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VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES
Our popular series of online presentations brings a host of distinguished scientists, talented students and enthusiastic hobbyists to offices and living rooms around the world. Anyone interested can enjoy these presentations about various aspects of North American native orchids and orchid conservation in real time and/or view the recorded version at a later date. Members and guests are invited to log in on the 4th Tuesday of the month starting at 8:30 pm Eastern time (5:30 pm Pacific time). Each presentation will last 40-50 minutes followed by a brief Q & A period. A reminder notice with speaker bio and Zoom link will be distributed prior to each presentation. We look forward to having you join us for these engaging talks.
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2024/25 SCHEDULE
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September 24, 2024: Tara Littlefield (Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves)
Recovering Rare Orchids and Restoring Lost Landscapes in Kentucky's
Cumberland Plateau
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October 22, 2024: Ron Parsons (Renowned orchid photographer and author)
Springtime in the Gargano
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November 26, 2024: David Remucal (Delores E. Isaacson Curator of Endangered
Plants, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum)
Topic TBD
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January 28, 2025: Todd D. Crail, Ph.D. (Distinguished Lecturer, Environmental
Sciences - University of Toledo)
Restoring the Yellow-fringed Orchid to the Oak Openings Preserve in Northern Ohio
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February 25, 2025: Fred Bess (Certified Arborist, Horticulturist, Author and
Native Orchid Grower
Gardening in the Mud: Creating a Bog Garden for Native Orchids and Other
Wacky Plants
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March 25, 2025: Ellen Garcia (Case Grant Recipient; Ph.D. Candidate, University
of Florida)
Symbiotic Relationships Between Mycorrhizal Fungi and South Florida
Native Orchids
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS MAY BE VIEWED BELOW
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