The Fall 2026 session has really begun here! Our first few groups are starting their classwide explorations this week, and about six groups are actively seeking mentors and hope to start by the end of September! This session, we have a nice diversity of topics under exploration, too!

You can see us in this video! :). (Blink and you'll miss it, but Jen is wearing her favorite PlantingScience shirt when the BSA staff shouts, 'Plant People!') (Maybe we need a verse about teachers and scientists working together to help students better understand plants? Hmmm...)

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌿 Midday joy break! "Plant People for the Win" is a brand-new music video celebrating plant people everywhere, made just for us by Doc Martine and the Botaneers. Turn it up and yell PLANT PEOPLE! 🌱 Watch here: youtu.be/wlyVPuerA0U #DayforBSA #PlantPeopleFTW #IamaBotanist

Ken Cameron didn't start out leading BSA, he started out belonging to it, & that belonging grew into service, & the presidency. YOUR Journey, from belonging to leading, is OUR Story, & BSA supports you every step of the way. Support the BSA Endowment this #DayforBSA! 🌱 day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026

When science is under pressure, community matters more than ever. Karolina Heyduk sees BSA standing up for the field. 🌱YOUR Journey in defense of science is OUR Story in action. Give to the BSA Endowment this #DayforBSA to help us reach our $15,000 goal: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026! #IamaBotanist

We're on our way! 🌱 $2,500 raised toward our $15,000 Endowment goal, and the day's just getting started. Have you caught today's member stories? Each journey is a reminder of what your support makes possible. YOUR Journey — OUR Story. Give this #DayforBSA: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026

The BSA is what makes our work possible, and our outreach to secondary education and undergraduate nonmajors is not their only effort to promote botanical science education! Check out their page on this Day for BSA and consider supporting the good work we do!

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Being the only botanist in your department can feel lonely. For Hilary Callahan, BSA turns that isolation into community and solidarity. 🌱 YOUR Journey toward community is OUR Story in action. Give to the Endowment this #DayforBSA: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026 #IamaBotanist

For 40+ years, BSA has been Bob Noyd's professional home, a garden of friendships cultivated over decades. YOUR Journey, season after season, is OUR Story taking bloom. Give to the Endowment this #DayforBSA 🌱 day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026 #IamaBotanist

Today is A Day for BSA! 🌱 YOUR Journey — OUR Story. For 130+ years, BSA has supported botanists at every stage, and every member's path is part of the story. Help us reach our $15,000 Endowment goal today! Explore this year's #DayforBSA: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026

It was a close call, but we're back for the 26-27 school year! If you're a middle or high school life science teacher, check us out at PlantingScience.org and sign up your classes to participate in mentoring with real plant scientists next school year! #EduSci #EduSky 🌾

🌿 This International Plant Appreciation Day, we are proud to celebrate 20 years of #PlantingScience. With recent NSF funding changes, PlantingScience needs our support to continue its work. We hope you will consider making a donation to PlantingScience today: crm.botany.org/makeadonation #IPAD2026

Hey hey, scientist mentors! Don't forget to submit your abstracts for #Botany2026! We would love to see you there!

Heather Cacanindin@hcacanindin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's a BIG DAY! Abstracts are due and we celebration International Plant Appreciation Day! #IPAD2026 #BOTANY2026

Aww, we appreciate you, too! Thank you for the shout-out on #IPAD2026! We love what we do. When students get into a good conversation with a botanist, the results are magical to watch! We are proud to be 'growing the field'. 🌾🌱🌿 🔬

Heather Cacanindin@hcacanindin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's International Plant Appreciation Day and BSA President Ken Cameron has a message to send! #IPAD2026 #Botany #IamaBotanist www.youtube.com/shorts/lTWrn...

Hey, PS Academia! This talk is happening TODAY, and it's free! Please encourage your students to check it out! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Obviously, we agree! Sometimes it seems that academia disregards the impact simple interaction can have on students at the 6th-12th grade levels. However, these are the ages when we can really build the curiosity and interest that founds future adults' science and botanical literacy.

Andrew Hipp@andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What can we do as scientists? One thing: mentor the habits of seeing and thinking scientifically, and cultivate interest in the world. From @botsocamerica.bsky.social Plant Science Bulletin, a clip of high-school students' responses to @plantingscience.bsky.social mentorship:

Know a Stranger Things fan who also loves plants? We got you! Check out the BSA's newest drop! Proceeds support the BSA (and, by extension, us!). Make sure you check out the back, too!

