Southern California Botanists

Symposia

48th Annual Southern California Botanists Symposium
Islands: Isolated but not Desolate


Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Locaton: Pomona College—Seaver Auditorium Seaver North, 645 N College Ave Claremont, CA 91711 Map

Symposium Speakers and Presentations


  • Kevin Alison; Rare Plant Ecologist, Catalina Island Conservancy, Rare Plant Conservation on Catalina Island
  • Stephanie Calloway, California Polytechnic State University; Recruitment limitations of the northern island mallow (Malva assurgentiflora subsp. assurgentiflora) on Anacapa Island
  • Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin Director, Center for Biological Diversity; Conservation of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in the Amargosa Basin
  • Kristina M. Gill, Archaeobotanist, Archaeologist, and Research Scientist, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon; Island Chumash (Ayetlimuw) Plant Use: Subsistence, Resilience, and Ecosystem Management pre-European Contact on California’s Northern Channel Islands
  • Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman, Conservation Geneticist & Lab Manager, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Applying contemporary and traditional tools in biodiversity research to understand and conserve the California Channel Islands Flora in the Anthropocene: case studies in Malacothrix, Galium, and Malva
  • Julie Lambert, Program Coordinator, Soil Ecology and Restoration Group (SERG), Restoring San Clemente Island’s Most Endangered Plant Species: Lithophragma maximum (Saxifragaceae)
  • Mitchell McGlaughlin, Professor, Chair. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado; Patterns of Colonization and divergence in Acmispon (Fabaceae) endemic to the California Channel Islands
  • Isaac Lichter Marck; Plant diversification in a California sky island archipelago: the story of the rock daisies (Perityleae; Compositae)
  • Luciana Luna Mendoza, Directora de Ecología, Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas; Restoration of plant communities on Guadalupe Island, México
  • Brian Smithers, GLORIA Great Basin Director; GLORIA Great Basin: monitoring sky island plant communities long-term, and having a great time while doing it

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Registration


*General Registration includes one year of SCB Membership

  • Early Registration *$75 until October 28, 2022
  • Onsite Registration *$90
  • Student earlybird registration $20 until Oct 28, 2022 (email membership (at) socalbot.org for discount code with proof of student status)
  • Student onsite registration $25
  • Purchase meal ticket (dinner and mixer at CalBG, only a limited number of meal tickets are avaliable so please purchase in advance) $35
  • Register online

Call for Poster Abstracts

A Poster Session will take place during the 2022 Symposium. Posters may be oriented in portrait or landscape format, with dimensions not to exceed 48” tall by 48” wide. Further details on formatting will be provided upon notification of abstract acceptance. Poster Abstracts are due October 7, 2022, and must be submitted electronically to posters AT socalbot.org. The abstract is limited to 250 words and should be a single paragraph describing the poster. Submitters will be notified by October 14, 2022 if their poster has been accepted. Please do not submit abstracts for posters that have been previously displayed at a SCB symposium. A free 1-year SCB membership will be awarded to the student with the best poster. Additionally, student poster presentations qualify for free symposium registration.

Student Travel Scholarships

Southern California Botanists will provide stipends up to $100 to college students interested in attending the SCB annual symposium. The stipend will help cover the cost of registration, travel, lodging, and meals. Applications must be received by 15 October 2022. Please email applications to students AT socalbot.org. Awards will be prioritized based on need. Selected applicants will be notified via email by 24 October. The award will be made available the day of the symposium (Saturday, November 5th) at the registration desk. Download Application

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Mixer and Dinner Details

  • 5:00-8:00 pm. Mixer at California Botanic Garden
  • 5:30-7:30pm Dinner Service: As You Like It Events & Catering ($32 meal ticket required, limited number of tickets available the day of the event - we encourage to purchase in advance)
  • 7:00-8:00pm Sage Against the Machine. Johnson’s Oval, Californai Botanic Garden


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