(Photograph = Aloe)

Cactus Explorer Magazine

Introduction

The Cactus Explorers Club publishes The Cactus Explorer, a free, downloadable PDF journal for cactus and succulent enthusiasts. Launched in 2011, it now spans more than thirty issues, all available to browse or download in a single place.

The Details

In each issue, you’ll find field reports, cultivation notes, historical pieces, book features, and community news. Regular sections often include News and Events, In the Glasshouse, Online Journals, The Love of Books, Succulents on a Plate, and Society Pages. Articles are image-rich and typically run around 60–100+ pages, so, depending on your connection, the PDFs may take a moment to load.

Start here: Cactus Explorers Club Journal
The full run is free to everyone—no membership required—and the editors welcome well-illustrated field notes, concise taxonomic discussions, and short historical finds. If a favorite piece overlaps with an Opuntia topic on Opuntia Web, let me know, and I’ll point readers to it in a future post.

Additional Reading: Cactus Explorers Club Journal Issues