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We 💚 the Stranger Plants—and now they’re on #BSAswag! The shirts feature bold illustrations by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, with a list of each species by common & scientific name on the back. BSA members (exp. 2026+) get 10% off—email aneely@botany.org for code. www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-wi...

This #GivingTuesday, help us create more opportunities for student researchers in 2026! 🌱 Gifts to the GSRA Fund and donated/purchased gift memberships make a direct impact by supporting student research, professional growth, & access to the BSA community. Give today: crm.botany.org #BSAstudents

Don’t get a boring job. Get a fun job. Be a botanist. #botany #WakeBotany

But anyway, ha ha ha, support the scrappy little nonprofit I run that doesn't have enough money to have a fundraising staff member, and therefore annually lacks a good strategy on Giving Tuesday 🫠 givebutter.com/SupportSAS25

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This #GivingTuesday, support the next generation of botanical scientists! 🌱 Gifts to the GSRA Fund help students pursue fieldwork and new research. You can also purchase or donate BSA gift memberships to support student opportunities. 🌿 crm.botany.org/makeadonation 🌿 crm.botany.org/giftmembersh...

With cuts to federal research, we need your support now more than ever to help us provide more research funding to our early career scientists through the Grad Student Research Awards. Make a donation today on #GivingTuesday! #iamabotanist #Botany crm.botany.org/makeadonation

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This #GivingTuesday, support the next generation of botanical scientists! 🌱 Gifts to the GSRA Fund help students pursue fieldwork and new research. You can also purchase or donate BSA gift memberships to support student opportunities. 🌿 crm.botany.org/makeadonation 🌿 crm.botany.org/giftmembersh...

Today is 'A Day for BSA!' Join us as we celebrate 130+ years of BSA supporting the botanical sciences! 🌱 Visit: www.day-for-bsa.botany.org/2025 🌱 Help us reach our $15,000 August Endowment campaign goal–every gift makes a difference! 🌱 Share your stories with #ADayforBSA

MS/HS Life science teachers! We have some openings for our Fall 2025 session! The application deadline has been extended to August 20th. Find out more about our program at plantingscience.org/getinvolved/... #EduSci #LifeScience #ScienceTeachers🔬🌱🌾

Hey Early Career Plant Scientists! Tomorrow is the deadline to apply to be a part of the Master Plant Science Team for the 25-26 school year! Our MPST members serve as liaisons for our teachers, supporting students and mentors: plantingscience.org/getinvolved/...

MS/HS Life science teachers! We have some openings for our Fall 2025 session! The application deadline has been extended to August 20th. Find out more about our program at plantingscience.org/getinvolved/... #EduSci #LifeScience #ScienceTeachers🔬🌱🌾

Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night? She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article! issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw

Teachers! Celebrate 20 Years of PlantingScience with us during the 25-26 school year! 🌿🌱🥳 Mentoring openings are still available for the Fall and Spring sessions! Click here to learn more👉 plantingscience.org/getinvolved/joinplantingscience

Throwing some love to our friends at Skype-a-Scientist today! If you're looking for an opportunity to engage with the next generation of (possible) scientists but don't feel like you can commit to a PlantingScience student team, here's another option. (Note: you can easily do both, too!)

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last yr.

We need about 300 more scientists before we let teachers loose on the database! Tell your colleagues, we need ya!

Fabulous #Botany2025 Plenary talk by Cat Adams @scienceismetal.bsky.social sharing insights from @plantingscience.bsky.social on how scientists can engage grade school students with plants. Most students only know fictional scientists so this programme is their first contact with real scientists.

What an honor! When the scheduled plenary speaker for #Botany2025 fell ill, our own Dr. Catrina Adams was asked to step up and open the conference with a talk about our amazing program and its history! What a great way to kick off our 20th year!

PlantingScience mentors! Did you know that this summer is our 20th birthday? You should definitely come to Botany2025 and celebrate with us! Abstracts are due TODAY! Don't wait!

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 2y ago

Abstract Submission Deadline is TODAY! #Botany2025 is your opportunity to share your research with 1000+ botanical scientists from around the globe. 🌴🌵 Join us in Palm Springs, CA, July 26–30, for an inspiring week of science, networking, and community. www.botanyconference.org