Plant Migration in a Changing Climate
October 2025 Conference
This fall, NEBS, along with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, will be hosting a conference, Plant Migration in a Changing Climate. The conference will be held October 3-4, 2025 at The Gardens in Boothbay, ME. Our featured plenary speakers will be Jesse Bellemare, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Smith College; Bethany Bradley, Professor of Environmental Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Jay Wason, Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Physiology at The University of Maine.
General conference details are below and will be updated as we get closer to the conference. If you are not a NEBS member and are interested in receiving conference updates, including application forms to give an oral presentation or submit a poster, please complete this brief form.
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We are seeking presenters with completed research to share during our afternoon session. Presentations will be 15 minutes long and should relate to the conference focus of Plant Migration in a Changing Climate. The conference will also include digital posters. Posters should also relate to the conference focus, but can include finished, ongoing, or planned work. If you or someone you know is interested in presenting at the conference or submitting a poster for our digital poster session, please see the corresponding forms below. Deadline to apply to give an oral presentation is May 30, 2025. Deadline to apply to share a digital poster is August 1, 2025.
Apply to give an oral presentation here.
Apply to share a digital poster here.
General Conference Schedule:
- Friday, October 3rd
- Morning: Plenary Speaker Presentations
- Lunch: On site (included in registration)
- Afternoon: 15-min presentations, breakout groups
- Optional Group Dinner
- Saturday, October 4th
- Field trips and tours (included in registration)
Cost:
Standard: $100
NEBS Member: $75
Student: $30
NEBS Student Member: $15
Lodging:
A set number of rooms will be reserved at The Tugboat Inn with a 10% discount for conference participants. Additionally, a block of rooms has been reserved at Brown's Wharf. There are numerous accommodations in the area if visitors would like to choose their own lodging. Please visit Boothbay Region Chamber of Commerce to understand all lodging options, from camping through resort stays and everything in between.
