New Recording Spreadsheet (V.54) - follow link
Taxonomy News Extracts:
SoB Summer 2010 - follow link (includes reminder for SOB Awards and Photo Competition deadlines!)
Microscope offer:
30% off new microscopes for BLS Members - follow link
New BLS Flora - get your order form here
Website updates
Updated 24/08/2010 - contact Dr Jacqui Middleton re: ammendments.
Next BLS Meeting:
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MORAY,
Scotland 14 - 21 August 2010
See Meetings Page for details of this and other events.
BLS Travel Fund to IMC9 - see Funds and Grants page for this and other BLS funds.
The Society was formed in 1958 to stimulate and advance interest in all branches of lichenology. The first society in the world entirely devoted to the study of lichens, it has many overseas as well as British members.
Pictures above:
(Left) Usnea spp;
(Right) Flavoparmelia caperata on Bench.
These lichens are bioindicators of air pollution - part of the OPAL project developed in partnership with the BLS .
For more photos of lichens go to British Lichens website (held by one of our members, Mike Sutcliffe). See also our Links Page for other national and international lichen websites.
International Year of Biodiversity 2010
Survey lichens in your own gardens and/or public gardens and/or
join the BLS-RHS lichen survey at RHS Wisley on Sunday 3 October.
See here for details and download the garden record card here.
What sort of other Lichen Projects can I get involved in?
Link to the OPAL website where you can join in on monitoring our air quality using Lichens.
Membership matters:
Membership Contact
email: Heidi Döring
Link to Membership Form
The Lichenologist is our international research journal and is received by all full BLS members. Members can freely access back-numbers electronically from the publisher. Follow this link to get your free electronic sample of our journal.
The BLS Bulletin is sent twice yearly to all who join the Society. Follow this link for an extract.
For details of these and other lichen publications go to our Publications Page.