The Torrey Botanical Society
@torreybotanical.bsky.social
Based in NYC. Offering plant walks, botanical lectures, student scholarships and scientific publications. We are the oldest botanical society in the Americas.
Join the society today: https://www.torreybotanical.org
Join the society today: https://www.torreybotanical.org
On Nov 12th, 6pm Eastern, join us for a talk by Georgia Silvera Seamans entitled "Black New Yorkers' Arboreal Legacy!" It's sure to be a fascinating historical dive. Join us in person or virtually via zoom! Details & registration here www.torreybotanical.org/lecture-sche...
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🧪🌎🌿🌾 #botany #history
Upcoming Lectures
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November 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
On Nov 12th, 6pm Eastern, join us for a talk by Georgia Silvera Seamans entitled "Black New Yorkers' Arboreal Legacy!" It's sure to be a fascinating historical dive. Join us in person or virtually via zoom! Details & registration here www.torreybotanical.org/lecture-sche...
🧪🌎🌿🌾 #botany #history
🧪🌎🌿🌾 #botany #history
The time has come again! TBS has #grants available to undergrads, masters & doctoral students alike for #research, field work or workshop attendance! Grants are available to society members - learn more & apply at www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
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October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The time has come again! TBS has #grants available to undergrads, masters & doctoral students alike for #research, field work or workshop attendance! Grants are available to society members - learn more & apply at www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
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Join us for our next Torrey Talk, June 9th @ 6pm Eastern! In it, Juan Angulo explores the evolution of separate sexes (dioecy) in Andean Miconia (Melastomataceae), a rare reproductive system in flowering plants. Register for the zoom talk here shorturl.at/6wRAz
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🌾🌿🧪 #botany #lecture
May 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join us for our next Torrey Talk, June 9th @ 6pm Eastern! In it, Juan Angulo explores the evolution of separate sexes (dioecy) in Andean Miconia (Melastomataceae), a rare reproductive system in flowering plants. Register for the zoom talk here shorturl.at/6wRAz
🌾🌿🧪 #botany #lecture
🌾🌿🧪 #botany #lecture
Every year, we host a lecture and celebrate after with a banquet. This year, May 3 at 3pm EDT, we will hear from Ryan Schmidt from Harvard on the hidden heroes of herbaria! The lecture can be watched in person or on zoom - details & registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/torrey-bot...
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🌾🌿🧪 #botany
Torrey Botanical Society Annual Banquet and Lecture
Join us for the Torrey Botanical Society's annual banquet and lecture on the The Hidden Heroes of Herbaria presented by Ryan Schmidt
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April 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Every year, we host a lecture and celebrate after with a banquet. This year, May 3 at 3pm EDT, we will hear from Ryan Schmidt from Harvard on the hidden heroes of herbaria! The lecture can be watched in person or on zoom - details & registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/torrey-bot...
🌾🌿🧪 #botany
🌾🌿🧪 #botany
Don't miss the next Torrey Talk tomorrow, April 7th, 6pm EST! We're excited to learn about the effort to reintroduce extirpated plants into the Thain Family Forest - hopefully you are too! Registration details for in-person and virtual attendees here: shorturl.at/HMdNP
#botany #conservation 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #conservation 🌾🌿🧪
April 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Don't miss the next Torrey Talk tomorrow, April 7th, 6pm EST! We're excited to learn about the effort to reintroduce extirpated plants into the Thain Family Forest - hopefully you are too! Registration details for in-person and virtual attendees here: shorturl.at/HMdNP
#botany #conservation 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #conservation 🌾🌿🧪
The season of Torrey Talks begins again! On Mon, April 7th (6pm EST), John Zeigler, manager of the Thain Family Forest at the #NYBG will speak on the efforts to reintroduce extirpated flora into the garden grounds! Registration & info here: shorturl.at/HMdNP
#botany #lecture 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #lecture 🌾🌿🧪
Upcoming Lectures
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March 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The season of Torrey Talks begins again! On Mon, April 7th (6pm EST), John Zeigler, manager of the Thain Family Forest at the #NYBG will speak on the efforts to reintroduce extirpated flora into the garden grounds! Registration & info here: shorturl.at/HMdNP
#botany #lecture 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #lecture 🌾🌿🧪
Reminder - Don't forget about our different #grants for botanical #research, workshops, training and symposia travel, get that application in while you can! The deadline for submission to all of our grants is #tomorrow - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
Grants & Awards
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February 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Reminder - Don't forget about our different #grants for botanical #research, workshops, training and symposia travel, get that application in while you can! The deadline for submission to all of our grants is #tomorrow - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
