[OGD] Wayqecha, Peru
Rebecca Repasky... Along this winding trail through the Peruvian cloud forest, ... has found approximately 150 species of orchids since August... It's possible that up to five species in Repasky's collection are completely new to science. ... Repasky is... doing field research that has rarely, if ever, been undertaken. ... her... cataloging of these rare orchids could help to spur the Peruvian government to protect the exotic forests that are their home, rather than allowing the land to be logged and denuded, turned into pastureland... Repasky, 23, is a Texas Christian University graduate student in biology... her professor recommended her to John Janovec, a research botanist at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth. Janovec... directs BRIT's Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program (AABP), a $2.3 million, three-year conservation project in Peru, funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Last August... Repasky found herself dropped into an isolated stretch of the Peruvian Andes, in an area they call Wayqecha, at an elevation close to 10,000 feet... ... BRIT... is concurrently doing orchid field research in Costa Rica; the orchid project is funded by $91,000 in grants from the Moore Foundation and the Beneficia Foundation... ... After she finishes her field research this summer, Repasky hopes to publish a manuscript on her research and a field guide to the orchids of the region. The Amazon Conservation Association, which will be applying to the Peruvian government for a conservation concession in these mountains (something like a lease on the land), says that AABP's orchid findings will play a role in its arguments for conservation source / complete news story : http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/14794065.htm?source=rsschannel=dfw_living see photos : 1) caption : BRIT research assistant Martin Avendaño holds an orchid of the genus Pachyphyllum that the team found in the cloud forest in Wayqecha, Peru. http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875342.jpg 2) caption : TCU graduate student Rebecca Repasky catalogs orchids. http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875343.jpg 3) caption : An orchid of the genus Epidendrum http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875344.jpg 4) http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875345.jpg 5) http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875346.jpg 6) http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875347.jpg 7) http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875348.jpg 8) map. The orchid project http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/startelegram/news/2081139-875349.jpg ** regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Orchid-lined voice...
Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz : Italian tenor nicknamed ``The Man With the Orchid-lined Voice.'' see answer : http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/14663575.htm?source=rss ** regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] COS/donation
Anyone have an address for the treasurer of the Coalition for Orchid Species in south Florida? I tried emailing the contact address on the web page ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) but the email bounced. I wanted to send a donation in Bert Pressman's name, but there's no other contact info on their web page. Contact me off list. orchidtrekker at hotmail dot com. K Barrett N Calif, USA _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] orchids vs. real estate - Brooklyn, New York (US)
Steve Ludlum had better be careful with all this talk of having those rare and protected Paphs and Prags. The CITES Police will get him. Who know, since they are foreign the orchids may well end up in GITMO. PAX, I wish, Jerry in IN ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 206
Dear Siegrid Stern, Bromeliad Queen [EMAIL PROTECTED] My time is limited, my intellectual property is valuable. It is unreasonable to ask for donations of either without more information. What is the name of the Non-profit group that would be benefiting from my (and other OGD member's) efforts? Is your non-profit a registered 501(c.)3 entity. What information can be supplied that would demonstrate that this is not just another for profit site who wants to use content other people have worked hard to create. Give us something more than Hey kids, Let's rent a barn and put on a Show to mis-quote Mickey Rooney in an old movie. Reply to the group, as I am sure there are others in the group who would donate time and content if they thought this was actually a real conservation group. Leo ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] many thanks to Steven Mansa
Many thanks for making the scans of the great old literature available. Thank you ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Neogardneria--sources?
Does anyone know of any blooming size or near blooming size sources of this genus? I am also looking for information. My old Hawkes Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids outdid the internet!! The internet using Google was of no use to me today. --Stitzelweller ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Alf Day (New Zealand)
Alf Day... His contribution to horticulture - orchids in particular - has been recognised... He is now a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. ... Day, 82, has been an active orchid grower and exhibitor for more than 55 years... He has more than 5000 of the plants on his property. ... His home is full of orchid books and pictures and a wall and a cabinet are full of certificates, ribbons and trophies. ... He has been a member of the New Zealand Orchid Society for more than 50 years, a member of the executive for more than 30 years and has served as a senior judge and president. He is now patron of the South Auckland Orchid Society'' source : http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3698667a11,00.html photo : http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/common/imageViewer/0,1445,240475,00.jpg ** regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Is pseudomonas sp. considered quartine pest?
I'm writing to seek information from US growers whoimport orchids from oversea.Specifically, I am looking for cases where USDA identified pseudomonas sp. as pest - with id number 07269 in a box of orchids, and offer two options - re-exportation or destruction. A quick search of Internet tells me that bacteria pseudomonas is commonly detected. I found a published USDA article on Risk Analysis of the Importation of Moth Orchid where none of the 4 listed bacteria, including Pseudomonas cattleyae, are clearly indicated not being quarantined pests. The explanation given to me is that USDA would rather error in this case because there are different strain/species of pseudomonas. Do I have the right to request specific proof of specific pseudomonas ? Is this within USDA guideline? Although it is easier to just return the box of orchids to the sender, it is not a comfort to know that any future shipment could suffer the same fate. It is my experience that orchid plants in stress- as in the case of bare root - sprayed with insecticide - placed in a box subject to unfavorable temperature, there is a good chance that a few plants will succumb to the attack of pseudomonas. Thank you, Peter LinExpress yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
