  The  Garden  continues  to  gain  rec¬ 
ognition  in  the  community  as  a  major 
cultural  attraction  and  a  resource  for 
information  about  desert  landscaping 
and  the  ecology  of  the  Sonoran  Desert. 


The  trustees  also  selected  officers  for 
the  coming  year; 


President 
President-Elect 
Secretary 
Treasurer 
Past  President 


Roger  Davis 
H.  Clifton  Douglas 
Kate  Ellison 
N.  Joel  Smith 
James  E.  Louden 


Dr.  Robert  G.  Breunig,  Executive  Direc¬ 
tor,  thanked  outgoing  President  James 
Louden  for  his  enthusiastic  support  and 
hard  work  in  behalf  of  the  Garden.  Mr. 


Roger  Davis,  Manager  of  Public  Affairs 
for  Salt  River  Project,  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  since  1 984.  Dur¬ 
ing  his  term  as  President  of  the  Board, 
the  Garden  will  celebrate  the  50th  Anni¬ 
versary  of  its  dedication  in  Papago  Park 
and  enter  into  the  first  stage  of  a  long- 
range  capital  development  program  to 
implement  the  recommendations  of  the 
Master  Plan. 


Open  House  for 
Prospective  Volunteers 

Friends  of  the  Garden  will  host  an  infor¬ 
mal  coffee  and  Open  House  at  the 
Garden  on  Monday,  October  1 0  at  1 0;00 
a.m.  This  is  a  wonderful  way  for  you  to 
learn  about  the  many  opportunities  for 
volunteers  to  become  involved  in  Garden 
activities. 

Discover  the  techniques  used  by  our 
docents  to  introduce  the  Desert  Botani¬ 
cal  Garden  to  Valley  residents,  visitors 
from  around  the  world,  and  school 
groups.  Learn  how  the  horticulture 
aides  assist  staff  horticulturists  in  water¬ 
ing,  weeding,  pruning  and  collecting 
seeds.  Find  out  what  our  gift  shop 
volunteers  do  to  help  with  sales  and 
customer  service  in  the  Gift  Garden. 

You  will  have  an  opportunity  to  meet  and 
chat  with  Garden  staff,  docents,  horticul¬ 
ture  aides  and  gift  shop  volunteers  and 
to  ask  questions  about  training  and  con¬ 
tinuing  education  programs,  luncheon 
lectures,  and  social  opportunities  offered 
especially  for  volunteers. 

Please  join  us  on  October  10  and  dis¬ 
cover  the  personal  rewards  and  satisfac¬ 
tions  of  volunteering  at  the  Desert  Botan¬ 
ical  Garden.  Bring  a  friend  —  make  a 
friend  —  become  a  Friend.  For  additional 
information  about  the  Open  House  or 
volunteer  activities  at  the  Garden,  call 
Pat  Smith  at  941-1225. 


From  the  Research 
Department 

For  the  second  year,  the  Garden  has 
received  funding  from  the  Jessie  Smith 
Noyes  Foundation  for  the  Gentry  Agro¬ 
ecology  Project.  This  grant  has  enabled 
us  to  establish  a  training  program  for 
Mexican  and  Native  American  interns. 
This  summer  we  have  been  working  with 
four  trainees  from  the  Gila  River  and 
Tohono  O’odham  reservations  and  from 
Durango,  Mexico. 

With  a  second  year  grant  from  the  Ruth 
Mott  Fund,  we  have  been  studying  the 
potential  of  wild  chiles  as  a  perennial 
crop.  A  one-day  symposium  reporting 
on  this  research  will  be  held  at  the 
Garden  on  October  1 7. 

A  grant  from  the  Marshall  Fund  will  allow 
the  Garden  to  continue  to  work  to  rein¬ 
troduce  endangered  and  threatened 
plants  to  their  natural  habitats. 

DBG  staff  members  are  scheduled  to 
present  papers  this  fall  at  the  Wild  Chile 
Symposium:  Smithsonian  Folklife  Cen¬ 
ter’s  Seeds  of  the  Past  Conference; 
Society  for  Conservation  Biology:  Mexi¬ 
co’s  BioDiversity  Conference;  Sympo¬ 
sium  on  Resources  of  the  Chihuahuan 
Desert:  and  the  Pinacate  Desert  Sympo¬ 
sium  in  Hermosillo,  Mexico. 


Director's 

Message 

Cver  the  next  several  months  some  sig- 
nifcant  changes  will  take  place  at  the 
Desert  Botanical  Garden.  The  first  of 
these  is  associated  with  the  widening  of 
Galvin  Parkway  by  the  City  of  Phoenix. 

The  Parkway  will  be  widened  from  two 
lanes  to  four  for  its  entire  length  from 
McDowell  Road  to  Van  Buren  Street.  In 
conjunction  with  the  road  construction, 
the  entrance  to  the  Garden  will  be  relo¬ 
cated  several  hundred  yards  to  the  south. 

Moving  the  entrance  to  this  point  will 
create  a  much  safer  traffic  situation.  For 
many  years  we  have  been  concerned 
about  the  increasing  speed  of  cars  tra¬ 
veling  on  the  Parkway  and  the  traffic 
blind  spot  at  our  current  entrance. 

The  new  entrance  will  have  acceleration 
and  deceleration  lanes  and  a  transition 
lane  to  provide  a  smooth  entry  for  cars 
turning  left  onto  Galvin  Parkway.  From 
here,  cars  will  proceed  along  a  new  entry 
drive  that  winds  into  the  core  of  the 
Garden  and  our  existing  parking  lot. 

Later  in  the  year  other  improvements  will 
begin  that  have  been  made  possible  by 
the  successful  outcome  of  the  Phoenix 
bond  election.  These  will  include  the 
installation  of  a  new  8"  water  line  which 
will  upgrade  our  water  system  and  pro¬ 
vide  fire  protection  for  the  first  time. 
There  will  also  be  a  new  sewage  system, 
and  an  expanded  parking  lot  to  accom¬ 
modate  our  increased  visitation.  Webster 
Auditorium  is  scheduled  for  some  major 
repairs,  including  a  new  roof,  new  elec¬ 
trical  and  plumbing  systems,  and  cos¬ 
metic  improvements  to  this  historic 
structure. 

All  of  these  things  will  enhance  our  ability 
to  serve  our  members  and  guests.  There 
will  be  some  disruptions  over  the  next 
year  and  for  that  we  apologize  in 
advance.  But  as  we  celebrate  the  50th 
anniversary  of  the  dedication  of  the 
Garden  in  Papago  Park,  I  am  sure  you 
will  agree  that  these  changes  will  lay  a 
good  foundation  for  our  next  50  years. 

