Conservation Newsletter Articles
The following articles can be used for free by orchid societies in their newsletters. The writers ask that they be notified when their articles are used by giving the following: name of article, name of orchid society, month and year of publication. Click on titles for articles.Orchid Habitat Loss, Preservation, and Restoration I (1.1 mb pdf file includes pictures) An introductory article on orchid conservation and the new habitat loss, preservation, and restoration section of the OCC featuring seven stories.
Writer: Orchid Conservation Coalition
Contact: information@orchidconservationcoalition.org
Tree Fern as a Mounting (7 kb pdf file)
Tree fern has been used as a mounting for orchids for a number of years, especially once Osmunda fiber became more and more expensive and difficult to find. We have now reached the point where the demand for the product is endangering many of the slower growing species of this large fern.
Writer: Susan Taylor (BellaOnline’s Orchid Editor)
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
Pollinating Cypripediums By Hand (158 kb pdf file) The pollen grows behind a shield like portion or “staminodium” above the area where it is placed to pollinate the flower to produce seed. Originally published in the Houston Orchid Society newsletter
Writer: Doug Harris
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
An Introduction to 1% for Orchid Conservation (10 kb pdf file) In situ orchid conservation and habitat preservation are the first line of defense for safeguarding orchid species for the future. Organizations that participate in 1% FOC commit to budget 1% or more of their net revenue towards in situ orchid conservation projects of their choice.
Writer: Orchid Conservation Coalition
Contact: information@orchidconservationcoalition.org
Orchid Conservation Primer (25 kb pdf file)
Orchid conservation is a very hot issue, as you might imagine, in the orchid community. Getting the first orchid of a new species and propagating it can bring enormous rewards.
Writer: Susan Taylor (BellaOnline’s Orchid Editor)
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
Build a Species Collection (23 kb pdf file)
As you become involved with growing orchids there will come a time when you will consider starting growing some species orchids. Fortunately they are now widely available from reliable dealers who produce plants from seed in the laboratory rather than the old fashioned way...
Writer: Susan Taylor (BellaOnline’s Orchid Editor)
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
Orchid Conservation – Seed Banks (23 kb pdf file)
In order to protect the biodiversity of the planet, there are a number of projects to collect and store seeds of plants around the world. These endeavors are called Seed Banks.
Writer: Susan Taylor (BellaOnline’s Orchid Editor)
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
Orchid Conservation - Photographing Wild Orchids (21 kb pdf file) But there is an even more insidious kind of destruction going on that I had not even considered: the habitat destruction caused by those of us who love our wild orchids to death.
Writer: Susan Taylor (BellaOnline’s Orchid Editor)
Contact: orchids@bellaonline.com
Living Orchid Collection (9 kb pdf file)
The article is a introduction to the Living Orchid Collection (LOC). Grouping orchid collections together as a virtual single collection will be a stronger ex situ conservation effort than separate individual collections.
Writer: Orchid Conservation Coalition
Contact: information@orchidconservationcoalition.org