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February 2026 International Palm Society Newsletter – Vietnam Preview

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:42:16 +0000

This month's edition offers pictures from Vietnam, where the 2026 Biennial meeting and tour is taking place.

Feb 2026 IPS newsletter.pdf

December 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – Peruvian Edition, Part 3

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:39:22 +0000

Cloud forests and Ceroxylon palms are the centerpiece of this month's edition, along with a visit to Kuélap, the "second Machu Picchu" of Peru.

IPS Dec 2025 newsletter.pdf

July 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – The Summer Edition

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:06:28 +0000

Meet Dr. María José Sanín, the coauthor of the definitive treatment of Ceroxylon and the palm biologist at Montgomery Botanical Center in Miami, Florida, in this month's newsletter, and learn about the palm-themed installation in frosty Germany for the international art event, documenta. Also check out a new palm garden near San Francisco that the Northern California Palm Society affiliate visited in June.

July 2025 newsletter.pdf

August 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – The Back to School Edition

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:56:50 +0000

The August newsletter goes deep into Stanford University's historic palms and delves into Palms of the World, by James C. McCurrach, the beautiful 1960 book that hugely expanded access to palm knowledge for enthusiasts, collectors, and gardeners.

Aug 2025 newsletter.pdf

September 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – Palm Books We Have Loved, Part 2

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:43:58 +0000

The September issue features fascinating palm crafts from the World Expo 2025 in Osaka and an influential palm book from Australia.

Sep 2025 newsletter (1).pdf

October 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – The Peruvian Edition, Part 1

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:35:41 +0000

Read about the 2025 IPS midterm tour and board meeting in the palm-rich Peruvian Amazon in this month's photo-rich edition of the newsletter.

Oct 2025 newsletter (1).pdf

November 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – The Peruvian Edition, Part 2

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:21:22 +0000

Save the Species is the Society's annual campaign to fund conservation of the world's most endangered palm species. Read about this year's campaign for the Madagascar native palm, Ravenea louvelii, in this month's newsletter. We also continue our travelogue from September's 2025 IPS midterm meeting and tour in Peru.

Nov 2025 newsletter-final.pdf

May 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – The Palms Online Edition

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:11:24 +0000

Much of the discussion and sharing we palm people enjoy takes place online. This month we’ll take a look at a few places online where we talk about our gardens, our plants, our travels, and connect with our friends.

May-2025-newsletter-1.pdf

February 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – Poleward Coconuts and Palm Trees in California Fires

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:41:45 +0000

In the February, 2025, newsletter, we get into the age-old question: Where do coconuts grow farthest from the equator? IPS member Marc Schuyler tells readers about his sighting of fruiting coconuts on Madeira, the Portuguese island in the Atlantic at 32 degrees north latitude. Also covered: the image of palms as extra-risky vectors of wildfire by journalists covering the catastrophic fires around Los Angeles in January, 2025; and success in funding the Save the Species campaign.

Feb-2025-newsletter.pdf

January 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – Your New Correspondent Edition

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:47:26 +0000

Greetings, IPS members and readers everywhere,

Your new correspondent, Jason Dewees, introduces himself and reports from Rio de Janeiro on the palms of the city and in the culture of Brazil, with plenty of picturesque photos from a spectacular metropolis surrounded by palmy rainforest.

Jan-2025-newsletter.pdf

March 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – New Board Member and Palm Sunday

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:33:16 +0000

March's newsletter includes an interview with an IPS Board member from Brazil, Juliano Borin, a discussion of Palm Sunday with images of Renaissance art and craft, and reports of coconut palms growing far north of the equator in northern Baja California, Mexico.

Mar-2025-newsletter.pdf

April 2025 International Palm Society Newsletter – International Palm Day

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:25:58 +0000

Hello, IPS friends and palm enthusiasts all,

Here's April 2025's newsletter, attached. April 17, 2025 is International Palm Day!

We covered palm evolution on Lord Howe Island, home of the two species of Howea, shared an update and photos from Northern California Chapter member Troy Stephens about the 43-year-old palmetum in Oakland, California, and posted an update from New Caledonia on progress in the Save the Species Campaign for Basselinia vestita.

Apr-2025-newsletter.pdf

IPS NEWSLETTER PAGE

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:31:15 +0000

The enjoyable and informative IPS Newsletter has a new Editor. The previous Editor, Andy Hurwitz, has now become IPS President. Well known landscape and botanical author, Jason Dewees has assumed Andy's previous position. Many thanks to both of them.

Newletters and announcements from Jason will be posted here.