Robert  G.  Breunig,  Ph.D. 

Executive  Director 


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Around  the  Grounds 

The  horticulture  department  has  been 
busy  this  summer  on  a  number  of  pro¬ 
jects.  We  have  been  taking  soil  moisture 
measurements  throughout  the  Garden 
to  find  out  how  quickly  the  soil  dries  out  in 
order  to  determine  more  accurately  how 
much  and  how  often  to  water. 

The  study  funded  by  the  Arizona  Munici¬ 
pal  Water  Users  Association  has  been 
completed.  This  research  activity  to 
determine  thermotolerance  allows  us  to 
rank  the  most  commonly  used  land¬ 
scape  plants  into  three  thermotolerance 
groups.  AMWUA  and  the  Garden  will  be 
releasing  the  results  of  this  research  pro¬ 
ject  in  the  near  future. 

The  improvements  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Succulent  House  are  nearly  com¬ 
pleted.  This  project  was  funded  by  a 
conservation  grant  from  the  Institute  for 
Museum  Services.  Senior  horticulturist 
Mary  Wilkins,  who  is  in  charge  of  the 
Succulent  House  collection,  is  in  Harare, 
Zimbabwe,  attending  an  international 
meeting  on  succulent  plants.  Mary  is 


also  collecting  plants,  seeds  and  propa¬ 
gation  information  on  African  succulents, 
particularly  those  of  the  Karoo  Desert 
where  conditions  are  most  similar  to  our 
Sonoran  Desert. 

Through  a  contract  with  the  U.S.  Park 
Service,  DBG  senior  horticulturist  Judy 
Mielke  has  been  working  at  Tumacacori 
National  Monument  on  a  program  to 
remove  trees  that  are  affecting  struc¬ 
tures  in  the  park  and  to  design  and 
develop  a  maintenance  manual.  Judy 
has  also  established  a  program  to  con¬ 
trol  weeds  in  the  main  courtyard  and 
introduce  a  representative  mix  of  native 
wildflowers. 

The  Grassland  Habitat  area  of  the  new 
exhibit  trail  has  been  fenced  this  summer 
to  prevent  further  animal  predation  of  the 
new  grasses.  The  successful  results  are 
obvious;  the  bunch  grasses  and  wild¬ 
flowers  are  recovering  and  growing  back 
in  this  area. 

Carol  Sheffer,  an  ASU  intern,  has  been 
working  at  the  Garden  to  develop  a 
manual  for  landscape  plants  that  will 


describe  height,  width,  color,  flowering 
times,  etc.  This  information  was  deve¬ 
loped  specifically  for  the  plants  sold  at 
DBG  plant  sales  and  will  be  available  to 
the  public  when  plants  are  purchased. 

Bruce  Lundquist,  also  an  ASU  intern,  has 
been  working  to  develop  a  manual  for 
the  maintenance  of  the  Australian  Sec¬ 
tion  and  the  plants  in  the  Succulent 
House. 

Late  this  summer  and  through  early  fall, 
two  Eagle  Scouts  will  be  working  in  the 
area  near  the  proposed  new  entrance  to 
the  Garden.  They  will  be  removing  old 
fencing  and  modifying  the  existing  rabbit 
fence  to  connect  and  coordinate  it  with 
the  new  entrance  road. 

Our  volunteer  Horticulture  Aides  have 
been  busy  working  all  summer  despite 
the  heat,  helping  to  care  for  the  plants  in 
the  core  garden  and  on  the  new  exhibit 
trail.  They  also  helped  remove  and 
replace  soil  in  the  Succulent  House  beds 
and  collected  quantities  of  mesquite 
bean  pods  for  the  Education  Department. 


From  the  Education 
Department 

Did  you  know  that  the  Garden  offers  a 
great  variety  of  educational  program¬ 
ming  for  children?  Here  is  a  brief  outline 
of  some  of  the  activities  that  we  provide 
for  student  groups  and  for  youngsters 
visiting  the  Garden  with  their  families. 

A  Touch  of  the  Garden:  Hands-on 
experiences  at  “touch  carts”  along  the 
main  trail  teach  children  about  the  uses 
of  desert  plants.  See  the  Calendar  of 
Events  for  the  days  and  times  that 
docents  are  available. 

Desert  Detective:  This  activity  sheet  is 
in  the  form  of  a  game  that  is  designed  to 
reinforce  basic  desert  concepts  and 
encourage  children  to  discover  informa¬ 
tion  on  their  own.  Every  child  receives  a 
free  copy  of  the  Desert  Detective  upon 
arrival  at  the  Garden. 

Plants  and  People  of  the  Sonoran 
Desert:  This  interactive  exhibit  explores 
the  importance  of  plants  to  people  of  the 
Sonoran  Desert  through  time.  Children 
can  grind  corn  into  meal,  pound  mes¬ 
quite  pods  into  flour,  make  brushes  out  of 
yucca  leaves  and  enter  desert  struc¬ 
tures  made  from  plants. 

Puppet  Shows:  “The  Hotel  Saguaro” 
is  presented  as  an  outreach  program  in 


cooperation  with  the  Great  Arizona  Pup¬ 
pet  Theater  and  is  sponsored  by  Valley 
National  Bank.  Children  learn  about 
desert  ecology  by  seeing  how  animals 
depend  on  saguaros  for  food  and  shel¬ 
ter.  Available  at  no  cost  to  schools  (suit¬ 
able  for  students  in  grades  K-2).  See  the 
Calendar  of  Events  for  weekend  perfor¬ 
mances  at  the  Garden. 

“Seasons  of  the  Desert”  is  also  pres¬ 
ented  in  cooperation  with  the  Great  Ariz¬ 
ona  Puppet  Theater.  This  story  line  ex¬ 
plores  the  importance  of  desert  plants  to 
animals  and  people.  If  funding  is  availa¬ 
ble,  it  will  be  presented  free  to  students  in 
grades  3-5. 

Sammy  Saguaro  Club:  Designed  for 
children  ages  4-11,  club  members 
receive  a  sticker,  membership  card, 
quarterly  newsletter/ activity  sheet,  dis¬ 
counts  on  children’s  classes  and  special 
classes  for  club  members  and  their  fami¬ 
lies.  There  is  a  $2.50  enrollment  fee. 

