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1% for Orchid Conservation
WHAT IS THAT FUNNY IMAGE OF AN ORCHID AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOME PAGE OF THE NAPLES ORCHID SOCIETY’S WEBSITE? It used to be yellow and now it’s white and it doesn’t pop out like it used to. But … Continue reading →
Long Awaited Paper Comparing the Florida Ghost Orchid and the Cuban Ghost Orchid
The long awaited paper comparing the Florida Ghost Orchid and the Cuban Ghost Orchid has arrived. The article is found in the Oxford Academic – Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Article (Acknowledgements) We express sincere gratitude to Kevin Godsea and … Continue reading →
212 Miles South! Most Grateful to Dr. Zettler and NOS
Cuba: land of cigars and rum, ghost orchids and bats! Last fall, Dr. Zettler, whose students NOS has supported with internships for six years, generously invited me to go to Cuba on a research trip as a representative of the … Continue reading →
Searching the Swamp – Conserving Native Orchids
Most Midwestern students come to Florida at Christmas or Spring Break when the weather is pleasant or, if they come in the summer, they go to the beaches to enjoy cool breezes and the water. Interns with the Orchid Recovery … Continue reading →
NOS Scholarship Recipients Speak at Meeting
Scholarship recipients Crystal Elliott and Adam Zindel and their professor, Dr. Larry Zettler from Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois, were introduced at the July meeting of the Naples Orchid Society. Dr. Zettler’s sister, Dr. Jennifer Zettler, an entomologist, accompanied them. … Continue reading →
Scholarship Winners Speak at July Meeting
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR SCALE INSECTS TO COME FROM FIELD RESEARCH Scholarship recipients Crystal Elliott and Adam Zindel and their professor, Dr. Larry Zettler from Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois, were introduced at the July meeting of the Naples Orchid Society. … Continue reading →