Past Webinar: Discover Yemen
Discover Yemen with Kelly Griffin
Past Webinar: Conservation Forum
Watch the Spring 2026 Conservation Forum and find out about CSSA's recent conservation efforts around the world and in your own backyard
“The Economist” Examines the Global Problem of Cactus and Succulent Poaching
March 6, 2026 Dear CSSA Members, A recent article in The Economist, written by Charlie McCann, a feature writer for 1843, explores the growing global problem of cactus and succulent poaching, highlighting how rising demand for rare plants has fueled…
Past Webinar: Rare Plant Monitoring with Scent Detection Dogs
Learn how detection dogs are helping protect rare plants, plus insights on propagation, seed studies, plant salvage, and species reintroduction.
Update – “Echeveria laui” Climate Impact Study
Surveying "Echevaria laui" with drones
CSSA Conservation Grants
Update about how CSSA uses your Conservation Contributions
Past Webinar: Crime Pays, but Botany Doesn’t
“Plants are doing wild, incredible things all around us—and most people walk right past them.”
— Joey Santore (Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t)
Update – Preserving Habitat of “Lithops pseudotruncatella f. alpina” in Namibia
The CSSA supported the purchase of critical habitat at one of only two known sites for a distinctive and potentially new species - "Lithops alpina."
Reflections from the CSSA Intern at The Huntington’s Desert Garden
The CSSA is pleased to share a new article written by Lauren Lozano, the CSSA-funded intern at The Huntington’s renowned Desert Garden.
Past Webinar: Pre-Contact Agaves in the Southwestern United States
🌵 Rediscovering Lost Crops among the Hohokam and Other Arizona Cultures