Publications

• Publishes The Lichenologist six times yearly
• Issues a Bulletin twice yearly

Meetings

• Arranges annual residential meetings in spring, summer and autumn in all parts of the British Isles, and occasionally abroad, enabling members to become better acquainted with lichens in the field and giving the opportunity for beginners to learn from more experienced members.
• Holds one day field meetings in various parts of the country.
• Holds an Annual General Meeting, usually in London, in conjunction with an exhibition and lecture meeting.

Other Activities

• A panel of referees assists members in the identification of specimens
• Curates a herbarium from which members can borrow specimens
• Maintains a library of books and reprints which are available for loan by post
• Promotes the conservation of lichens and sites of lichenological importance through the Conservation Committee
• Administers a mapping scheme to map the distribution of lichens in the British Isles

Membership of the Society is open only to individuals. Institutions may subscribe to The Lichenlogist by application to [Cambridge University Press] or subscribe to the Society's Bulletin by application form ([pdf] / [word]) to the [Assistant Treasurer]. Please email or post a completed form.

Membership cataegories are as follows:

• Ordinary Membership - Open to individuals only who have signed the application form and paid the subscriptions, having full entitlement to all publications and facilities of the Society.
• Life membership - Open to persons over 60 years of age.
• Associate Membership (Annual Rates) - Each of the three categories of Associate membership enjoys full entitlement to all facilities of the Society as well as the Bulletin, but excluding The Lichenologist. The three categories are:
  1. Associate Member
  2. Senior Associate Member (over 60 years of age)
  3. Junior Associate Member (under 18 years or full-time students)
• Family Membership - Open to persons of the same household as a member, having entitlement to all the facilities of the Society but receiving no publications and having no voting rights.
• Annual Subscription

The subscription rates are as follows:

Membership Type	Rate 2011	Rate 2012
Ordinary Membership	£30	£30
Electronic Membership	£25	£25
Life Membership	£300	£300
Associate Membership	£22	£22
Senior Associate Membership	£10	£10
Junior Associate Membership	£5	£10
Family Membership	£5	£5

Subscriptions are due on joining and are for periods of calendar years. Back numbers of the current year's publications are sent to new members. Subsequent subscriptions are due in advance on the 1st January.

Subscription cheques should be made payable to The British Lichen Society in Sterling drawn on a U.K. bank or a bank with a U.K. branch or agent or in Euros or U.S. dollars (both currently two times the sterling rate). Payment may also be made in Sterling cash, sent by registered post

Payment in US dollars should be made to Dr. J W Hinds, who is the American Treasurer (Contact Details).

Overseas members may also pay by direct transfer into the Society's UK bank accounts. However, please contact the Assistant Treasurer if you wish to pay in this way, and before you make the payment (Contact Deatails).

Please note that the full amount of the subscription should be sent to the society and that all commission charges must be paid by the sender

EUROCHEQUES - The UK has withdrawn from the Eurocheque scheme. Payments for membership, publications and other items should not be made by this method.

If you are a current member and would like to renew your membership, you can do so by contacting the membership secretary and making arrangements to send the fee using any of the above methods of payment.

The BLS now also accepts payment with PayPal, you can find further information [here].