'The Cayman Islands Orchid Society opened its newly constructed Orchid Shade House at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park in Frank Sound recently.
Intended as a repository for indigenous orchids rescued from the wild and as a nursery for endangered orchid species propagated from seeds, the shade house forms... component of the Darwin Initiative, a conservation programme partnered by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Department of Environment, Cayman Islands. ... Coutts (Cayman) Ltd donated funds for the construction of the Shade House and the Botanic Park provided space for its location at their nursery. ... Cayman Islands Orchid Society President Sue Gibb said that the idea of building a shade house was born out of a strong need, especially after hurricane Ivan and the rapid expansion of development on Grand Cayman, for a place to store and protect rescued and endangered local orchids. These orchids, rescued from indigenous bush land cleared for development, might otherwise have been lost to us. Rescued orchids and seedling plants from our Seed Propagation Programme will be cared for at our new shade house until they can be reestablished in protected areas for the benefit of all, she said." article URL : http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1022390 ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
