Dear efI members, I am sorry for cross posting but this may be of interest to few among you.
We did Valley of Flowers National Park in 2012 and covered with more then 180 species of flora, 20 species of butterflies, one mammal and 10 species of birds. This was the first experiment which brought a very good response with 23 participation from all parts of the country. Now in 2013 we are doing it again. In two batches . June and August. June is the time to see the flowers freshly blooming . This is also the time when tourism in this Himalayan protected area is little away to start. Probably less crowd and more sightings. Precisely orchids, climbers and trees are the target for this batch. For more details, click on the link. http://www.rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.in/2013/01/valley-of-flowers-national-park-june13.html -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev https://www.facebook.com/matherana.rajeshii https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/ --

