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 the 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 several annual orchid conferences in different areas of North America over the past 6 years.

In the Files section of this site 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 photo of a Purple Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera peramoena) on this page is in honor of our seventh conference that will be held in West Virginia in mid July 2008. The flyer for the conference should be mailed in early 2008.

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 web site. If you have items that you wish to share, please email them to ncorchid@Yahoo.com for consideration.