The Greater
Cincinnati Orchid Society Conservation
The main
threat to orchid survival is
the wholesale destruction of their natural habitat. Orchid habitat
is being rapidly consumed by deforestation, agriculture, industry and
development. Many orchids that once grew freely in nature have all
but disappeared outside of cultivation. Orchid hobbyists and growers
may be the best hope of preserving some endangered orchids.
Conservation News!
01/25/2011
Wild Ones, an organization
advocating for native plants in natural landscapes,
will be restoring the area known as Sooty Acres with native
plants. As part of this The Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society
will be
assisting them with adding orchids native to the area.
In conjuction
with this endeavor on February 5th 2011, Saturday, at 2:00PM Brian Jorg
will be giving a seminar on growing and propagating native orchids.
To get involved with The Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society in orchid
conservation see our handout on Orchid
Conservation and You and visit us at our meetings.
Information from other organizations:
Orchid Conservation Overview
American
Orchid Society's Conservation Information
Please help us protect and
appreciate orchids by making a gift to The Greater Cincinnati Orchid
Society's conservation efforts. For information on donating to the
society please email info@cincinnatiorchids.org.
Your donation to The Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society's
causes
are tax deductable because we are a 501(C)(3) organization.
Please help us protect and appreciate orchids by making a gift The
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society and participating in our monthly
events. For information on donating to the society please
email info@cincinnatiorchids.org.
News Flash!!
Please
remember that Krohn Conservatory needs summer blooming orchid species
to
add to their collection. As you make divisions in your fall repotting,
please save some for Krohn. You can call any committee member or bring
them to a meeting and we will see that they are sent to the correct
folks at the conservatory.
Folks
that are not actively involved with the The Greater Cincinnati Orchid
society can donate by contacting info@cincinnatiorchids.org
Native Orchids in Ohio
Orchids of Ohio posted
in The Ohio Naturalist by Kate R. Blair. Describes locations,
Genera, and identification
Rare Discovery of Ohio wild orchids
An article by the Ohio Department of natural resouces talking
specifically about a find of Plantanthera
leucopharea and Plantanthera ciliaris
Ladyslipper article from the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
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