About The ABS

Who We AreAmerican Bamboo Society History...

The American Bamboo Society (ABS) was formed in 1979 and became incorporated in the state of California in 1981. Today we have over 700 members living throughout the U.S. and in 37 other countries. The ABS issues a bimonthly magazine, BAMBOO, and the Journal of the American Bamboo Society, which is issued irregularly. We sponsor lectures, conferences, tours and plant sales in the chapter areas. Chapters maintain bamboo libraries, distribute publications and donate plants to public gardens. Although bamboo seed is rare, we distribute seed to members when it is available. Since 1980, the ABS has successfully introduced many new species of bamboo to the U.S. We are a member of the World Bamboo Organization, an association of bamboo societies throughout the world, which sponsors an international bamboo conference every four years.

Download/View/Print ABS Bylaws (pdf format).

 

The ABS MissionAmerican Bamboo Society Objectives and Purposes...

 1. To provide a source of information on the identification, propagation, utilization, culture and appreciation of bamboos. To disseminate and store this information, the Society maintains a library of references and publishes a Journal and a Magazine.
2. To promote the utilization of a group of desirable species by development of stocks of plants for distribution to botanical gardens and introduction to the general public.
3. To preserve and increase the number of bamboo species in the United States.
4. To plant and maintain bamboo gardens to display the characteristic beauty of mature plants and to provide plant material for research in the taxonomy, propagation and culture of as large a number of species as possible.
5. To support bamboo research in the field and to establish whatever facilities are deemed necessary to carry out the research projects approved by the Directors.

 

Our ABS LeadershipBoard of Directors, Elected Officers and Others...

Current Board of Directors
Name	Representing	Term	E-mail
Daphne Lewis	At Large	11/2013	Here
Ariel Dubov	At Large	11/2015	Here
Carole Meckes	At Large	11/2014	Here
Luc Boeraeve	International Rep.	11/2015	Here
Tracy Calla	Florida-Carribean Chapter	11/2013	Here
Norm Bezona	Hawaii Chapter	11/2014	Here
Andy Ringle	Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter	11/2015	Here
Daniel Fox	Mid-States Chapter	11/2014	Here
Scott Ritchie	Northeast Chapter	11/2014	Here
David King	N. California Chapter	11/2014	Here
Adam Williams	Pacific Northwest Chapter	11/2015	Here
Tom Harlow	Southeast Chapter	11/2013	Here
Danielo Ramos	Southern California Chapter	11/2013	Here
Artie Turner	Texas Bamboo Society	11/2015	Here

 

Current Officers
Name	Representing	Position	E-mail
James Clever	Pacific Northwest Chapter	President	Here
Tom Harlow	Southeast Chapter	VP	Here
Dawn Weaver	Pacific Northwest Chapter	Treasurer	Here
David King	Northern California Chapter	Secretary	Here
Others
Johan Gielis	Belgium	Journal Editor	Here
Michael Bartholomew	Northeast Chapter	Magazine Publisher	Here
Betty and Don Shor	S. and N. California Chapters	Magazine Editor	Here
Bill Hollenback, Ted Jordan Meredith And Noah Bell	Pacific Northwest Chapter	Source List Editors	Here
Chris Stapleton	International	Species List Editor	Here
Charissa Brock	Pacific Northwest Chapter	Arts & Crafts Coordinator	Here
Bill Hollenback	Pacific Northwest Chapter	Membership	Here
Ariel Dubov	Northeast Chapter	Web Site Editor	Here