Events

Leader: Neela de Zoysa, NEBS Councilor, Botanist, Instructor at Native Plant Trust Enjoy the wonderful vistas of the meandering Sudbury River at Weir Hill, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The habitat is lush and diverse, with floodplain trees, swamps of buttonbush and red maple, ferns, graminoids and other herbaceous species. We will take a close look at these riverine […]

Leaders: Erik Sechler, Ecologist/Ecological Programs Coordinator, Native Plant Trust; Ted Elliman, Botanist Botanical inventory and botanizing trip of Silverweed Seep, a rare calcareous riverside seep natural community with lots of unique and rare flora. In addition, there should be time to explore the lower slopes of Plainfield Sanctuary! Terrain: Moderate difficulty, a stream crossing, uneven and possibly wet […]

August 1-2, 2026 Away Meeting in Rhode Island (In-person only) Please visit our Upcoming Meetings for details. This event requires registration. Event registration closed on July 15. Please reach out directly with inquiries. Those who registered were sent sign-up forms for field trips.  Schedule Saturday, August 1, 2026 10am – 3pm: Inland field trip, led by Doug […]

Leader: Eric Karlin, Professor of Plant Ecology (emeritus) Come explore the Sphagnum (peat moss) community of the Black Gum Swamp, where some 12 Sphagnum species reside. This excursion will serve as an introduction to the study of Sphagnum in the field. It will focus on developing search images for Sphagnum and how to distinguish among the three subgenera present in the swamp. The day will […]

Leaders: Lisa Standley, NEBS Curator of Vascular Plants; Elizabeth Kneiper, NEBS Curator of Cryptogams. This trip will focus on late-season vascular plants (primarily, but not limited to the Asteraceae and graminoids), bryophytes and lichens. Some sites may include forays off-trail in somewhat wet or steep terrain. Register here

This event has been rescheduled from 9/13/2026 to 9/20/2026 due to weather. Additionally, we will now be meeting at the Asa Gray Garden. Please note there are services at the Story Chapel and avoid entering or congregating there. For New England Botanical Society’s 130th anniversary, we’ll be celebrating with the ‘Dead Botanists Society’ of Mount […]

“Emily Dickinson: The Poet as Botanist” Presented by Peter Grima Hybrid at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and over Zoom Non-members, please register here Register for free-parking at Harvard here Please visit our Meetings page for details.

"The Importance and Conservation Potential of Forests in Cities" Presented by Dr. Lea Johnson Hybrid at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and over Zoom Non-members, please register here Register for free parking at Harvard here Please visit our Meetings page for details.

Day 1: "The Unexpected Coastal Plain Biodiversity Hotspot" Presented by Dr. Reed F. Noss, Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Hybrid at MassWildlife, Westborough, MA and over Zoom Please visit our Meetings page for details.

Day 2: Field Trip to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Please visit our Meetings page for details.

NEBS Membership Member's "Show & Tell," potluck, and raffle 2:30PM-6:30PM In-person only at MassWildlife, Westborough, MA Please visit our Meetings page for details.

"Life on Serpentine: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation in an Extreme Environment" Presented by Nishi Rajakaruna Remote presentation over Zoom Please visit our Meetings page for details.