The Torrey Botanical Society was founded in the 1860s in New York City by amateur and professional botanists, and is the oldest such organization in the Western Hemisphere. It is the goal of the Society to “promote interest in botany, and to collect and disseminate information on all phases of plant science.” These objectives are fulfilled through local field trips, virtual and in-person lectures, publications like the Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, funding of undergraduate, graduate, and early career research and education, and sponsorship of symposia and regional conferences.