Northern California Botanists

About Us

A Cooperative Association of Federal, State, Academic, Consulting, and other Botanists in the Northern California Region

Northern California Botanists (NCB) is an organization with the purpose of increasing knowledge about botanical issues concerning science, conservation, education, and professional development.  Our primary objectives are to establish a communication forum via occasional meetings, scholarship funds for student research and special projects related to botanical problems and exploration in northern California, a job forum, and symposia that focus on the botany of northern California.

The geographic range for defining the NCB are of interest for symposia presentations, associated workshops, and scholarships includes the area extending northward-from the southern boundary of San Luis Obispo County and western slope of the Tehachapi Mountains, following the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, to the southern boundary of Mono County.  Students from any accredited college or university doing research within the NCB geographic range may apply for NCB scholarships.  NCB welcomes members from all areas.

News/Updates

Dean W. Taylor Botanical Exploration Memorial Award - Application period is open for the 2024 awards.

The aim of the award is to cover costs associated with botanical exploration in Northern California. Learn more here.

NCB Budding Botanists Program

Northern California Botanists’ Budding Botanists Program includes early career botanists in the professional community. Members of the Northern California Budding Botanists will be added to our NCB listserv and receive notifications about classes and workshops. Members can also contact experienced botanists for career advice. Members are also invited to careers sessions during the Northern California Botanists Symposia. To join, ask career questions, or volunteer to answer career questions as an experience botanist and mentor, please contact us at buddingbotanists@norcalbotanists.org

Northern California Botanists Symposium - January 8-9, 2024

We are back with an in-person symposium. Northern California Botanists will hold its next symposium on January 8-9, 2024 with workshops on the 10th.  This symposium will probably be a combination of in-person and online. Check back toward the end of September for more information.

Barbara Castro Student Botany Research Scholarships

Northern California Botanists has awarded 12 scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. The Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 school year will be posted in November. See the Botany Research Scholarship Page for more information and the list of this year's awardees.

Symposia

Our botanical symposium is held every January at CSU Chico, and has included a reception, banquet, keynote speaker, presentations, and workshops. View upcoming and past events here.

Scholarships

We provide competitive botany and plant ecology scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending a college or university. View them here.

Newsletters

We produce a semi-annual newsletter Botanical Leaflets. We invite members to submit articles relating to botany in the north state. Over two-dozen issues are online.