Southern Appalachian

Botanical Society

publishing Castanea since 1936

The Southern Appalachians - the nonglaciated mountainous areas of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and southwestern New York – form an evolutionary center for native plant diversity for the northern temperate regions of the world.  In 1935 The Southern Appalachian Botanical Club was formed at West Virginia University for "all persons interested in the botany of the Southern Appalachian Mountains."  Today, the name and purpose has changed slightly to the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (SABS) with its focus on the botany of the eastern states.  The membership includes professional and amateur botanists from across the country who are interested in eastern botany, in the journal, and in the activities of the society.

For more on the American Chestnut tree, Castanea dentata (article from May 1937), click here

To view the Table of Contents from issues of the journal, Volume 1 (1936), click here

Announcements:

Short sleeve Polo and Long sleeve T-shirts are now available for sale.  You may visit the COMPLEAT NATURALIST Natural History Store, located at 2 Biltmore Plaza, in Asheville, NC.  Alternately, you may visit their website and purchase them online: www.compleatnaturalist.com/mall/sabs.asp

Our annual meeting was held April 18-21, 2007 along with the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) in Columbia, South Carolina.  Report, including election results and awards. 

The 2008 spring business meeting has been set for April 18, 2008 in Greenville, South Carolina. More details later.