

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Potluck Presentation: Jennifer Presler - Prairie Dog Conservation in Southeast Arizona
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: RSVP Required! Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-southwest/event/872622/

Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) have a complicated history in Southeastern Arizona. Systematic poisoning led to their extirpation from the state in the 1960s, and in 2008 the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) began reintroduction efforts on southeastern Arizona’s Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Through cooperative agreements between AZGFD, the Bureau of Land Management, State Lands, Pima County, and private landowners, AZFD aims to help black-tailed prairie dogs once again thrive in southern Arizona’s grasslands.

Join Jennifer Presler, Nongame Birds and Mammals Biologist for AZGFD, for a chat about her favorite grassland ecosystem engineer, the small but mighty black-tailed prairie dog. Learn about prairie dog biology, the importance of re-introduction, and their role as a keystone species in Arizona's grasslands. She will discuss challenges she faces furthering species recovery efforts as well as the importance of collaboration with partners, other agencies, and cooperating land managers.

The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the potluck dinner beginning at about 5:30 p.m. (we'll announce when it's time to eat!). The presentation will immediately follow the meal. Come join us, invite a friend, and bring a dish to share. We also have a collection bin for food items to donate to the Santa Cruz food bank!

RSVP Required! Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-southwest/event/872622/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elgin/potluck-presentation-jennifer-presler-prairie-dog-conservation-in-southeast-arizona/200029677901731
- **Event Categories**: food-drinks, dog, potluck, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029677901731?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=elgin-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Elgin
- **state**: AZ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society
- **lat**: 31.59012251
- **long**: -110.5061227
- **full address**: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society, Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society, Research Ranch Rd, Patagonia, AZ 85624, United States, Elgin

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society (https://allevents.in/org/appleton-whittell-research-ranch-of-the-national-audubon-society/16920033)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society, Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society, Research Ranch Rd, Patagonia, AZ 85624, United States, Elgin
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** food-drinks, dog, potluck, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Potluck Presentation: Jennifer Presler - Prairie Dog Conservation in Southeast Arizona ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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