The following links lead to interesting information, facts and other information related to orchids and botanical matters:
- Pine Rockland Working Group (PRWG)
The PRWG is a group of individuals representing nongovernmental organizations, local, State, and Federal government agencies from Florida, the Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands, along with private landowners (including Pine Ridge Sanctuary) who share an interest in the management and conservation of Pine Rocklands.
http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Miami/pineland/
- Connect To Protect Network - Fairchild Tropical Gardens
The Connect To Protect Network's objective is to create a network of corridors and gardens that connects the isolated fragments of the globally endangered Pine Rocklands so that bees, butterflies, birds, and other anuimals can find and transport seed and pollen across developed areas that seperate Pine Rockland fragments helping to improve and diversify the gene pool. Some of the supporting agencies are -- U.S Fish and WIldlife Service, Miami-Dade County Natural Areas Management and Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, Endangered and Threatened Native Flora Conservation Grants Program, Institute for Regional Conservation, and us - Pine Ridge Sanctuary.
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