Place: Morrison Center, Denver Botanic Gardens (SE corner of York St & 11th Ave)
- January 17: Kim Todd, Science writer, Author: On the footsteps of Maria Sibylla Merian in Surinam (Abstract and further information)
- February 7: Mark A. Klingler, Garnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA: From Field to Studio (Abstract and further information)
- February 21: Thomas Lemieux, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Boulder: The Power of Desire: A Short History of Asian Spices (Abstract and further information)
- March 20: Sandra Henderson, Ph.D., NCAR, Boulder: Citicen Science for all Seasons (Project BudBurst) (Abstract and further information)
- April 3: Scott Havlick, J.D. , Holland and Hart, LLP, Boulder: Copy, Right? (Abstract and further information)
- April 17: Susan Spackman Panjabi, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU: Rare in Colorado. (Abstract and further information)
- May 8: Carolyn L. Crawford: The Lagacy of Ida Pemberton. (Abstract and further information)
- May 22: Sarah Jack Hinners, Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: The "Burbs and the Bees": Pollinators in Denver's suburban landscape (Abstract and further information)
- June 5: Mark P. Simmons, Ph.D., CSU: Celastraceae and Friends from Madagascar (Abstract and further information)
- August 13: Betsy Neely, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Concervancy, Boulder: Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative: Saving Colorado's Wildflowers (Abstract and further information)
- September 4: Susan Saarinen, SLA, From Flowers to Total Work of Art: Saarinen Designs in Textiles(Abstract and further information)
- September 18: John McKay, Ph.D., CSU: How Local is Local? POSTPONED TO JAN 15, 2009
- October 2: Dhinakar Kompala, PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UC Boulder: Feast of Yeast (Abstract and further information)
- October 16: Marilyn Swah, Mycology Consultant: Why People Ear (Wrong) (Abstract and further information)
- November 6: Alexander Viazmensky, St Petersburg, Russia: Mushroom Magic - The Annual Gold Rush in Russia (Abstract and further information)
- November 20: Karen Marais, Cape Town, South Africa: South Africa: Floral Wonderland (Abstract and further information)