[PCA] Rare native orchids in Door County get a helping hand - The Ridges Sanctuary - WISCONSIN

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Conservation and restoration of native orchids. The article is under
related topics to the right of the picture.


Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
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Rare native orchids in Door County get a helping
hand<http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/rare-native-orchids-in-door-county-get-a-helping-hand-b9995086z1-224088771.html>
By Meg Jones <mjones at journalsentinel.com> of the Journal Sentinel
Sept. 17, 2013

*Baileys Harbor* — Albert Fuller was so impressed with the abundance and
variety of orchids in Door County that he saved them.

When he learned in the 1930s about efforts to build a trailer park on a
prime site, the Milwaukee Public Museum's curator of botany wrote a letter
printed in the Door County Advocate, and through numerous lectures and
public meetings passionately advocated for the preservation of rare
wildflowers and plants in this area, located in Wisconsin's thumbnail. His
hard work paid off when 40 acres was preserved for The Ridges Sanctuary in
1937.

The sanctuary, which has grown into a 1,500-acre property, is now home to
25 of Wisconsin's 40 native orchid species

Full story:
http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/restoring-and-preserving-orchids-in-door-county-b9996622z1-224092851.html
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