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WHY DID THE
SOCIETY CHANGE ITS NAME?
The
Botanical Society of Edinburgh was the first society in Scotland to
be devoted entirely to botany, and today remains Scotland's national
botanical society, catering for both academics and amateurs. The Society
retains many of its traditional interests but its range of activities has greatly
expanded. By virtue of this expansion it was felt appropriate in 1992
to change the name of the Society to the Botanical Society of
Scotland
The Society's activities
BSS
is unique in being the only British botanical society with a keen interest
in both flowering and non-flowering plants (e.g. algae, mosses, ferns and
fungi). There is also an active alpine section, while conservation of
our flora has high priority in our interests.
Lecture programme
These
wide interests are covered in the winter Lecture
Programme. Lectures are held at six venues: Aberdeen,
Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness
and St. Andrews.
Symposia and
conferences
Symposia
lasting
several days and devoted to a
specific topic are organised from time to time.
Symposium
Topics have included:
1989 - Scotland's Threatened Plants.
1991 - Willow Symposium.
1993 - Plants and People Symposium.
1995 - Environmental History of the Cairngorms.
1996 - Scottish Vegetation: Plant Ecology in Scotland.
2002 - Plant Conservation in Scotland
2005 - Atlantic Oakwoods
2007 - History,
Evolution & Future of Arctic & Alpine Flora
Field Programme
Field meetings and excursions are held during summer and autumn
to record both flowering and non-flowering plants all over Scotland.
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