Member-Exclusive Talk with Director John Berryhill

With the conservation internship entering its seventh year, and our efforts now spanning from local plants to global networks, we would like to take the time to invite you, our Friends of the Botanic Garden, into our most important and impactful work. Please join us for a member-exclusive virtual program with Botanic Garden Director John Berryhill on Friday, November 6, 2026. Berryhill's talk, From Marshes to Mountain Tops: Native Plant Conservation at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, will highlight the many ways we engage in this work. 

Not a member yet? You can sign up today and join in on this program. Hear from Berryhill on how he thinks about conservation in regards to building our collections, supporting education, and leveraging the unique capacities of botanic gardens in the face of a changing climate.