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Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society

Meeting in the San Fernando Valley.

Come and Visit!

Welcome to the website of the Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society. Our more than 200 members come from throughout the southland and share a passion for cacti and succulents. Throughout the history of LACSS, many of the most prominent researchers, authors, and collectors of the succulent world have been leaders and members of our society.

Doors open at 6:15 for our monthly meetings including the Social Hour, Ask an Expert, and much more. The business meeting starts promptly at 7:20. Attendance is FREE and open to the public. Each new visitor receives a free plant! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Mission Statement

The Los Angeles Cactus and Succulent Society (LACSS) cultivates the study and enjoyment of cacti and succulent plants through educational programs and activities that promote the hobby within a community of fellow enthusiasts and among the greater public.

LACSS Meeting first Thursday of the Month - Doors open 6:15pm

Next General Meeting is Thursday, March 5, 2020

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18255 Victory BLVD., RESEDA, CA, 91335

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March presentation

Cactus and Succulent Conservation Around the World

Wendell S. (Woody) Minnich

Never has there been a time when conservation of our cacti and other succulents has been more urgent! Due to many factors, our precious succulents, as well as many other plants and animals, are now facing severe problems. When traveling around the world in succulent rich

regions, I have observed an amazing increase in the devastation of habitats and the illegal removal of many rare and endangered species of cacti, succulents, and other plants and animals. Not only are we losing these very special and unique plants, sadly enough, we are aggressively destroying many valuable and irreplaceable habitats.

Now, with the internet being a very

popular method of acquiring

merchandise, our rare and endangered

cacti and other succulents are being

sold internationally with very

little, if any, controls being enforced.

Our world is getting smaller and

smaller, and as our human population

continues to increase, we ALL need

to do our part to help protect our

amazing world of plants, animals,

and habitats.