Fascination of Plants 2017 Success Stories

Thank you to everyone who participated in Fascination of Plants Day 2017 on May 18! It was a great success and we are looking forward to the next event in 2019.

Fascination of Plants Day is an international event organized by the European Plant Science Organization. Now in its 4th year, the event raises awareness for plants and the importance of plant science research. As the National Coordinator for the US, ASPB registered nine events around the country and awarded prizes through a photo contest. Take a look at all of the photos submitted by searching the tag #PlantDayUSA on social media. To share your success stories, email Natalie Henkhaus at plantday@aspb.org.

Photo Contest winners

First Prizes: Jennifer Robison (Twitter) and Marwa Zafarullah (Facebook)

Second Prizes: Lynn Sosnoskie (Twitter) and Sandra Raimundo (Facebook)

Honorable Mention Prizes: Ravi Palanivelu, Monica Lewandowski, Ian Street, Zoe Dubrow, Tim Taylor, Joanna Jelenska, Sen Subramanian, and Pratibha Choudhary

Congratulations to the winners of the ASPB Social Media Photo Contest! Click to view larger image and read full description.

Contact plantday@aspb.org for more information.

 

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