Beaked hazel in bloom. A stout fuzzy bud with a spray of scarlet styles protruding from the scales.
#BotanyInCanada #Ontario
Beaked Hazel, Corylus cornuta. An understory shrub that produces delicate scarlet flowers early in the spring.
A week of plants, place, and artistic practice Explore the resilience of maritime flora at the edge of Canada’s boreal forest Join Margaret Walsh Best (Canada) and Mary Dillon (Ireland) for a 5-day botanical artist retreat exploring the remarkable flora of Newfoundland’s Irish Loop. Work from life in the field and studio through observational drawing and botanical watercolour, developing studies into finished paintings. An immersive experience for botanical artists, combining guided field studies, one-to-one guidance, and reflection on plants, place, and protection. Dates: July 5 - 10, 2026 Location: The Wilds Resort, 643 Salmonier Line, NL Deadline to register: March 13, 2026 For more information, scan the QR code or follow the link bit.ly/45Ro6oi
PLANTS ON THE EDGE: An Artist Retreat for #BotanicalArt
The Irish Loop, Newfoundland, July 5 - 10, 2026
A week of plants, place, and artistic practice
Explore the resilience of maritime flora at the edge of #Canada’s boreal forest
With Margaret Walsh Best and Mary Dillon
http://bit.ly/45Ro6oi
The frame is filled with closely-spaced conifer trunks, with clear blue sky visible behind them.
The University of Winnipeg Dept of Biology is hiring!
Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Ecology
www.northstarats.com...
#BotanyInCanada #Academia #AcademicJobs
Are you wondering how to attend one of CBA conference field trips? You can register as a field trip only attendee for one of our FOUR field trips happening in Ottawa on Tuesday June 2nd! Visit our conference website at: site.pheedloop.com/e... and register now!
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Last week to submit your abstracts for the Canadian Botanical Association conference. If you're going to be presenting a talk or poster, the deadline is March 31!
So excited to be talking about women in botany at this year’s Canadian Botanical Association conference!
🧪 #womeninstem
For #taxonomistappreciationday I offer my efforts at wrapping my head around basal plant systematics.
#iamabotanist
A diligent student smiles and gives the camera a thumbs-up as she registers for the CBA conference!
Talks & posters are for 'work in progress'.
Your abstract should tell us what you're working on, why it's interesting, what you hope to find. If you've got results to include great! If not, surprise us when you reveal them at the conference.
Abstract deadline March 31
site.pheedloop.com/e...
A diligent student scientist grimaces as she examines the analysis on her computer screen.
Botany students!
Are you hoping to present your work at the Canadian Botanical Association meeting this June? Worried that you don't have all your data yet, or that you haven't finished your analysis?
Don't be!
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Two more weeks to submit your abstracts for the Canadian Botanical Association conference
#ThrowBackThursday to the CBA 2023 Field Trip to Spirit Sands in Manitoba. We saw one of Canada's four native cactus species while exploring the dune habitat.
Join us for some very awesome field trips for our 2026 field trip in Ottawa!
site.pheedloop.com/e...
A smiling woman leans in close to examine the colourful patchwork of bark on a large Sycamore tree. In the background the tree branches are laden with snow.
With winter winding down (I hope!), it's time to start planning for the coming field season. And that includes the Canadian Botanical Association conference: June 2-5 in Ottawa, Ontario. Still a few more weeks to get the early-bird discount!
site.pheedloop.com/e...
#WinterBotany #botany
A daffodil, backlit, with the floral tube dissected to show the pistil. The style runs upwards through the flower, and the ovules are visible in the inferior ovary, sitting below the attachment point of the petals.
Spring is just around the corner, and so is the Canadian Botanical Association Conference! Four days of field trips, symposia, scientific presentations and posters.
June 2-5, Carleton University, Ottawa. Register by April 15 for the early-bird discount
site.pheedloop.com/e...
#BotanyInCanada
An old field at sunrise, looking through a patch of wild carrot stems. The flowers are long past, the branches of the umbel have folded up around the ripe seeds. The winter wind will rock the stems, shaking the seeds loose over the course of the winter.
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Reminder: abstract submission deadline is March 31! Three weeks to go :)
A man with two hiking poles crosses a snowy field under towering spruce trees. The air is full of fluffy white snow flakes.
Interested in plants, lichen, caribou and/moose? Check out this fully-funded MSc opportunity with Dr. Gagnon and Dr. Webber at University of Guelph! Apply by March 20, 2026.
Check out these photos from the 2025 field trip to Cape Spear in Newfoundland!
At our 2026 annual meeting in Ottawa, CBA will be running FOUR field trips! Which one will you be attending? Register now! Field trips are also open to interested members of the public.
Three images: a flat of potted plants; a wooded hedgerow, and four women working in a vineyard.
Vasseur’s Ecology Lab is offering funded graduate student (MSc, possibly PhD) positions in the
Departments of Biological Sciences at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, contributing to ecological assessment of biodiversity in agroecosystems.
For details: lvasseur@brocku.ca
Two heavily-dressed women standing on a trail of loosely-packed snow between a stand of spruce trees. The branches are heavy with snow, which is deep on the ground, with large flakes floating downward through the trees.
Two morel mushrooms on a smooth white surface.
Royal Ontario Museum Job opening: Collections Technician -- Plants & Fungi
We are seeking a Collections Technician 2 – Plants & Fungi (CT2) to support the long-term care, preservation, digitization, and accessibility of ROM’s plant and fungal collections.
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Two photos, a caribou on the left, and a close-up of lichen on the right.
Recruiting one fully funded MSc student ($27,000/yr)!
The MSc student will work on estimating dietary partitioning of caribou and moose using molecular genomics tools to be co-advised by Dr. Edeline Gagnon and Dr. Quinn Webber at the University of Guelph.
More details:
drive.google.com/fil...
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Abstract submission deadline for the Canadian Botanical Association conference is four weeks away!
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Registration is now open for the 2026 Canadian Botanical Association annual conference!
June 2-5 at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
Full details at the conference website: site.pheedloop.com/e...
#cba2026 #botany
