This forum has been organized and is being run by the Native Orchid Conference, Inc. The purpose of our group is to foster the study, conservation, and enjoyment of native orchids of the United States and Canada.

We request that you restrict your messages to discussions about or requests for information on North American native orchids and restrain from using the site for commercial purposes.

In addition to managing this free site, our group has created a formal, non-profit [501(c)3] organization that is incorporated in North Carolina. We started a quarterly Journal in January of 2004 and have held annual orchid conferences in different areas of North America over the past 10 years.

In this site's Files section is a folder labeled Organizational Information where our By-Laws and a membership application form for the group are available. Another folder in the Files section labeled Past Conference Flyer has programs and promotional brochures from our prior conferences. Some pictures taken during the 2003 Canadian conference and the 2004 Carolinas conferences can be seen in the Photos section.

The 2012 annual meeting (number 11) of our Native Orchid Conference will be held from May 19 thru May 23 at the University of NC in Wilmington, NC. The picture of a Small Spreading Pogonia is in honor of the field trips that will be held. Our plan is to have 2 days of talks, field trips to the Green Swamp, and a travel day to field trips in the mountains of NC. As details get worked out, more information will be posted.

The Files, Photos, Links, and Database areas are used to share information with the membership, and you ought to explore them periodically for new additions. Our latest is an orchid foto flora (work in progress) that can be reached through the "Related Link" towards the bottom of this page.

Because of limited storage space, the Moderator will control posting data to this site.