Dear BSA Members of the Northeastern Section:

An invitation to the 2009 annual Joint Field Meeting of the Botanical Society of America -- Northeastern Section, the Torrey Botanical Society, and the Philadelphia Botanical Club:

June 21-25, 2009 (Sunday to Thursday)  - DINGMANS FERRY,  PIKE COUNTY,  PA.  

The 2009 Joint Field Meeting will meet at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), a private, non-profit education facility located within the 67,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

The program will include three full days of field trips to nearby river shores, hemlock ravines, waterfalls, limestone outcrops, wetlands, and forests.   Beginning on Sunday, there will be programs each evening, dealing with topics of botanical and ecological interest.  Most housing will be in duplex (two-unit) cabins, with six bunk beds and one bathroom per unit.   The price for the field meeting will be about $280.00 per person.  This includes housing for four nights, local van transportation, the evening programs, and  meals from Sunday dinner to Thursday breakfast, including our traditional Wednesday night banquet at a nearby restaurant. The commuter rate, for field trips and programs but no housing or meals, will be about $80.00. 

For additional information and a registration form please contact:
William Olson, Chairperson, at 732-961-1946, or e-mail  wolson3@optonline.net, or
Karl Anderson, Treasurer, at  856-845-7075, or e-mail karlanderson6@aol.com.

Botanical Society of America
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Mission: The Botanical Society of America exists 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.