Reminder - Don't forget about our grants! We offer #grants for undergrads & graduate students doing research, going to symposia or workshops, and more, and the deadline for submission is coming up soon - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
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February 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reminder - Don't forget about our grants! We offer #grants for undergrads & graduate students doing research, going to symposia or workshops, and more, and the deadline for submission is coming up soon - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
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Each year, we offer several #awards for undergraduate & graduate botanical #research, training and symposia. Applications are open for this winter, the deadline for submissions Feb 15, 2025! Learn more and apply here:
www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany #grants 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany #grants 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
December 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Each year, we offer several #awards for undergraduate & graduate botanical #research, training and symposia. Applications are open for this winter, the deadline for submissions Feb 15, 2025! Learn more and apply here:
www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany #grants 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany #grants 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
This Wednesday 11/13 @ 6pm eastern, please join us in person or online for a #seminar by our own Dr. Lydia Paradiso! She will walk us through the history of #botany research in #NYC through major periods in time. Info and registration here: www.torreybotanical.org/lecture-sche... 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
Upcoming Lectures
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November 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
This Wednesday 11/13 @ 6pm eastern, please join us in person or online for a #seminar by our own Dr. Lydia Paradiso! She will walk us through the history of #botany research in #NYC through major periods in time. Info and registration here: www.torreybotanical.org/lecture-sche... 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
On Oct 26, please join us at Clay Pit Ponds Park in Staten Island to explore the local #lichens and #mosses! It's a very interesting habitat and we'll find some interesting species there. Registration and information here: shorturl.at/EneOk
#fungi #flora #NYC #cryptogams 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
#fungi #flora #NYC #cryptogams 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
Lichens and Bryophytes of Clay Pit Ponds State Park
Join us on an education tour of the lichens, mosses, and plants that grow in the park!
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October 12, 2024 at 12:15 PM
On Oct 26, please join us at Clay Pit Ponds Park in Staten Island to explore the local #lichens and #mosses! It's a very interesting habitat and we'll find some interesting species there. Registration and information here: shorturl.at/EneOk
#fungi #flora #NYC #cryptogams 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
#fungi #flora #NYC #cryptogams 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
More autumn adventures coming up in October! Join us on the 19th at Fort Washington Park for a view of #NYC's natural shoreline and one of the last salt marshes in Manhattan. Register here: shorturl.at/AO55D
#botany #fieldtrip #fall #fun 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #fieldtrip #fall #fun 🌾🌿🧪
Plant walk at Fort Washington Park
Feeling adventurous? Join us to explore the steep rocky shores of Fort Washington Park!
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October 12, 2024 at 12:11 PM
More autumn adventures coming up in October! Join us on the 19th at Fort Washington Park for a view of #NYC's natural shoreline and one of the last salt marshes in Manhattan. Register here: shorturl.at/AO55D
#botany #fieldtrip #fall #fun 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #fieldtrip #fall #fun 🌾🌿🧪
Ready for another Torrey Talk? Dr. Brad Oberle will teach us on Oct 9 about the history of research in the Thain Forest and recent work studying the above- and below-ground variation of the forest. Don't miss it! 🌾🌿🧪
Register for the zoom session here: shorturl.at/uW8C6 #botany #nybg #nyc #lecture
Register for the zoom session here: shorturl.at/uW8C6 #botany #nybg #nyc #lecture
September 28, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Ready for another Torrey Talk? Dr. Brad Oberle will teach us on Oct 9 about the history of research in the Thain Forest and recent work studying the above- and below-ground variation of the forest. Don't miss it! 🌾🌿🧪
Register for the zoom session here: shorturl.at/uW8C6 #botany #nybg #nyc #lecture
Register for the zoom session here: shorturl.at/uW8C6 #botany #nybg #nyc #lecture
Our fall field trips continue! Join us Saturday Sept 28 at 10AM for an exploration of kettle pond flora at Eibs Pond Park in Staten Island! 🌾🌿🧪
Details and registration here: shorturl.at/LyWxd
#botany #fieldtrip #adventure #nature #walk #explore #plants
Details and registration here: shorturl.at/LyWxd
#botany #fieldtrip #adventure #nature #walk #explore #plants
Kettle Pond Flora of Eibs Pond Park
Join us for a walk to see the early fall display of wildflowers in Eibs Pond Park!
