The name of the Botany-Entomology Section of the Rochester Academy of Science has been changed to the Life Sciences Section. The Botany Section of the Academy has a long history; it began in 1881 when the Academy was formed and it later merged with the Entomology Section. The purpose of this new transformation is to draw natural science-interested, Rochester-area residents to meetings and other activities. We believe that there is local interest in activities involving the life sciences, in addition to those available at the Rochester Museum and Science Center and other organizations. We will welcome the involvement of any past or present members of any sections of RAS interested in a broad range of topics, such as birds, butterflies, amphibians, mammals, plants, ecology, and environmental issues. Our focus will be on the interconnectedness of all living things and the various ways in which we all impact life on the planet. We also plan to continue to schedule field trips to local sites of interest, regular workshops/data entry in the herbarium, and occacional lab workshops on specific families of plants, animals etc.
Last Updated April 18, 2006