EcoQuestions with Ray Leimkuehler

The Metro Phoenix EcoFlora project is making plant science meaningful and open for everyone, while we learn about the biodiversity of our urban desert home. We need your help! A rare plant in a park? A sleeping bobcat in the backyard? What else could be out there? Let’s find out! Using iNaturalist, a free app that can identify plants and animals, you can help document urban biodiversity. Join the Metro Phoenix EcoFlora project to study plants and wildlife in metro Phoenix. Plus, enjoy events, rewards, EcoQuest challenges and more.

Metro Phoenix EcoFlora

Join us for EcoQuestions with Ray Leimkuehler.Ray is a trails horticulturist for the Desert Botanical Garden and an ISA certified arborist/municipal specialist. He has been a horticulturist for 22 years, with 16 of those years spent at Desert Botanical Garden. Ray will share his expertise in the best pruning practices to keep plants healthy and flourishing.This session coordinates with the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/63084-april-2022-ecoquest-imprudent-pruning" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">April EcoQuest</a> for the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/metro-phoenix-ecoflora" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Metro Phoenix EcoFlora</a>. This month, we're observing the top 5 NOT wanted pruning methods and learning more about their effects on the health and longevity of plants.EcoQuestions are presentations and Q&A sessions with scientists, experts or community members focused on the monthly EcoQuest topic.

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