“Saving Indonesia’s forests isn’t just something that should be done by Indonesian people. We, the people of Indonesia, hope that every person in this world, including the people in the United States, gather with us, the people of Indonesia to … Continue reading →
The Fort Worth Show is going very well. We have a good crowd. Maybe the rainy weather is a good thing, after all. One of the vendors created a special Halloween display — combining an orchid with a very scary-looking … Continue reading →
Tomorrow and Sunday will be doing something I love to do — attend an orchid show. This one is in Fort Worth at the Botanical Gardens. I always enter one or more recent paintings for the judging. Most of the … Continue reading →
Thanks to new technology, is now possible to track data about ecology and the environment in highly efficient and effective ways. Until now the ability to observe and gather data has been extremely expensive, requiring humans to physically visit the … Continue reading →
So, why is palm oil use such a problem? It is a problem because hundreds of acres of rainforest are lost every hour and being replaced by palm oil plantations. Want to know how your favorite products and stores stack … Continue reading →
The Greater North Texas Orchid Society‘s 2015 Show featured a raffle to support habitat The Greater North The The Greater North Texas Orchid Society‘s 2015 Show featured a raffle to support habitat conservation. Four prizes were given out: Limited edition … Continue reading →
As I look at conservation programs around the world, it is hard not to worry about whether enough is being done and whether current strategies will be effective. For orchids in Ecuador, to lemurs in Madagascar, habitats are shrinking at … Continue reading →
WWF & Eyes on the Forest are using Google Maps Engine to visualize troves of map data and tell stories to the world about the issues facing Sumatra. Tigers, elephants, orangutans and rhinos face diminishing habitat in which to roam, and forests are being cleared at an alarming rate. The short video below explains how this works.
Learn more about how the Google Maps Engine can help with environmental efforts.
View maps of Sumatra.
All too often when we talk about orchid conservation we think of exotic locations such as Indonesia or the rain forests around the Amazon in Brazil. I would be willing to bet that Dallas, Texas would not be the first … Continue reading →
When we consider the ecology of our planet,the state of biodiversity, and what is happening with conservation, a good place to look is the little Central American country of Costa Rica. In my mind, Costa Rica could be regarded as … Continue reading →
When we read about conservation, it seems it’s always about all kinds of other species — everything but orchids. Why is that? Why can’t we just focus on orchids? The reason is that orchids, like all species, are part of … Continue reading →
Our love of orchids is an amazing thing. It causes us to come together as a group, to share ideas on how to be care for our beautiful plants, we share and trade among ourselves, thereby improving our collections, and … Continue reading →
Going from living and growing local species in the Philippines, to painting watercolors of orchids, and then working to preserve the native species through conservation has been a logical progression for me. I call it my win-win-win program. Everyone understands … Continue reading →