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:

Areoles Can Tell All! Worksheet - Two sided page.
Basic Cactus Terms 32 Word Crossword Puzzle - Two sided page.
Cactus and Succulents Educational Word Search - One page.
Cactus Catcher Game, fold a fortune teller (coodie catcher) Game - One page.
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.
Instruction Sheet for Let's Build a Cactus Model - use to print a double sided page.

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.
Cactus Gloves - brief description of the cactus gloves, and price, that we sell at our cactus sales.
Visit our Cactus Rescue Page for all information about our cactus rescue program.

Plant Lists:

A list of Opuntias in the Tucson area - Put together by Dave Ferguson.
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:

Planting Cactus and 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 bare root Ocotillo. This information discusses rescued ocotillo care.
TCSS Cactus Planting - How to Plant and Care for your New bare root Saguaro Cactus, Barrel Cactus, and Hedgehog Cactus. This information discusses rescued cactus care.
Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation that shows how to plant a Saguaro. The file is 20 MB.
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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