[PCA] CONFERENCE: Native Orchid Conference June 8-12 (Ashland, OR)

[Olivia Kwong]

Native Orchid Conference
The 5th annual Native Orchid Conference will be held at Southern Oregon 
University in Ashland, Oregon, June 8 - 12, 2006. The conference will 
begin with registration and an opening lecture followed by a reception and 
poster presentations on Thursday evening June 8th.

This year's program will include talks by orchid experts from across the 
country. Some of the speakers scheduled to present include Dr. Peter 
Barnhardt (St. Louis University), Dr. Ken Cameron (New York Botanical 
Gardens), Tom Mieranda (Smithsonian Institution), Dr. Jyotsna Sharma 
(University of Florida) and Dr. Charles Sheviak (New York State Museum) 
along with authors Ron Coleman and Bill Mathis. Alternating with 
presentation days will be of field trip excursions led by area botanists. 
These trips are planned to Illinois Valley and the Russian River.

Native orchid species that should be blooming in June include Fairy 
slipper (Calypso bulbosa), Phantom orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae), 
California lady's-slipper (Cypripedium californicum), Cypripedium 
fasciculatum, Mountain lady's-slipper (Cypripedium montanum), Corallorhiza 
maculata, C. mertensiana, C. striata, Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea), 
Listera caurina, L. convallarioides, Piperia elegans, P. unalascensis, and 
Platanthera hyperborea.

Contacts for further information are Conference Co-chairs Ron Coleman 
(ronorchid at cox.net) and Dr. Carol Ferguson (ferguson at sou.edu) or President 
David McAdoo (ncorchid at Yahoo.com).