Teacher  Aids:  Teachers  are  encour¬ 
aged  to  offer  classroom  introductory 
and  follow-up  lessons  to  relate  Garden 
visits  to  classroom  learning.  A  compli¬ 
mentary  copy  of  The  Sonoran  Desert 
Handbook:  Desert  Study  Unit  is  available 
to  teachers  who  schedule  a  Garden  visit. 
The  handbook  provides  background 
information  on  the  ecology  of  the  plants, 
animals  and  people  of  the  Sonoran 


Desert  plus  lessons  to  reinforce  these 
concepts  and  a  list  of  suggested  vocabu¬ 
lary  words  and  resource  materials. 

Teachers  also  receive  a  reference  copy 
of  the  trail  guide  for  Plants  and  People  of 
the  Sonoran  Desert  when  registering  for 
a  visit  to  the  Garden.  Additional  copies 
may  be  purchased  for  fifty  cents  or  bor¬ 
rowed  upon  entering  the  exhibit.  We 
encourage  teachers  to  use  this  trail 
guide  to  supplement  the  classroom  intro¬ 
ductory  and  follow-up  lessons  presented 
in  this  unit. 

Teacher  Inservices:  The  Garden  offers 
workshops  for  teachers  and  school 
administrators.  Instruction  focuses  on 
the  exploration  of  desert  ecology  through 
observation  and  hands-on  activities  for 
students.  In  addition,  teachers  are  intro¬ 
duced  to  the  educational  opportunities 
and  materials  available  from  the  Garden 
for  teachers  and  students.  Presentations 
can  be  designed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
specific  school  districts  and  programs. 
Price  is  contingent  upon  length  of  time 
and  materials  provided. 

We  are  very  proud  of  the  excellent  pro¬ 
gramming  the  Garden  has  developed  for 
children  and  we  are  gratified  by  the 
response  we  have  received  from  par¬ 
ents  and  teachers.  The  Education  Depart¬ 
ment  welcomes  comments,  questions 
and  suggestions. 


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From  the 

Membership 

Department 

Effective  October  1 ,  1 988  there  will  be 
some  changes  in  the  Garden’s  mem¬ 
bership  program  along  with  a  brand  new 
look.  We  hope  that  you  will  continue  to 
share  the  Garden  with  your  family  and 
friends  by  using  your  guest  passes  and 
by  giving  gift  memberships  to  celebrate 
special  occasions.  The  new  member¬ 
ship  categories  are: 

Individual  $25 

Free  admission  for  member;  4  guest 
passes:  subscription  to  all  publications: 
10  percent  discount  on  Gift  Shop  pur¬ 
chases  and  at  Plant  Sales;  20  percent 
discount  on  classes  and  field  trips;  mem¬ 
bers  only  Luminaria  Night;  invitations  to 
preview  events;  advance  notice  of  Gar¬ 
den  activities  for  priority  registration. 

Family  $35 

Free  admission  for  member  family:  all 
other  benefits  of  individual  membership; 
4  additional  guest  passes  (total  of  8). 

Contributing  $50 

All  benefits  of  family  membership  plus  2 
additional  guest  passes  (total  of  1 0). 

Agave  Century  Club  $100 

All  benefits  of  contributing  membership 
plus  2  additional  guest  passes  (total  of 
12);  invitation  to  annual  Century  Club 
event;  special  recognition  in  Garden 
publications. 

Saguaro  Society  $1000 

All  benefits  of  family  membership,  unlim¬ 
ited  guest  privileges;  invitation  to  Saguaro 
Society  events;  special  recognition  in 
Garden  publications;  acknowledgement 
on  Saguaro  Society  Recognition  Board. 

The  Perfect  Gift 

It’s  hard  to  think  about  the  holidays 
with  temperatures  still  hovering  at  1 00+ 
degrees,  but  when  you  do  make  up 
your  gift  list  we  hope  you  will  consider 
a  Garden  membership  for  some  of 
those  special  people.  It  will  bring  some¬ 
one  a  whole  year’s  worth  of  enjoyable 
experiences. 

If  you  like  to  do  your  shopping  early, 
purchase  your  gift  memberships  now 
and  we’ll  make  them  valid  through 
December  31 , 1989.  Use  this  form  OR 
call  the  membership  office  (941-1225) 
and  we  will  bill  your  MasterCard  or  Visa. 


r 

I  I  wish  to  send  a  gift  membership  to: 

I  Name  _ 

I  Address _ 

I  City _ State  _ Zip _ 

I  This  is  a  gift  from: 

j  Name  _ 

I  Address _ 

1  City _ State  _ Zip _ 

1  Please  indicate  where  gift  membership 
should  be  sent: 

I  To  me _ To  recipient _ 

1  Reason  for  gift: 

I _ Happy  Holidays _ Happy  New  Year 

I _ Happy  Birthday _ Happy  Anniversary 

1 New  Home Other  (please  indicate 

1  occasion): 


Level  of  membership  selected: 


$ 

25 

Individual 

$ 

35 

Family 

$ 

50 

Contributing 

$ 

100 

Agave  Century  Club 

$1000 

Saguaro  Society 

Enclosed  is  my  check  for  $  _ 

Please  charge  my: 

_ Visa  _  MasterCard 

Card  # _ 

Exp.  Date:  _ 


Beat  the  Heat:  Think  Luminaria! 


The  Luminaria  Committee  of  Friends  of 
the  Garden  has  been  working  and  plan¬ 
ning  through  the  summer  for  the  1988 

Noche  de  las  Luminarias. 

Luminaria  is  a  major  event  requiring 
thousands  of  hours  of  staff  and  volunteer 
time.  If  you  would  like  to  help  with  this 
exciting  event,  we  can  use  additional 
volunteers  for  both  nights.  If  you  can 
volunteer  for  one  shift  (two  and  one-half 
hours)  please  call  Pat  Smith  at  941  -1 225. 


Mark  Your  Calendar 
1988  Noche  de  las  Luminarias 

December  2  (Friday) 

Members  Only  Preview 

5  p.m.  —  9  p.m. 

December  3  (Saturday) 

Public  Night 

5  p.m.  -  9  p.m. 

(Watch  for  your  special  mailing 
with  details  about  Luminaria.) 


•J. 


Cardholder  Signature 


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Desert  Botanical  Garden  Members  —  New  and  Renewals 

March,  April,  May,  1988 


Saguaro  Society 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Alpert 

Ms.  Anauki  Anau 

Mr.  John  R.  Augustine 

Mr.  Hal  Bone 

D/M  Robert  Breunig 

Mr.  Roger  Davis 

M/M  Cliff  Douglas 

M/M  Leroy  Ellison 

Mr.  Morgan  Gust 

Mrs.  Hazel  Hare 

Ms.  Mary  Elaine  Keating 

Mr.  James  E.  Louden 

M/M  Dennis  Mitchem 

Mr.  William  Howard  O’Brien 

Mr.  John  C.  Pritzlaff  Jr. 

