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.

Cactus Rescue:

• Cactus Rescue brochure that 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.

Plant Care:

• 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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