PlantingScience

TEACHERS! We are back for the 26-27 School Year! Visit PlantingScience at plantingscience.org/login to submit your application to take part in either our Fall 2026 session or Spring 2027! There is NO COST to participate!

High School Teachers! The Young Botanist award is now open for nominations! This is a great way to support a graduating senior with a passion for plants.

The 2026 BSA Young Botanist Awards are now open for nominations!

These awards honor outstanding graduating seniors in botanical science and encourage their continued engagement with the Botanical Society of America.

Top nominees receive Certificates of Special Achievement, complimentary BSA student membership, and recognition in the BSA members’ newsletter, on the BSA website, during the 2026 Social Media Awards Blitz, at the Botany 2026 awards ceremony, and in Plant Science Bulletin.

This is a wonderful way to recognize the hard work of graduating seniors and showcase them to the broader botanical science community.

Deadline: April 1, 2026
Learn more: https://botany.org/home/awards/awards-for-students/bsayoungbotanistawards.html

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Hey Plant Science Students (and instructors) - the BSA has an awesome Botany360 talk happening TODAY, and it's free to attend! Click the link above to sign up and attend!

I mean... how can you go wrong with a plant-themed homage to Stranger Things that you can feel good about buying, because it supports the BSA (and, by extension, PlantingScience)? Don't be a stomata-breather (?) Go snap one up for yourself before they sell out!

We 💚 the Stranger Plants—and now they’re on !

From wacky blooms to botanical oddballs, these Stranger Plants shirts celebrate some of the strangest plants we love. Each design, illustrated by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, features bold plant illustrations on the front, with a “concert-style” back listing all featured species by their common and scientific names.

BSA members with a membership expiration of 2026 or later can receive a 10% discount—just email [email protected] to get your code.

Don’t miss our cozy beanies and BSA logo shirts, too.

Scan the QR code to shop the collection, or visit our Bonfire store today: https://www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-winter-swag-store-2025/

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We’re so close to hitting $15,000 for the BSA Endowment during this year’s ! 💚 Thank you to everyone who has already taken a stand for science and given so generously—you’re making a real difference.

Let’s finish strong together! Donate Now:
https://crm.botany.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4

Don't forget to check out the 'A Day for BSA' Website!
https://day-for-bsa.botany.org/2025

Early Career Scientists! Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the 25-26 Master Plant Science Team! This important group serves as liaisons that support our teachers and moderate the students' conversations with mentors. You can find out more here: https://plantingscience.org/getinvolved/joinmpst

Heyyyy teachers! We know you're caught up in those beginning of the year preparations right now, and we've got your back! We still have some openings for the Fall 2025 session, and we've extended the application deadline to August 20th! When you get a moment, log into PlantingScience and apply! (https://plantingscience.org/login)

(You can also apply for the Spring 2026 session, by the way, or even both!)