Mr.  Steven  S.  Robson 
M/M  Karsten  Solheim 
M/M  Vernon  Swaback 
M/M  Robert  K.  Swanson 
Mrs.  George  Ullman 
M/M  Alan  S.  Weinberg 

Sustaining 

M/M  William  C.  Ahearn 
M/M  Atherton  Bean 
D/M  Cecil  C.  Barton 
M/M  Michael  Radtke  &  Family 

Donor 

M/M  Jeffrey  N.  Fine 

Supporting 

M/M  Gene  Almendinger 
M/M  S.  P.  Applewhite  III 
Mr.  Walter  J.  Bagby 
Ms.  M.  J.  Busching 
Mrs.  Alfred  N.  Crane 
Mrs.  Jackson  Fitz-Randolph 
D/M  John  E.  Freund 
Mr.  George  F.  Getz  Jr. 

Mrs.  Beatrice  D.  Hecht 
M/M  William  Jackson 
M/M  Neville  K.  Jantz 
D/M  Fred  Jensen 
Dr.  Michael  Kappy 
M/M  Daniel  J.  King 
Mrs.  Susanne  H.  LaFollette 
Landscaping  by  Andre,  Inc. 
D/M  Steve  Leshin 
M/M  Robert  H.  MacKinnon 
M/M  Robert  L.  Matthews 
M/M  Howard  Miller 
M/M  Duane  Morse 
Mr.  Charles  Obye 
M/M  David  J.  Paldan 
Mrs.  Leontine  Sassell 
M/M  Samuel  J.  Sutton 
Mrs.  Wallace  Thorne 
M/M  Richard  F.  Wilson 

Contributing 

Mr.  John  Alcock 
M/M  Dan  A.  Bach 
M/M  William  J.  Barneit 
Ms.  Lillian  S.  Bartley 
Mrs.  William  E.  Bowman 
M/ML.  Bremer 
Ms.  Genevieve  Buckles 
Mrs.  Margaret  Caldwell 
M/M  I.  Cholnoky 
Ms.  Elizabeth  K.  Clark 
M/M  Robert  D.  Collins 
Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Corkhill 
M/M  Robert  J.  Crabb 


Ms.  Cathy  L.  Davis 
M/M  Edward  J.  Engle 
M/M  Howard  M.  Goodwin 
M/M  Arthur  C.  Haack 
Ms.  Elizabeth  Jo  Higgins 
M/M  Jim  Hildebrand 
M/M  Kenneth  C.  Huff 
M/M  Allen  Hushek 
Mr.  Thomas  D.  Janson 
Mr.  Dale  E.  Jensen 
M/M  J.  W.  Knodel 
Mrs.  Robert  A.  Klaus 
M/M  John  W.  Kyler 
Mr.  Andrew  F.  Laubmeier 
Mr.  Todd  Lochmoeller 
Mrs.  Barbara  Rea  Ludke 
Mrs.  Ray  Lunt 
Mrs.  Ruth  Manning 
M/M  Jonathan  Marshall 
Ms.  Kathryn  B.  Martino 
M/M  Crane  McClennen 
M/M  T.  G.  Montague 
Ms.  Charlotte  I.  Murdock 
M/M  Kenneth  E.  Nigrelli 
Northland  Press 
Mrs.  Leonard  V.  Paidar 
M/M  Elias  Paul 
Ms.  Jan  Posselt 
M/M  Raul  Quintana 
M/M  Alfred  C.  Reid 
D/M  Alan  L.  Rinestone 
M/M  Tom  Risner 
M/M  Seymour  Sacks 
Mrs.  D.  R.  Seyler 
Ms.  Ellie  Shapiro 
Mr.  Joseph  C.  Shirley 
M/M  Norman  T.  Sovinec 
Mr.  Franklin  B.  Stevens 
Mrs.  James  E.  Stokes 
Mrs.  Henry  S.  Sturgis 
Ms.  Holley  M.  Swan 
M/M  Ray  Thieme 
Ms.  Janice  Trenter 
Dr.  W.  R.  Van  Arsdell 
M/M  Art  Vidervol 
Mr.  Charlie  F.  Weed 
M/M  Curtis  Williams 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Wooldridge 
Mr.  Paul  P.  Young 

Corporate  Members 

The  Arizona  Bank 
Arizona  Cactus  Sales,  Inc. 

Ariz.  Municipal  Water  Users  Assn. 
Arizona  Public  Service  Co. 

Arthur  Andersen  &  Co. 

Callahan  Mining  Corp. 

Chase  Bank  of  Arizona 
City  of  Phoenix 
First  Interstate  Bank 
Garrett  Turbine  Engine  Co. 
Goldwaters 

Gust  Rosenfeld  &  Henderson 
Honeywell,  Inc. 

I.B.M.  Corporation 
Mountain  Bell 
Norris  &  Coleman,  PC. 

Salt  River  Project 
Sun  State  Savings 
Sunbelt  Holdings,  Inc. 

United  Bank  of  Arizona 
Universal  Propulsion  Co.,  Inc. 
Valley  National  Bank 
Westcor  Partners 


General  Members 

Dr.  Robert  W.  Ackerman 
Ms.  Verna  C.  Ahiberg 
M/M  Joshua  B.  Akers 
Ms.  Jacque  Albright 
Mr.  Douglas  Alexander 
M/M  John  H.  Ames 
M/M  Douglas  C.  Anderson 
M/M  John  K.  Andrews 
M/M  Neil  R.  Armann 
M/M  Frederick  E.  Arndt 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Arnold 
M/M  William  E.  Arnold 
Dr.  Carmen  S.  Arocho-Vera 
Ms.  Nancy  Lee  Asay 
M/M  Walter  Aschaffenburg 
M/M  Roy  Atwell 
Mrs.  Mary  P.  Austin 
Mrs.  Elaine  Averitt 
AZ  Cac  Suc/Resch,  Inc. 
M/M  Harold  H.  Bach 
Mrs.  Charlene  Bagley 
Georgianne  &  Marion  Baker 
Mr.  Howard  E.  Baker 
Mr.  George  L.  Baldwin 
Ms.  Barbara  Bankord 
Mr.  Robert  Barnhill 
Ms.  Carol  Barron 
Ms.  Kelley  K.  Barrow 
Ms.  Beatrice  E.  Bartholoma 
Mrs.  W.  Bartholomay 
Mr.  Jack  Bartley 
M/M  Leo  J.  Bauman 
M/M  Robert  L.  Bayless  Jr. 
Ms.  Barbara  J.  Bean 
M/M  Robert  A.  Beane 
Ms.  Susan  Beck 
Mrs.  Alda  N.  Becker 
M/M  Don  Beckham 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Belmont 
Mrs.  Martin  D.  Bergan 
M/M  Don  Berlyn 
Mrs.  Muriel  E.  Beroza 
Mr.  John  Beshears 
M/M  Tom  Besich 
Ms.  Eleanor  L.  Biddinger 
M/M  Harry  Bills  III 
Mrs.  B.  G.  Bimson 
Mr.  Paul  D.  Bishop 
Ms.  Myra  W.  Blaker 
Mr.  Robert  Blankship 
Mrs.  Eleanor  H.  Board 
Ms.  Cheryl  Boiko 
M/M  Keith  Bol 
Mr.  Marcus  C.  Bollinger 
Ms.  Patricia  Michele  Borg 
Ms.  Barbara  Bornyasz 
Mr.  Subroto  Bose 
Mrs.  Carole  A.  Bost 
M/M  Andre  Boucher  Jr. 