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September 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Our fall field trips continue! Join us Saturday Sept 28 at 10AM for an exploration of kettle pond flora at Eibs Pond Park in Staten Island! 🌾🌿🧪
Details and registration here: shorturl.at/LyWxd
#botany #fieldtrip #adventure #nature #walk #explore #plants
Details and registration here: shorturl.at/LyWxd
#botany #fieldtrip #adventure #nature #walk #explore #plants
Fall is upon us, and we have field trips during this beautiful season! Join us on Sunday Sept 22 at 10AM for a late #wildflower hunt in Clove Lake Park! Details and registration can be found here: shorturl.at/gFydP
#botany #fieldtrip #explore #NYC #StatenIsland 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #fieldtrip #explore #NYC #StatenIsland 🌾🌿🧪
Plant walk at Clove Lakes Park
Join us for a wildflower walk in Clove Lakes Park!
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September 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Fall is upon us, and we have field trips during this beautiful season! Join us on Sunday Sept 22 at 10AM for a late #wildflower hunt in Clove Lake Park! Details and registration can be found here: shorturl.at/gFydP
#botany #fieldtrip #explore #NYC #StatenIsland 🌾🌿🧪
#botany #fieldtrip #explore #NYC #StatenIsland 🌾🌿🧪
If you haven't registered for our Torrey Talk tomorrow, please do and join us in person or virtually over zoom! #botany #seminar #history #lichens 🌾🌿🧪🍄
Our season of Torrey Talks is already upon us - please join us on Wed, sept. 11th at 6pm EDT for a talk by Dr. James Lendemer on the legacy of Abraham Halsey and the NY Lyceum! register for the in person event here shorturl.at/pHI5X or watch on zoom (info in link) #botany #seminar 🌾🌿🧪🍄
Torrey Talk - Abraham Halsey and the New York Lyceum: Uncovering the origins of New York botany
Join us for September's Torrey Talk, where Dr. James Lendemer will resurrect the legacy of Abraham Halsey and his rediscovered herbarium
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September 11, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Our season of Torrey Talks is already upon us - please join us on Wed, sept. 11th at 6pm EDT for a talk by Dr. James Lendemer on the legacy of Abraham Halsey and the NY Lyceum! register for the in person event here shorturl.at/pHI5X or watch on zoom (info in link) #botany #seminar 🌾🌿🧪🍄
Torrey Talk - Abraham Halsey and the New York Lyceum: Uncovering the origins of New York botany
Join us for September's Torrey Talk, where Dr. James Lendemer will resurrect the legacy of Abraham Halsey and his rediscovered herbarium
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September 2, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Our season of Torrey Talks is already upon us - please join us on Wed, sept. 11th at 6pm EDT for a talk by Dr. James Lendemer on the legacy of Abraham Halsey and the NY Lyceum! register for the in person event here shorturl.at/pHI5X or watch on zoom (info in link) #botany #seminar 🌾🌿🧪🍄
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Hi #botany2024 friends, the DEI committee wants to know what you, the community, want to see from BSA and at the annual conference to help make us more inclusive, equitable, and accessible. Submit your suggestions and ideas here: forms.gle/HF8P8Yq5yDk2...
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June 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Hi #botany2024 friends, the DEI committee wants to know what you, the community, want to see from BSA and at the annual conference to help make us more inclusive, equitable, and accessible. Submit your suggestions and ideas here: forms.gle/HF8P8Yq5yDk2...
