The Michigan Botanical Society

The Michigan Botanical Society is the native plant society for the state of Michigan and the entire Great Lakes Region, as well as the home of the Michigan Big Tree Program

Join us for the 2025 Petit Foray in Traverse City, MI (Field Trip Registration Closed)

Date: September 20th, 2025

Location: 2846 3 Mile Rd N, Traverse City, Michigan 49686
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy’s McMullen Family Conservation Center at Mitchell Creek Meadows

The Great Lakes Chapter will be hosting the 2025 Fall State Board Meeting and Mini-Foray on September 20th at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy’s McMullen Family Conservation Center at Mitchell Creek Meadows on 3-Mile Road near East Bay in Traverse City (see map). There will be a Meet and Greet on Friday at MIddleCoast Brewery in downtown Traverse City 6-8pm, then a Saturday morning board meeting and guided hikes to natural areas on the east side of Traverse City all day. On Sunday you may join an optional hike to to the Empire Bluffs in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 11am-1pm.

Please Click Here to view the Foray Information and Schedule

Please Click Here to Register: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/michigan-botanical-society-fall-board-meeting-and-mini-foray/

Thank you to The White Pine Chapter for coordinating the 2025 Grand Foray in Escanaba, MI.

Join Us!

The Michigan Botanical Society has four local Chapters and one regional Chapter.Chapters organize field trips with knowledgeable leaders and a speaker series. Twice a year, the membership gathers for speakers and field trips. The Society publishes a newsletter “Arisaema” and a professional journal “The Great Lakes Botanist” which are sent to all members.

About the Michigan Botanical Society

(formerly the Michigan Botanical Club)

The society was founded in 1941 and consists of five chapters. The focus of the Michigan Botanical Society is:

Conservation of all native plants.
Education of the public to appreciate and preserve plant life.
Sponsorship of research and publication on plant life.
Sponsorship of legislation to promote preservation of Michigan native flora.
Establishment of suitable sanctuaries and natural areas.
Cooperation in programs concerned with the use and conservation of all natural resources and scenic features.

Please join us by becoming a member. Membership is handled through the individual chapters. If you do not have a chapter near you, you can join us through our online Great Lakes Chapter.

Each chapter holds monthly meetings and sponsors field trips. Every Memorial Day, the Michigan Botanical Club sponsors a Foray to a different area of Michigan.

We sponsor the publication of The Great Lakes Botanist a scientific peer-reviewed journal and Arisaema, our State Newsletter.