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Benefits of Membership
Thank You for Your Interest in The Maple Society!
With the recent formation of The Maple Society - North American Branch (TMSNAB) in July of 2001, more options are being developed for individuals interested in maples to learn more about this fascinating plant group, interact with other maple enthusiasts, and help others come to appreciate maples as much as we do. Members of TMSNAB are also members of the original (The) Maple Society, founded in 1990 and based in England, but pay dues to the North American office in US dollars.
Benefits of Membership
Newsletter - Membership in The Maple Society entitles you to a subscription to The Maple Society Newsletter, which is published four times a year. The newsletter is currently the main mechanism for communicating with our members and includes articles on species identification and natural history, propagation and other horticultural concerns, book reviews, a question and answer column, upcoming events, and a whole host of other topics of interest to our members.
Activism - The Maple Society will continue to become more involved in activities benefiting the future of native and introduced maples, possibly including: the registration of new cultivars, verification of specimen identities in public collections, advising plant explorers on overlooked or under-represented maple species, increasing research in maple systematics and biology, and conservation-related issues.
Website - In January of 2002 we launched our website (www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/maplesociety) to help keep members informed of upcoming events and to serve as an educational medium. Development of the website is still in its infancy. The recent addition of a maple forum for the exchange of information among interested parties has proven quite popular. (Not restricted to members, so check it out!)
Annual Meeting - At least once a year we plan to get together to “talk maples”. Each meeting will include a number of educational presentations as well as tours of public, private, and/or commercial collections of maples.
Advertising Rights - With a Corporate membership one receives the opportunity to have a 1/3-page advertisement published in each Newsletter at no additional charge.
We hope your interest has been further stimulated and invite you to join us and share our enthusiasm for this wonderful group of plants. We encourage you to become involved in the activities of the group and help it to grow in directions important to you!