It's the last day of #Botany2024, make sure grab some free swag from the booth or purchase a copy of one of our books! 🧪🌿🌾
June 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM
It's the last day of #Botany2024, make sure grab some free swag from the booth or purchase a copy of one of our books! 🧪🌿🌾
Draw your own design on our Torrey logo stickers.. only at #Botany2024! 🌾🌿🧪
June 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Draw your own design on our Torrey logo stickers.. only at #Botany2024! 🌾🌿🧪
The booth is set up! Stop by after the #Botany2024 plenary 🧪🌿🌾
June 16, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The booth is set up! Stop by after the #Botany2024 plenary 🧪🌿🌾
We'll be at #Botany2024! Stop by the booth for Torrey swag or to chat about student grants, publishing in the journal, and our lecture series 🌾 🧪🌿
June 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
We'll be at #Botany2024! Stop by the booth for Torrey swag or to chat about student grants, publishing in the journal, and our lecture series 🌾 🧪🌿
If you ever missed a Torrey Talk that you really wanted to hear, don't forget we post everything to our YouTube channel too! Check out this talk from our spring series by Dr. Alfredo Justo on the fungal family Pluteaceae in North America! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwS... #fungi #mycology 🧪🌎🌿🍄
The family Pluteaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales) in North America: a decade of molecular studies
The family Pluteaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales) in North America: a decade of molecular studies Dr. Alfredo Justo is the Curator of Botany & Mycology at the New Brunswick Museum (Saint John, Canada). He oversees the curation and growth of the NBM Herbarium, which comprises over 100,000 specimens of plants, fungi, lichens, bryophytes and algae from New Brunswick and neighboring regions. His research focuses on the fungal diversity of Atlantic Canada, while maintaining ongoing global taxonomic research on selected genera of mushrooms. Dr. Justo’s research merges morphology-based and molecular methods to study the origin, evolution and current status of fungal biodiversity, especially across North America. ~~~~ Torrey Botanical Society Spring 2024 Lecture Series presented by Alfredo Justo, Curator of Botany and Mycology, New Brunswick Museum ~~~~ 00:00 Introduction 05:12 Lecture 57:23 Q&A ~~~~ For more information on future lectures, field trips, and the Torrey Botanical Society, visit https://www.torreybotanical.org
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June 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
If you ever missed a Torrey Talk that you really wanted to hear, don't forget we post everything to our YouTube channel too! Check out this talk from our spring series by Dr. Alfredo Justo on the fungal family Pluteaceae in North America! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwS... #fungi #mycology 🧪🌎🌿🍄
On June 29th, we will be hunting for wildflowers and enjoying the scenery at Little Stony Point out in Cold Spring, NY. Please join us and be a part of this lovely nature walk! Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-walk... #Botany #NY #naturewalk #fieldtrip #beach 🧪🌎🌿🌾
Plant Walk at Little Stony Point
Join us to look for wildflowers at Little Stony Point and enjoy the incredible views from the beach and rocky summit.
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May 31, 2024 at 6:39 PM
On June 29th, we will be hunting for wildflowers and enjoying the scenery at Little Stony Point out in Cold Spring, NY. Please join us and be a part of this lovely nature walk! Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-walk... #Botany #NY #naturewalk #fieldtrip #beach 🧪🌎🌿🌾
On June 22nd, we will join the NYC Butterfly club on a nature walk in beautiful Mount Loretto in Staten Island! Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-wal... #Botany #NYC #Statenisland #butterfly 🧪🌎🌿🌾
Nature Walk at Mt. Loretto with NYC Butterfly Club
Joint trip with the NYC Butterfly Club. We will look for native wildflowers and butterflies and other wildlife in Mt. Loretto Unique Area.
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May 31, 2024 at 6:36 PM
On June 22nd, we will join the NYC Butterfly club on a nature walk in beautiful Mount Loretto in Staten Island! Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-wal... #Botany #NYC #Statenisland #butterfly 🧪🌎🌿🌾