Gathering of Elders

April 1988, The Holden Arboreum, Kirtland, Ohio   1. Keynote – Roger Tory Peterson, Intro – Paul Spector 2. History of ANSS – Ralph Dexter,…

LH Bailey Award

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Award – presented for Excellence, Achievement, and Outstanding Service to Nature Study. The award was established in 1987 to honor the…

EL Gordon Award

THE EVA L. GORDON AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN’S SCIENCE LITERATURE A long-time member of the American Nature Study Society, Eva L. Gordon was honored…

Eva L. Gordon

Eva Lucretia Gordon – author, pioneer in children’s science literature, educator 1891-1962 Eva L. Gordon was a pioneer in writing children’s’ science literature having co-authored…

John Gustafson

John Alfred Gustafson 1925-2016 John was born in Boston, Massachusetts to second-generation Swedish immigrants, and showed an early interest in the world of nature and…

Helen Ross Russell

Dr. Helen Beaumont Ross Russell 1915-2014 Environmental biologist, author, illustrator, educator, Helen Ross was born on February 21, 1915 in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter…

ANSS Newsletters

ANSS Newsletter, mailed quarterly (when available) from 1943-1999, kept members posted on Society and member news. It featured a 1- to 3-page Teaching Tip, nature…

Liberty Hyde Bailey

Liberty Hyde Bailey – an American horticulturist and botanist 1858–1954 Born in South Haven, Michigan. In 1876 Bailey met botanist Lucy Millington who encouraged his interest in botany. Bailey entered the Michigan…

E. Laurence Palmer

E (Ephraim) Laurence Palmer – an American science educator and conservationist 1888 – 1970 Eph Palmer was born in McGraw, New York, on July 8, 1888,…