Ms.  Mary  Jane  Boynton 
M/M  Mark  Brakeman 
M/M  Don  Braun 
D/M  Lawrence  J.  Brecker 
M/M  C.  L.  Brenner 
Ms.  Sarah  Bressler-West 
M/M  Elzy  Bridges 
Ms.  Ann  A.  Brown 
Ms.  Jean  Brown 
M/M  William  R.  Bryant 
Mrs.  Helen  H.  Buchanan 
Ms.  Jeanette  Budding 
Dr.  Lynn  M.  Budding 
Ms.  Kristin  Buhl 
Ms.  Percy  Bulan 


Mrs.  Pauline  E.  Burbick  Jr. 

M/M  Tony  L.  Burgess 

M/M  Steve  Burke 

Mr.  C.  A.  Burns 

Mr.  Scott  Daniel  Burns 

Mr.  Edward  J.  Burress 

Ms.  Carole  Burtchaell 

Drs.  Ken  &  Mary  Louise  Burum 

Mr.  Earl  S.  Cain 

Ms.  Virginia  P.  Callahan 

Dr.  Elaine  Camero 

Ms.  Kay  R.  Campbell 

M/M  Tom  Carr 

Ms.  Sandra  Carrasconte 

Ms.  Valeta  V.  Carsey 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Carson 

M/M  Edward  Castor 

Mr.  Gordon  P.  Cave 

Mr.  Tom  Cheknis 

Ms.  May  S.  Cheney 

Ms.  Pat  Childers 

M/M  David  Chorlton 

Ms.  Mary  E.  Christenson 

Ms.  Katherine  Christian 

Mrs.  Marjorie  C.  Churchill 

M/M  Dennis  Cielaszyk 

Dr.  W.  Dennis  Clark 

Mr.  Thomas  R.  Clarke 

Mr.  Walter  T.  Clauss 

M/M  Michael  Cleary 

D/M  William  Clewell 

Ms.  Heidi  Clonts  &  Family 

Ms.  Dorothy  N.  Cohen 

M/M  Reese  B.  Cole 

Ms.  Chris  Comer 

Ms.  Heather  A.  Cook 

Mr.  Thomas  C.  Cook 

Ms.  Carole  V.  Cooney 

M/M  Kenneth  Cornelium 

Ms.  Roxie  Covey 

Ms.  Louis  A.  Cox 

Ms.  Margaret  B.  Craig 

Mr.  F.  H.  Craven 

Mrs.  Naomi  Crawford 

Mr.  Richard  Creath 

Mrs.  John  Crosby 

Mr.  Donald  R.  Cunningham 

Ms.  Dorthella  J.  Cupps 

Ms.  Shirley  I.  Curry 

Ms.  Louise  C.  Curtis 

Ms.  J.  E.  Darrah 

Ms.  Anita  Davis 

Jacque  &  Greg  Davis 

Ms.  Janice  S.  Davis 

Mr.  Kevin  Davis 

Mr.  Mike  Davis 

Mrs.  Ruth  H.  Day 

Ms.  Sharon  S.  Debowski 

Ms.  Marjorie  A.  DeGiovanni 

Ms.  Lorraine  M.  Deily 

M/M  Mike  DeMuro 

Mr.  Scott  B.  Dennerline 

Mr.  J.  E.  Denning 

Mr.  Dan  E.  Derringer  Jr. 

Mr.  Barry  Devenney 
M/M  Larry  Dexter  &  Family 
M/M  William  Dicke 
Ms.  Betty  Dickes 
Mr.  Mark  DiLucido 
Dr.  A.  E.  Dittert  Jr. 

M/M  Jim  Dobson 
Mr.  George  Domaz 
Mr.  Ford  Doran 
Ms.  Sandra  Doran 
Ms.  Elizabeth  Dorland 


Ms.  Elizabeth  P.  Dormady 

Mr.  David  E.  Doxel 

Mr.  Vincent  J.  Doyle 

Mr.  Herbert  Dreiseszum 

M/M  Edward  M.  Drobny 

Ms.  Shawn  Marie  Duel 

Ms.  Dorothy  J.  Dunn 

Mr.  Michael  L.  Dunn 

Mr.  T.  Patrick  Dwyer 

M/M  David  R.  Earp 

Mr.  Peter  A.  Eichen 

M/M  Leo  Eisenberg 

Mr.  Kroy  Sidney  Ekblaw 

M/M  Richard  C.  Elam 

Mrs.  Geraldine  Eliot 

M/M  Robert  R.  Elliott 

Mr.  Gerard  Ellis 

Mr.  Gary  Emmett 

Mrs.  Frank  Engle 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Erichsen-Brown 

