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Madrono, Vol. 53, No. 4, p. 412, 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR VOLUME 53 As I take over the presidency from the able hands of California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo on Mike Vasey, I am pleased to report that the California SaturdayFebruary 17,2007.SanLuisObispoisacharming Botanical Society continues in good health. town and an excellent venue for a meeting. Second Vice- ' I would like to thank the officers and council members President Matt Ritter will be coordinating this event. At ' for theircontinued efforts to keep the Society vibrant and thegraduatestudentmeeting,heldduringtheday,students relevant. Everyyearweallseemtogetalittlebitbusier. So, from different institutions will be presentingtheir research the commitment of people who find time in their proposals, research-in-progress, or completed research in overbooked schedules to build and sustain the Society is botany in a standard scientific-meeting format. These all the more laudable. meetings are always interesting and provide an excellent A primary reason for the continued success of the opportunity to see the future direction of botanical Society is the quality of our quarterly publication, research. In the evening, at the annual banquet, we will Madrofio. John Hunter, the editor of Madrono, deserves have the great pleasure of hearing Constance Millar, our kudos for the quality of the journal, as do the Research Paleoecologist for the USDA Forest Service, contributing editors, authors, and reviewers whose con- speakingon the history ofclimatechangein California. In crete efforts embody our mission of advancing Western thisperiod ofjustified alarm, wewill find somecomfort in American botany. This year, a special issue of Madrono taking a longer view ofthese issues. appeared with a flora ofthe liverworts and hornworts of The mission ofthe Society reaches beyond the political California. This is a companion volume to the two issues boundaries of California to all ofWestern America. The on the moss flora published in 2004. This set comprises Annetta Carter fund was established to provide seed , a complete bryoflora ofthe state and will be an important money for plant research in Baja California, Mexico. In j reference for decades to come. John Hunter's term as , 2006, Peter Garcia used funds from the Annetta Carter eeddiittoorreixnteonrddserthtrooeufgfhect20a07,sebaumtlewsse atrraensliotoikoin.ngIffoyroaunaerwe Fund to make important collections ofplant specimens in ! interested in making a truly lasting contribution to our Baja California. These specimens will contribute to the cfioenltd,actorJoihfnyHouuntkenroowrmofearengaerxdcienllgetnthecfauntduirdeaetdei,toprlsehiaps.e oNantguorianlgHFilsotroaryofMBuasjeauCma.liIfforynoiuawPirosjhecttoactontthreibSuatneDtoietghoe The most significant project of the past year has been Fund, you can give a line item contribution via the preparing for online publication of the journal. Corre- membership form. Another way in which the Society psBSoopascolsindiedwbtiilynengpaaanprStdpenrceroJreaitcmawhrieSytshheSvaBounicedko,OBfnaiseinpanelbtnlrotyidmmrgaaee,knceyomahlMmooaeundnrgrdsoeiwdriietoshtehaaarrBttcrihcuitlcnheeegs CstfaupanrosttnehsesorySrsmtepuidotdssi"eimEsaciosalsftoirgoopinrmcoaifsleCsabRslyeiisofotnocoarclrnaaismtaie"ioe,ontnailnailgnyss.asypCImonhpnaoJsnsougirniieunnmgg20W0iao6tm,rplotwdrhe:-e i,, available through an online service. This exciting de- National Society for Conservation Biology meeting in velopment, one that we have anticipated for some time, San Jose. Council memberJeffCorbin and then-President should take place by the publication of the first issue of Mike Vasey performed all the heavy lifting in arranging Madrononextyear. Webaccesstoarticleswillincreasethe thissymposium. Lookforarticlesarisingfromthismeeting visibility and impact ofarticles published in Madrofio and in future issues ofMadrono. will increasethe frequencyoftheircitation aswell. This, in FirstVice-PresidentStephania Mambellicondnuestodo turn, iscertaintoincreasethenumberofarticles submitted a greatjob ofassemblinga first-rate roster ofspeakers for for publication, a move that will help maintain the high our monthly meetings in Berkeley. This year's speakers quality ofthe journal. Finally, online access will increase have included Todd Keeler-Wolf(CDFG), Mark Brunell theabilityofthosebotanistswhoworkatfacilitieswithout (U Pacific), Debra Ayres (UC Davis), Radika Bhaskar extensive libraries to have immediate access to articles. (Stanford), and Jarmila Pittermann (UC Berkeley). Re- \j This important transition will have somewhat unpredict- freshments are being offered before and afterthe meetings able effects on the long-temi finances of the Society. to facilitate socializing and discussion. Attendance has Although online publication will result in new revenue been high so far. So, if you are not too far away from streams forthe Society, many botanical societies haveseen Berkeley, please come to a meeting or two. I am sure you a decrease in institutional memberships after going online. will enjoy it. Another enjoyable occasion was the annual This fact, combined with ever-increasing publicationcosts, banquet in February, 2006 in Claremont, California. I will create a challenge to keep membership and sub- would like to thank Second Vice-President Travis Colum- scription affordable. Increasingourendowmentisoneway bus, of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, for | thatwecancontinuetoprovideourmemberswithlowcost planning this delightful event. It was enjoyed by all who j access to benefits. If you can afford it, please consider attended; the banquet speaker, Jon Keeley, talked about | giving to the endowment fund while renewing. A his research on fire ecology, a central ecological phenom- j cwoonrAttnrhoiwtbhhuitelireonwiantvyoesttotmhheeenltfp.uttuhreeSoocfietbyotisanbyy eisncoaurlaasgtiinnggyaonudr erenpoIrnaelsisenontCtaahtliaivnfeokrnRVieiacc.oerntdeingGaSreccireataaryndStaecxi-pMraerskiodesn,tstBurduecnet IE colleagues to become members. There is no time like the Baldwinfortheirdedicatedcommitmentandcontributions cpsroroesentsesre,iwngethadtndtynooowuwedra.orm-eTayimnombdue-erltryesaphrariretpon.neyweoItanu,lcrsipdlveaeonavltsouaeniltdlteyae,crkosen.ifftuhseyiotouin,mehaatvdoednde'odt mytoeeamrfbuierntrh2se0rf0io7nr,gyaotshuewreclgloonaaltssinauoiwfnotgnhdseeurpSfpouocrliteb.toyI,tawnaiisnchdalytoofuiealaldlllsaoefagsrooeuna.rt ,|L;i I encourage everyone to attend the Society's biennial Dean G. Kelch ' graduate student meeting and annual banquet at the December, 2006 j