What is the CSSA Field Trips Program?
The CSSA Field Trips program provides opportunities for CSSA members to view cacti and other succulent plants in their native habitats. Trips are to succulent-rich areas of the Americas and Africa. Many succulent habitats are threatened or disappearing because of human activities such as agriculture, grazing, development, tourism, and over-collecting of desirable plants. We are living in a unique period where significant remnants of such natural habitats still exist, and opportunities to travel to such locations are generally safe and affordable to many. These trips allow succulent plant hobbyists to examine how plants of interest grow in nature. There are actually two field trips series conducted by CSSA. The CSSA Tour 2000 Series is offered in even-numbered years. These trips are scheduled for either Latin America of Africa, on an alternating basis. CSSA conventions are held during odd-numbered years and pre-convention and/or post-convention trips are frequently schedule to coincide