Ms.  Winifred  S.  Erickson 

Ms.  Bracha  Etgar 

M/M  Richard  D.  Evans 

D/M  Robert  C.  Evans 

M/M  Thomas  F.  Faires 

Ms.  Barbara  K.  Fairfield 

Ms.  Judith  Farley 

M/M  Fred  C.  Fathe 

Ms.  Wendy  Feldman 

M/M  James  W.  Fenley 

Mrs.  Henry  Fine 

Ms.  Janet  Fisher 

Ms.  Katherine  A.  Fitzgerald 

Ms.  Barbara  Fleming 

Ms.  Mary  N.  Floor 

Ms.  Mildred  Fohrman 

Ms.  Nellie  Foote 

Mrs.  Karen  L.  Ford 

Ms.  Cynthia  E.  Foss 

Ms.  Joyce  Foster 

M/M  Chuck  Fradenburgh 

M/M  David  R.  Frank 

Mr.  Benjamin  Harrison  Frankel 

M/M  Dan  Fredrickson 

Ms.  Gretchen  Freeman 

M/M  George  H.  Fretz 

Dr.  James  K.  Fruehling 

Mr.  George  Y.  Fujimoto 

M/M  Jerry  Furry 

Ms.  Peg  Gallagher 

Mr.  Dave  Ganci 

Mr.  Jerry  Gantt 

Ms.  Eloise  Garcia 

Columbine  Garden  Club 

M/M  Richard  Gardner 

Mr.  Robert  E.  Gasser 

Mrs.  Georgia  E.  Gelabart 

Ms.  Rose  Gellar 

D/M  Howard  S.  Gentry 

Mr.  Dick  George 

Mr.  Tyler  S.  Gerdes 

Ms.  Judy  Gerstman 

Mr.  Boyd  L.  Gillilan 

M/M  Alan  M.  Gilmore 

Ms.  Elisabeth  Gilmore 

Ms.  Hella  Gilmore 

Dr.  Heidi  B.  Good 

Ms.  Janis  A.  Gordon 

Dr.  Ruby  D.  Gordon 

Ms.  Barbara  O.  Gowan 

M/M  Robert  S.  Goyer 

M/M  John  L.  Gray 

Mr.  Elmer  L.  Green 

Ms.  Patricia  Ann  Greene 

M/M  James  R.  Gregg 


6 


M/M  John  P.  Gross 
Ms.  Linda  Grotzinger 
Ms.  Carol  Grover 
D/M  D.  F.  Gundersen 
Ms.  Lynda  Haas 
Mr.  Terry  Hall 
Ms.  Ardis  Hamer 
Mr.  William  B.  Hansel 
M/M  John  Harmon 
Ms.  Cathryn  Hart 
Mrs.  Bruce  Harvey 
M/M  David  C.  Hatch 
M/M  C.  E.  Haverkamp 
Miss  Gertrude  M.  Haydon 
Mr.  Deward  L.  Hayes 
Miss  Bertha  Hayworth 
Miss  Betty  Jane  Heath 
Mr.  Darwin  Heley 
M/M  Philip  B.  Heller 
Mrs.  H.  F.  Henretta 
Mrs.  G.  Robert  Herberger 
Mrs.  A.  J.  Hermann 
Mr.  Xavier  Hernandez 
Dr.  Samuel  J.  Hessel 
M/M  W.T.  Hicks 
Ms.  Judy  K.  Hill 
M/M  Garth  H.  Hill 
Mrs.  Pam  Hill 
M/M  Earl  Hitt 
D/M  George  L.  Hoffman 
Ms.  Agnes  M.  Holst 
Mr.  A.  Duane  Howard 
Ms.  Sharon  Howard 
Ms.  Betty  L.  Huff 
Ms.  Paddy  Hughes 
M/M  Austin  B.  Hulbert 
M/M  Charles  W.  Humme 
Mr.  Anthony  C.  Humpage 
Ms.  Mary  S.  Hunkeler 
Ms.  Jane  Hunt 
M/M  Robert  J.  Hurckes 
M/M  Steve  Husler 
Ms.  Joan  Isbell 
Mr.  G.  T.  Jackson 
M/M  Bernard  L.  Jacobs 
M/M  Wm.  0.  Jennings  Jr. 
M/M  Alan  E.  Jensen  Jr. 

M/M  Andy  Johnson 
M/M  Arnold  Johnson 
Mr.  David  Johnson 
Mrs.  Frances  R.  Johnson 
M/M  Ruben  Johnson 
Mrs.  Alexander  H.  Johnston 
Ms.  Janis  L.  Johnstone 
Ms.  Jeannette  I.  Jones 
Mr.  Kelly  Jones 
Ms.  Sylvia  Jordan 
Mrs.  A.  N.  Jorgensen  Jr. 

M/M  David  S.  Justice 
Ms.  Bonnie  Kalison 
M/M  James  A.  Kass 
M/M  John  Kasukonis 
Ms.  Jane  R.  Kealy 
M/M  Robert  G.  Kearney 
Mr.  W.  James  Keener 
Ms.  Karen  P.  Kelley 
Ms.  Betty  J.  Kelly 
Ms.  Edna  J.  Kelso 
Mr.  Jim  Kennedy 
M/M  Stephen  F.  Kennedy  Sr. 
M/M  Howard  Kesselman 
Mr.  Timothy  Lee  Kessler 
M/M  James  R.  Kidwell 
D/M  Gary  Kiefer 
Mr.  Richard  A.  Kilbourne 
Ms.  Laurel  H.  Kimball 
Mrs.  James  0.  King 


Mr.  Keith  Kintigh 
Ms.  Margaret  L.  Kirkpatrick 
Mrs.  B.  D.  Kirley 
Mr.  Peter  Klemens 
Mr.  Ira  W.  Kline 
Mr.  John  W.  KJock 
Lt.  Col/M  Wm.  C.  Knipscher 
Ms.  Barbara  Ann  Knosp 
M/M  F.  H.  Knowles 
Miss  Ernestine  B.  Kohn 
Ms.  Mary  Lee  Konkel 
Ms.  Virginia  L.  Korte 
M/M  Luverne  A.  Krueger 
Dr.  Gustavo  &  Annette  Lage 
Mr.  Donald  H.  Langlois 
Mrs.  Wilma  R.  Laughlin 
Ms.  Diane  Laush 
Ms.  Regina  Lawless 
M/M  Humbert  P.  Lemaire 
Ms.  Cora  Ann  Lemen 
Ms.  Rae  Letz 
Mr.  Ronald  M.  Libby 
M/M  Arthur  A.  Lidman 
Ms.  Marigold  Linton 
M/M  David  J.  Lowenstein 
M/M  Oliver  G.  Luehring 
D/M  Roy  W.  Lybrook 
The  Lynch  Family 
Ms.  Connie  J.  Mableson 
Mr.  Sam  MacDonald 
M/M  Ian  Mackenzie 
D/M  Kenneth  H.  Maddy 
Ms.  Jane  Maienschein 
Mr.  Robert  E.  Malone 
Ms.  Pat  Manarin 
M/M  Charles  L.  Manning 
Ms.  Katherine  Mardian 
Mr.  Kenneth  M.  Marrs 
M/M  W.  J.  Marsh 
M/M  Gaston  Mascarenas 
M/M  Jim  Matt 
Ms.  Florence  I.  McChesney 
Mrs.  A.  Robert  McClure 
Ms.  Sue  McDonald 
Mr.  Harry  G.  McFate 
Ms.  Alice  B.  McGreevy 
M/M  Mark  McIntyre 
Mrs.  J.  L.  McKinney 
M/M  I.  L.  McMahon 
Ms.  Sheri  S.  McManus 
D/M  John  McMichan 
Ms.  Ruth  V.  McVey 
M/M  Robert  H.  Meinke 
M/M  Bob  Melang 
D/M  Charles  Merbs 
M/M  Blaine  Mercer 
M/M  Richard  L.  Merkel 
M/M  Fred  Merkle  Jr. 

