"[Melissa] Rathbun... founder of the Washington Native Orchid Society... she has a special passion for the 41 species of orchids native to... [Washington State].
... Her group of... conservationists seeks both to protect native orchid communities in the wild and to research the best ways to propagate the plants in their home gardens. Overly enthusiastic orchid collectors and loss of habitat have endangered many of... [the] state's native orchids, Rathbun says. She says her members ask permission before digging up native orchids. "We don't poach in our club," she says... She and her mother plan to take much of their share of the salvage from the Graham site and transplant it on Taylor's property near Case Inlet." URL : http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/211796.html ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
