Category: Announcements
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Oct 5, 2026: Spiny Forest and Forest of Stone Parks, by Laz Priegues
Excerpts from Wikipedia: 8.31% of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[1] including Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Berenty Reserve, Beza Mahafaly Reserve, and Cap Sainte Marie Special Reserve. Andohahela National Park offers limited protection through its ‘Parcel Three’ section. Elsewhere the spiny forest habitat is under pressure from human exploitation. The main impacting activities are burning for…
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SFPS General Meeting October 6, 2025 and Upcoming Events Announcement
Dear Palm Enthusiast, Our General Meeting is on Monday, October 6 at 7:00 pm at the Corbin “A” Building in Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. Our speaker, Dr. Patrick Griffith, the Executive Director of the Montgomery Botanical Center, who will present: Searching for the World’s Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll The Palmyra Atoll is right…
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SFPS Upcoming 2025 Events
October to December, 2025 Activities October 6, 2025: General Meeting. FTBG Corbin “A” building. Our guest speaker will be announced soon. The meeting will be potluck, so please bring a dish to share. After the presentation, we will hold a plant auction. All donations are appreciated. Only SFPS members can participate in the auction. …
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SFPS General Meeting, June 9, 2025, “My Trip to Mauritius in 2023: How My Travels with the IPS to the Indian Ocean led me to one of the Greatest Botanical Gardens in the World”, by Laz Priegues.
SFPS General Meeting, June 9, 2025, “My Trip to Mauritius in 2023: How My Travels with the IPS to the Indian Ocean led me to one of the Greatest Botanical Gardens in the World,” by Laz Priegues. (Summarized by Lenny Goldstein). A power outage delayed the June 2 SFPS meeting, but we held it a…
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SFPS General Meeting News: October 7, 2024 Le Reunion Island, by Dr. Priegues
We have an exciting program in store for you- Dr Laz Priegues will share great pictures and talk about his recent trip with the International Palm Society to the Indian Ocean Island of La Reunion. The island is home to many indigenous species that we successfully cultivate here in Miami as well as beautiful private…
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SFPS General Meeting OCT. 3, 2022“Moving Large Specimen Palms in South Florida” Jody Haynes
SFPS General Meeting – June 6, 2022 “Plant Exploration on the Island of Socotra” DR. LAZARO PRIEGUES (DIRECTOR, SFPS)
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SFPS General Meeting JUN. 6th “Plant Exploration on the Island of Socotra” Dr. Lazaro Priegues
SFPS General Meeting – June 6, 2022 “Plant Exploration on the Island of Socotra” DR. LAZARO PRIEGUES (DIRECTOR, SFPS)
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SFPS General Meeting – APR. 4th – “Understanding Fungal Pathogens in Palms” Dr. Braham Dhillon
SFPS General Meeting – April 4, 2022 Dr. BRAHAM DHILLON (Assistant Professor of Palm Horticulture at UF-IFAS in Ft. Lauderdale) “Understanding Fungal Pathogens of Palms” Meeting will include a potluck and plant auction, contributions from member’s kitchens & gardens. Thank you for your contrinutions. Our guest speaker on Monday, April 4, will be Dr. Braham…