Mr.  Donald  Meserve 
D/M  William  Meshier 
Ms.  Elaine  E.  Meyers 
Mr.  Philip  J.  Mihok 
Mr.  Gary  B.  Miles 
Ms.  Barbara  K.  Miller 
Ms.  Helen  E.  Miller 
Mr.  Victor  J.  Miller 
M/M  Mel  Mills 
Ms.  Loneedia  Mire 
Mr.  James  M.  Mitchell 
Ms.  Elizabeth  Moe 
Mr.  Robert  L.  Mohney 
Mrs.  Linda  Monroe 
M/M  Terrence  L.  Mooney 
Ms.  Sharon  E.  Moore 
Ms.  Rochelle  Moskowitz 
Ms.  Mary  Lou  Mosley 
M/M  Brad  Mueller 


Ms.  Constance  G.  Muldoon 
M/M  Paige  Mulhollan 
D/M  Harris  D.  Murley 
Mr.  Francis  H.  Murphy 
Ms.  Pauline  Murphy 
M/M  Robert  L.  Murphy 
Mrs.  Russell  Myerly 
M/M  Harry  W.  Myers  Jr. 

Mr.  Michael  M.  Myles 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  J.  Nankervis 
M/M  Marvin  Masses 
Mr.  DeLos  Ness 
Mr.  Karl  A.  Netting 
M/M  Kent  C.  Newland 
M/M  Dana  Nielsen 
Mr.  Bob  Nieman 
Rev/M  James  Norman 
Mr.  Jim  Novak 
M/M  James  R.  O'Melia 
Ms.  Ann  Oakley 
Ms.  Tracey  Omar 
Ms.  Helen  J.  Omer 
Mrs.  Pat  Orman 
M/M  Douglas  G.  Ott 
Ms.  K.  B.  Ouzts 
Mr.  Greg  Owens 
Mr.  Richard  S.  Owens 
Mrs.  Edith  Page 
Mr.  Lester  W.  Pardee 
Ms.  Mary  Parhamovich 
Mrs.  Martha  Passwater 
Ms.  Deborah  Patchett 
Ms.  Ann  Patsy 
Ms.  Laura  Paty 
Ms.  Linda  A.  Paul 
M/M  H.  M.  Payne 
Mr.  William  Peifer 
Mr.  James  Peggie 
Ms.  Delia  I.  Pelissero 
M/M  William  P.  Person 
Ms.  Joan  M.  Peters 
Mr.  Chris  Petersen 
Mr.  James  E.  Petersen 
Ms.  M.  E.  Petersen 
Ms.  Nancy  Petersen 
Ms.  Deanna  D.  Peterson 
M/M  Tex  Petras 
M/M  Jon  Pettibone 
Mr.  G.  R.  Pettit 
Mr.  W.  T.  Petuskey 
M/M  E.  H.  Pfuhl  Jr. 

M/M  Phelon  B.  Phillips 
Mr.  Larry  Pierce 
Mr.  Peter  J.  Pilles  Jr. 

Mr.  John  E.  Pingel 
M/M  George  Pinkerton 
M/M  Stanley  D.  Polasik 
D/M  D.  A.  Poison 
Mrs.  M.  E.  Popp 
Mr.  J.  Merle  Poteet 
Ms.  Margo  Powell 
Mr.  John  B,  Prescott 
M/M  W.  J.  Puffer 
Mrs.  Margaret  Raake 
M/M  N.  J.  Reachmark 
M/M  William  J.  Reckling 
Ms.  Maria  Reister 
Ms.  Georgianna  Reynolds 
M/M  David  A.  Reynolds 
Ms.  Nancy  Riggins 
M/M  David  W.  Rist 
Ms.  Patricia  Roberson 
Ms.  Christa  Roberts 
Mr.  K.  A.  Roberts 
Ms.  M.  G.  Roberts 
Mr.  Morris  Rodensky 
Ms.  Tommie  Lou  Rogers 


M/M  Jan  P.  Rons 

Mrs.  Anne  Rosen 

Mr.  S.  Wyche  Ross 

Ms.  Ruth  Rowe 

Ms.  Norma  R.  Roy-Moss 

Ms.  Martha  E.  Royer 

M/M  Robert  R.  Royse 

M/M  Robert  L.  Rush 

M/M  T.  A.  Rushton 

Ms.  Frances  M.  Sack 

Saguaro  Garden  Club 

Mrs.  Jean  S.  Saint  Clair 

Mr.  Robert  E.  Sample 

Mr.  Steve  Sarbiewski 

Ms.  Beverly  Sass 

Mr.  Mel  Scheib 

M/M  Frank  F.  Schively 

Mr.  Roger  L.  Schluntz 

Ms.  Dawn  Schmidt 

Ms.  R.  Pauline  Schmidt 

Ms.  Marilyn  Schrab 

Mr.  Myles  J.  Schrader 

Mr.  Donald  J.  Schrickel 

Mr.  Paul  F.  Schulze 

M/M  Wayne  R.  Schumacher 

D/M  Arthur  S.  Schwartz 

Mr.  Ken  Scott 

M/M  James  O.  Seamans 

Ms.  Jean  Seguin 

M/M  Emil  Seniawski 

Ms.  Charlene  Serpe 

Ms.  Mary  C.  Settle 

Mrs.  Norman  Sharber 

M/M  A.  Park  Shaw  Jr. 

