# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Midlands Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday of Odd Months
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Our chapter meets the 2nd Thursday of odd months, usually at the Garden Club Council building. Occasionally meetings combine with outings. Find details here and on our calendar page https://scnps.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/scnps/publicaccess/eventCalendarBig.jsp

MARCH 2026 MEETING
Searching for the Pyramid Magnolia: Conservation through Collaboration
Join in person at 7 p.m. at 1605 Park Circle, Columbia, SC 
or via ZOOM (see below for full Zoom instructions)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99478359723?pwd=upe9w5NcuwyONyjMnianXPF5LL58lT.1

Presenters:

Jean Linsky, MSc.
Program Manager, Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolia
Atlanta Botanical Garden

Martin A. Hamilton, PhD

Executive Director v

South Carolina Botanical Garden


Michele Dani Sanchez, PhD

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Science

Clemson University

Cooperative Extension Service

 Searching for the Pyramid Magnolia: Conservation through Collaboration

While most early spring-flowering magnolias in gardens are non-native imports, native species like the stately southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) light up landscapes with their stunning blooms from mid-spring through summer. Among these native treasures is the pyramid magnolia (Magnolia pyramidata), a rare and often-overlooked gem found in fragmented habitats from Texas to South Carolina. With threats like extreme weather and habitat loss endangering its survival, conservationists have raised the alarm—and the Atlanta Botanical Garden is answering the call. Teaming up with the South Carolina Botanical Garden (SCBG), local landowners, and with support from the American Public Gardens Association, the Garden has launched a collaborative effort to conserve the elusive pyramid magnolia. Particularly rare in South Carolina, this species is found in just a few fragmented populations in the Coastal Plain, many of which haven’t been monitored in recent years. Results of recent field surveys and seed collection, next steps for conservation of this species as well as how this conservation work ties into regional and global conservation initiatives will be shared.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/midlands-chapter-meetings-2nd-thursday-of-odd-months/200029468934226
- **Event Categories**: meetups, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia
- **lat**: 33.995655280079
- **long**: -81.021364524504
- **full address**: Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia, 1667 Park Cir, Columbia, SC 29201-4136, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Midlands Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday of Odd Months being held?
  - **A:** Midlands Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday of Odd Months takes place on Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia, 1667 Park Cir, Columbia, SC 29201-4136, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Midlands Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday of Odd Months?
  - **A:** Midlands Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday of Odd Months is organized by Midlands Chapter, South Carolina Native Plant Society.

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