Botany: Organizations and Associations

From the website: "Founded in 1922, the non-profit American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of the oldest member-based national gardening organizations in North America. The Society’s membership includes nearly 20,000 avid gardeners and horticultural professionals, as well as numerous regional and national partner organizations."

The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is the premier scientific society dedicated to high-quality, innovative plant pathology research

Founded in 1893, the Botanical Society of America's (BSA) mission is to: promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.

The California Botanical Society was founded by Willis Linn Jepson in 1913 and has served a major role in advancing Western American botany in the areas of research, graduate student support, scientific publications and community outreach.

The mission of the CNPS Vegetation Program is to develop and disseminate quantifiable definitions of all types of vegetation in California. These definitions will be used to promote science-based conservation at the natural community and ecosystem level throughout the State. Web site includes a manual of California vegetation.

A coalition of independent member societies that serve the interests of biomedical and life scientists, particularly those related to public policy issues.

An international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity.

The mission of this organization is: "To promote all aspects of botanical systematics and its significance to the understanding and value of biodiversity."

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