PACIFIC ISLAND PALMS with Don R. Hodel Donald Hodel has traveled extensively in the Pacific for over 45 years in his pursuit of palms as a research interest as well as a hobby. He will discuss and illustrate some of his most memorable and favorite palms in habitat on islands from Hawaii in the northeast […]
Silent auction It’s hard to believe that it’s been 65 years since our founder, Dent Smith, distributed the very first Bulletin—what is now known as the Palms Journal. In celebration of this momentous occasion, we are holding a silent auction during the entire month of May for friends of the International Palms Society! Now through […]
Sixty-Five Years of The International Palm Society by Dr. Larry Noblick This continuing series illuminates the synergy between palm botanists and our mission of research, edu-cation, and conservation. Scientists and devoted enthusiasts are invited to share their rich experiences. In this issue, IPS Director and Montgomery Botanical Center palm biologist Dr. Larry Noblick tells his […]
COMBATTING THE RED PALM WEEVIL: Agrint loTree Technology with Yehonatan Ben Hamozeg After years of development, Agrint has created the IoTree technology. This innovative solution is based on a durable, energy-efficient sensor that is highly sensitive to the slightest movement of the larvae at their early stages of life, and thus provides early detection of […]
Sixty-Five Years of The International Palm Society by Dr. Scott Zona Illuminating the synergy between palm botanists and our mission of research, education, and conservation, scientists and devoted enthusiasts are invited to share their rich experiences. In this issue, PALMS co-editor and IPS Director Dr. Scott Zona tells his story: My interest in palms began […]
Watch the Recorded Webinar PALMS OF VIETNAM with Andrew Henderson Andrew Henderson, Botanist/Palm Specialist at New York Botanical Garden since 1987. During his tenure at the Garden, Mr. Henderson has been primarily involved in systematic research on the palm family. He has revised approximately 30 genera comprising 800 species. His revisionary work has been based […]
Sixty-Five Years of The International Palm Society by Dr. John Dransfield In this issue, our very own Dr. John Dransfield inaugurates a continuing series of narratives acknowledging the International Palm Society and recognizing the synergy between academic palm botanists and our mission of research, education, and conservation. I joined the Palm Society (as it was […]
The Palm Journey of an Appalachian Transplant with Jeremy Evanchesky Growing up in a small town near the Flight 93 memorial, it was always a dream to move to a climate where shoveling snow was a distant memory. In 2002, the dream became a reality as Jeremy Evanchesky made his way from the top of […]
The International Palm Society was founded by Dent Smith in 1956. We are happily going strong 65 years later, with a mission directed toward research, education and conservation. Since its inception, the IPS Endowment Program has donated more than $400,000 to over 115 palm research & education projects on six continents. Learn more about the […]
Let the Celebrations Begin! by Andy Hurwitz Announcing the 65th anniversary International Palm Society fundraising campaign for our general endowment. As I am sure many have noticed, frequent palm-related scientific reports begin with this very FIRST sentence: “Generous support from International Palm Society enabled us…” (e.g., PALMS, 62(2): 87. 2018). In fact, according to IPS […]