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 […]
International Palm Society Members can enjoy another free webinar, and our sixth in the series. Today we present “From Ohio to Brazil – The Interesting Life of a Palm Biologist with Larry Noblick”. To watch is free, just sign up for either a paid or free IPS membership by clicking here. Larry Noblick grew up […]
PIMBY (Palms In My Backyard) by Andy Hurwitz Thankfully, this is our final newsletter of the year, which indicates 2020 is nearly done. Needless to say, this has been a [insert pejorative adjective here] year for us all.I thought it might be enjoyable (and challenging!) to devote this edition to favorite palm photographs taken in […]
Save the Species by Andy Hurwitz The International Palm Society, a not-for-profit organization, struggles mightily to limit the ubiquitous worldwide destruction of palm habitat. Obviously, this requires significant financial support and thankfully our membership has always been generous. In observance of giving Tuesday (always the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, hence December 1, 2020) this issue […]
Join us again while we offer all International Palm Society Members another free webinar, and our fifth in total. Today we present “Exploring the Palms of New Guinea with Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK”. To watch is free, just sign up for either a paid or free IPS membership by clicking here. New […]