Next Meeting

Cancelled until further notice.

Announcements

Dr. Jay Watson of University of Maine has been awarded the 2020 Junior Faculty Award.

Slate for 2020-2021 Council
The slate will be voted on when Council calls the next meeting according to Article VIII of our Bylaws See more on What's New.

New – "NEBC Mission and Vision statements and Strategic Goals for 2020-2025"

Mehrhoff Award Winners for 2020 are announced.

Eagle Hill discounts and stipends for NEBC members are back for 2020. See more on What's New.

Associate Editors and Reviewing Editors for Rhodora Journal Requested - more info here.

Congratulation to Dr. Melanie Schori, newly appointed Editor-In-Chief of Rhodora. See What's New

NEBC meetings to be held on Saturdays in 2019-2020. More info.

The Nonvascular Herbarium work session schedule for Fall 2019/Spring 2020 is published on What's New.

Lecture Series Videos
Video recordings of some past lectures are available on the Videos of Past Meetings page.

Upcoming Field Trips

2020 Botanical Explorations: Field Trips with NEBC

NOTE: At this time, we are moving forward with plans to run the field trips as scheduled starting in May; however, we will be closely monitoring the situation relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. This may necessitate cancelling some trips in the spring. Please watch this page for updates on trip status.

Full details in this 3-page PDF.

Saturday May 9 (rain date May 16) – Boston Lot, West Lebanon NH – Spring Ephemerals!
Saturday June 6 (rain date June 7) – Little Hill (Royal River Conservation Trust), New Gloucester ME – Black Gum Swamp
Saturday June 20 (no rain date) – Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover MA – Introduction to Mosses & Liverworts
Saturday June 27 (rain date June 28) – Blue Hills Reservation, Canton MA – Fern Foray
Sunday June 28 (no rain date) – Church Farm Preserve, Windham CT
Saturday August 15 (rain date August 29) – Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, Monson MA – Rare fall blooms
Saturday August 22 (no rain date) – Bearsden Conservation Area, Athol MA