Boyce Thompson Arboretum – Edible – Medicinal Desert Plants Walk

Edible – Medicinal Desert Plants Walk Guided by Dave Morris

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

January 14 @ 1:30 PM

Explore our Curandero Trail on a slow-paced walk guided by Choctaw Nation member and ethno-botanist David Morris; his leisurely one-hour Sunday afternoon walk November 27 is your chance to learn about prickly pear cacti, ratany, agaves, jojobas — and the ways native plants have fed, healed and clothed Sonoran desert peoples for more than one thousand years. Special guest guide for our Saturday December 10 tour will be local authors and desert plant enthusiasts Kathy and Tom McDonald, owners of Smiling Dog Landscapes in Gold Canyon .

** Please note: this guided tour explores the Curandero Trail, which has steep sections that are not suitable for visitors who use wheelchairs or walkersRead more about jojoba, creosote and prickly pears