Dr.  Michael  T.  Shaw 

Ms.  Brenda  L.  Shears 

Mrs.  Lila  Shellhorn 

Ms.  Carol  Ann  Shively 

Mrs.  Kenneth  L.  Shook 

M/M  Robert  B.  Shumway 

Ms.  Helen  P.  Siegel 

M/M  Mickey  Siegel 

M/M  Werner  S.  Sieghold 

Mr.  Kim  E.  Sikoryak 

Mr.  Alan  Silverman 

Ms.  Beverly  Simpson 

Ms.  Dauna  L.  Slater 

Dr.  Andrew  T.  Smith 

Ms.  Joy  K.  M.  Smith 

Mr.  Robert  A.  Smithfield 

Ms.  Evelyn  Snelling 

Ms.  Dolores  Sniezek 

M/M  Frank  Snyder 

Mr.  Gary  M.  Sollars 

Mr.  W.  David  Somers 

Ms.  Margaret  A.  Sova 

Ms.  Sheryl  L.  Spain 

M/M  Lou  Spangler 

Mrs.  Armstrong  A.  Stambaugh 

Ms.  Rebecca  Stapleton 

Ms.  Samme  Stark 

Mr.  John  Stegall 

M/M  Stephen  V.  Stephens 

Col.  Bill  Stephens 

Mr.  Tom  Steuber 

Ms.  Berdie  Stevens 

Ms.  Nancy  Stevenson 

Ms.  Wilella  V.  Stimmell 

Mr.  Robert  L.  Stitzel 

Mr.  E.  L.  Stroffregen 

M/M  Roy  0.  Stuart 

Mr.  David  D.  Sundstrom 

Mr.  Dieter  J.  Supthut 

Mr.  Joe  L.  Sutherland 

Mr.  Gary  L.  Swaty 

Mrs.  E.  Sweetland 

Mr.  Guy  M.  Swenson 


Ms.  Jill  Szymonik 

M/M  John  C.  Tanno 

Mrs.  Ronald  C.  Teare 

The  Tempe  Garden  Club 

Mr.  Don  A.  Thompson 

M/M  A.  D.  Thorngren 

Mr.  Al  P.  Timko 

M/M  Dan  Tippy 

M/ME.  L.Tolleson 

Mary/Ray/Margy  Tonneman 

Mrs.  Earle  C.  Toye 

M/M  Charles  P.  Trask 

Mr.  Chris  Trask 

Ms.  Jo  Traxinger 

M/M  V.  Hal  Treadaway 

M/M  Samuel  W.  Turner 

Ms.  Sue  Tyrrel 

Mrs.  Robert  C.  Upton 

Ms.  Jane  M.  Vahle 

M/M  Jerry  VanEngelenhoven 

Mr.  James  M.  Vaughn 

Ms.  Suzanne  Vaughan 

Ms.  Betsey  Venitt 

M/M  John  J.  Versosky  &  Family 

Ms.  Lynn  Vogel 

Ms.  Alison  Waiczak 

Ms.  Dawne  L.  Waiczak 

Ms.  Cheryl  A.  Walker 

Mr.  Edward  Walker 

M/M  Kevin  Wandler 

Ms.  Gwen  Weber 

Mr.  Richard  Weber 

Ms.  Virginai  A.  Weise 

Ms.  Evelyn  Weldy 

Ms.  Michele  L.  Weller 

Ms.  Helen  Pinion  Wells 

M/M  Peter  Welsh 

Ms.  Diane  Bohannan  Wertz 

Ms.  Donna  Wheeler 

Ms.  Leslie  Wheeler 

Ms.  Roxanne  Wheelock 

Mr.  Glenn  H.  White 

Mr.  Brad  Wiblin 

Ms.  Elisabeth  Wiemer 

M/M  Allen  Wight 

Ms.  Ann  Wilkins 

Mr.  Bruce  J.  Wilkison 

Mr.  Drew  Williams 

Mr.  Jack  B.  Williams 

Mr.  Lloyd  E.  Williams 

Ms.  Roberta  A.  Willingham 

Mr.  Robert  L.  Willis 

Mrs.  Jody  Willoughby 

Mr.  Frank  M.  Wilson 

Mr.  Karl  F.  Wilson 

Mrs.  Helen  M.  Winandy 

Ms.  Susan  G.  Wintermute 

Mrs.  Marie  Wittwer-Kappy 

Ms.  Janet  L.  Witzeman 

Ms.  Bette  L.  Wolfe 

M/M  Tom  Wolfe 

Ms.  M.  J.  Wood 

Mrs.  Marcia  Wood  &  Family 

M/M  David  Workman 

Ms.  Margaret  J.  Wreschinsky 

Mr.  Barton  A.  Wright 

Ms.  Karen  M.  Wyndelts 

Mrs.  Marilynn  J.  Yates 

M/M  Kevins  S.  Yeskey 

Ms.  Mary  L.  Yoder 

Mr.  Joe  Zavislak 

Mrs.  R.  J.  Zelluff 

Mrs.  Peggy  R.  Zimmerman 

Mrs.  Sandra  Zirn 

Ms.  Cindy  D.  Zisner 

Ms.  Carol  Zuckert 


1201  N.  Galvin  Parkway 
Phoenix,  AZ  85008 


NONPROFIT  ORG. 
U.  S.  POSTAGE 

PAID 

PHOENIX,  ARIZONA 
PERMIT  NO.  1269 


PREVIEW  SHOPPING  DAY  BENEFITS  GARDEN 

Thursday,  September  8,  1988 
9  a.m.  to  9  p.m. 

GOLDWATERS  SCOTTSDALE  FASHION  SOUARE 

The  Friends  of  the  Garden  and  other  community  groups  are  selling  admission  tickets  to  the 
Charity  Benefit  Day  at  Goldwaters.  (Admission  to  the  Preview  is  by  ticket  oniy.) 

Tickets  are  $5.00  each  and  all  proceeds  go  to  the  Garden.  In  addition  to  the  ticket  receipts,  there 
are  cash  bonus  incentives  for  the  organization  selling  the  most  tickets. 

Everyone  who  buys  a  ticket  and  attends  that  day  will  receive: 

•  A  20%  discount  certificate  on  any  apparel  item 

•  A  20%  discount  certificate  on  any  single  home  item 

•  Special  savings  throughout  the  store 

•  A  chance  to  win  a  $2500  Goldwaters  shopping  spree 

•  Prize  drawings  all  through  the  store 

•  Celebrities  and  live  entertainment 

•  Refreshments,  games  for  children 

Monies  raised  will  help  meet  the  Friends’  fundraising  goal  of  $30,000  for  new  interpretive  signs  for 
the  Garden. 

To  order  tickets,  fill  out  the  form  below  and  mail  with  your  check. 


NAME _ 

ADDRESS  _ 

CITY _ STATE _ ZIP _ 

Number  of  tickets  ordered _ X  $5.00  Amount  enclosed  $ _ 

Please  make  check  payable  to  Desert  Botanical  Garden,  1201  N.  Galvin  Parkway,  Phoenix,  AZ  85008 

ORcaii  941-1225  for  more  information.