Publications

We have a number of publications available as downloadable PDF files.

TCSS:

• TCSS Postcard - Front  -  Back
• TCSS Logo b/w Icon (.ico file)
• TCSS Membership - Description of TCSS, Benefits of TCSS Membership and a Membership Application Form
• TCSS School Grants - Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society Educational Outreach School Grant Program details
• TCSS Grant Request - Grant Proposal Requirements, Conditions, and Details and Grant Proposal Request Form
• TCSS Library - List of Books available to TCSS members from the Myrtle Ethington Library
• TCSS Photo Release Form - Member's form to allow use of photographs.

Educational Material:

• Saguaro Cactus Helpers Small Booklet - Two sheets of paper to cut into 8 pages (4.25" x 5.5") that can be colored with pencils or fine markers. Great for students in grades 1 to 4.
• Saguaro Cactus Helpers Larger Booklet - Four sheets of paper to cut into 8 pages (5.5" x 8.5") that can be colored with pencils, crayons or markers. Great for students in grades K to 3.
• Let's Talk about Cactus and Succulents - a small half page introduction information and questions brochure for children and newcomers.

Cactus Rescue:

• Cactus Rescue brochure - contains more detail on our rescue efforts and how you can participate.
• Our 2007 Cactus Rescue Crew informational video (>16MG) This is a  12 minute Windows Media File presentation containing details of our Rescue efforts. This is a very large file.  Please don't download unless you have a Broadband connection.
• Our 2003 Cactus Rescue Crew informational video (>20MG) This is a  9 minute Windows Media File presentation containing details of our Rescue efforts. This is a very large file.  Please don't download unless you have a Broadband connection.
• Visit our Cactus Rescue Page for all information about our cactus rescue program.

Plant Lists:

• Avra Valley Plant List - Succulents of the Avra Valley Watershed, west of Tucson. A Summary of the Plants listed by John F. Wiens in his talk to TCSS in August 1998.
• Eastern Pima County Plant List - Cactaceae and Agavaceae of Eastern Pima County, Arizona. This list was compiled and provided to TCSS by Matt Johnson, Botanical Specialist, Desert Legume Program.

Digital downloads about cacti and succulents:

• Warning: the following 4 links are huge downloads, in the order of 300M or more!
• Volume 1: http://opuntiads.com/zpdf/Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_v1.pdf
• Volume 2: http://opuntiads.com/zpdf/Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_v2.pdf
• Volume 3: http://opuntiads.com/zpdf/Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_v1.pdf
• Volume 4: http://opuntiads.com/zpdf/Britton_Rose_Cactaceae_v1.pdf

• A site with many links to digital books: http://www.cactuspro.com/biblio/
• The first issue of the the Cactus Explorers Club Journal. (10MB download!).

Plant Care:

• Go Green with Low Water Outdoor Plants - A TCSS brochure with some low water tips.
• TCSS Ocotillo Planting - How to Plant and Care for your New Ocotillo. This information discusses rescued ocotillo care.
• TCSS Cactus Planting - How to Plant and Care for your New Saguaro Cactus, Barrel Cactus, and Hedgehog Cactus. This information discusses rescued cactus care.
• TCSS ABC-123 Care Code for plants in the Tucson area.
• Adenium Care Guide - courtesy of Dryland Plants of Tucson
• Reduction of Plant Diseases - A talk to the TCSS by Dr. Jerald E. Wheeler  Also available in Powerpoint format

And now for some fun:

• Recipe - prickly pear harvest process and punch  - Instructions on how to process prickly pear into juice and a terrific recipe for punch used by the Tucson Cactus and Succulent society.

Some recommended books on the Apache on other related subjects from Jack Lasseter

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