Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
El Paso Cactus and Rock Club
Address: President: Jack Makepeace
7237 Orizaba
El Paso, TX 79912
Region: Southwest
Phone: 915 585-2149
Web: www.cichlidpress.com/elpasocactusclub
Organization Scope: City/Local
Organization Type: Horticultural Society
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Natural habitat management
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
- Native plant sales
Native Plant Focus: Nowadays our club is more interested in conservation than in collecting. We work with developers to rescue cactus plants from the bulldozers where the city is expanding into the desert. Salvaged plants are saved for landscaping and shared with club members and the public. We also enjoy creating naturalistic desert gardens as a source of food and cover for birds and other wildlife. Finally, we support local efforts to set aside and preserve natural areas (such as arroyos) within the city.
Publications: Local club newsletter (quarterly)
Description: The El Paso Cactus and Rock Club was formed in 1937 to study the biology and geology of our native mountains. The interests of the members included hiking in the mountains and gardening with native plants, especially the blooming desert cacti. Today, we continue photographing and learning more about the native cacti and other xeriphytic plants of the Chihuahuan desert.
Last Update: 2004-12-14
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