On the last Friday of every month at 2 PM EST, we hold a zoom meeting open to chapter members and non-members alike. Meeting topics may be specific or be a casual Q & A. Anyone working in herbaria is welcome to attend. All meetings are recorded and will be posted on this site, along with upcoming topics.
Fall 2025 - This semester's theme is "Welcome to the Herbarium," where speakers will give presentations about their collections and maybe even a virtual tour! Please contact us if you'd like to participate!
August 29 - Jenny Kluse, Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium (LSU & NO) and Bernard Lowy Mycological Herbarium (LSUM)
Sept. 26 - Mac Alford, University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium (USMS)
October 31 - Jennifer Mandel, Director, University of Memphis Herbarium (MEM)
November 21
December 19
Links to previously recorded zoom sessions:
Katie Pearson from Symbiota will discuss updates to the platform and answer questions
Alexandra Faidiga discussing the use of herbarium specimens to study phenology
Lauren Esserman discussing the use of specimen data in conservation research.
Meredith Woodward presenting "The State of Herbaria in TN."
Chris Waters presenting, "Looking to the past to inform the future: What eDNA from herbarium specimens can tell us about plant–animal interactions."