“Orchids Among Us” Speaker: David Taft (Supervises the Brooklyn & Queens sites of the Gateway National Recreation Area)

“Orchids Among Us” Speaker: David Taft (Supervises the Brooklyn & Queens sites of the Gateway National Recreation Area)

Frequently discounted as demanding hot house darlings even veteran naturalists are sometimes surprised to find out that orchids can be found in a wide variety of habitats throughout our temperate northeast as well as on beautiful Long Island.  This highly original presentation delves into what makes an orchid an orchid, ponder the “orchid mystique”, and learn why we should care about the persistence of these wild plants and the equally wild places they call home.

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