Next Meeting

March 6, 2026 Dr. Weston Testo, “Phylogenomic Methods Reveal Ancient Hybridization in North American Royal Ferns.” Hybrid at Harvard University.

Visit our Upcoming Meetings for up to date information. You can download a PDF version of our 2025-2026 Programs here.

Announcements

Slate for 2026-2027 Council. The slate is to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on March 6, 2026. See more on What’s New

Issue #1006 of Rhodora is available. See this page for free electronic access for members through BioOne.

NEBS now has an online store! Merchandise options include shirts manufactured sustainably with organic materials. Modest proceeds support our mission.

“NEBS Mission and Vision statements and Strategic Goals for 2020-2025″

Lecture Series Videos

Video recordings of some past lectures are available on the Videos of Past Meetings page.

Committees of the New England Botanical Society

The NEBS Council has reorganized the committee structure to better address the Society’s mission, vision, and strategic goals for the coming years. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the NEBS Coordinator at coordinator@rhodora.org.  Committee Chairs will determine addition of new members to committees.

Executive Committee

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Recording Secretary

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are in the process of updating this committee. If you are interested in joining, please reach out to us.

Finance

Don Hudson (Chair)

Robert Wernerehl

Robert Bertin

Brett Trowbridge

President (ex officio)

Graduate Student Research Award

Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie (Chair)

Jessamine Finch

Diana Jolles

Tomáš Zavada

Herbarium

Lisa Standley (Co-Chair & Curator Vascular)

Elizabeth Kneiper (Co-Chair & Curator Cryptogams)

Michaela Schmull (Associate Curator)

Allen Milby (Assistant Curator)

Melissa Cullina

Eric Doucette

Diana Jolles

Roberta Lombardi

Don Pfister

Hal Schaefer

Sarah Taylor

Genevieve Tocci

Weston Testo

Hollis Declan Leverett Memorial Fund

Lisa Standley

Matt Hickler

Junior Faculty Award

Jesse Bellemare (Chair)

Dave  Barrington

Martha Hoopes

Cathy Paris

Neil Pederson

Les Mehrhoff Botanical Research Award

Pete Grima (Chair)

Bryan Connolly

Karolina Fučíková

Matthew Peters

Library and Archives

Matt Charpentier (Chair)

Nancy Eyster-Smith

Lisa Standley

Tomáš Zavada 

Merritt Lyndon Fernald Award

Don Hudson (Chair)

Robert Bertin

Robert Capers

Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie

Nominating

Cathy Paris (Chair)

Roberta Lombardi

Tomáš Zavada

Program

Robert Wernerehl (Chair – VP ex officio)

Grace Glynn

Rhodora

Janet Sullivan (Chair)

Frosty Levy

Lisa Standley

Editor-in-Chief (ex officio)

Managing Editor (ex officio)

President (ex officio)

Special Publications

Robert Bertin (Chair)

Art Gilman

Lisa Standley