Erik Sayle has been a member of SFOS for about 15 years. He is currently SFOS Vice President, after serving as secretary in 2017 – which was a return to the position he held for two years when he first joined SFOS. His interest in orchids has “grown” over the years and he now maintains hundreds of (mostly) species outdoors in his yard in San Francisco as well hundreds more in a 16′ x 16′ greenhouse at his family’s place in San Mateo, close to the Bay. He has been renting additional space from Dan Newman’s Hanging Gardens in Pacifica for the past 15 years. Erik is particularly interested in cool and intermediate outdoor orchids such as Himalayan Dendrobiums, Coelogynes and Pleurothallids. He likes warm-growing orchids like Bulbophyllums, though doesn’t have much space for them indoors!
Erik considers himself a naturalist and also has a degree in molecular biology. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas including biotechnology, computers, recruiting, nanotechnology, agtech and business.
Erik’s interests include all aspects of nature. Alongside his partner Josie, he enjoys scuba diving in the Philippines and other warm water locations, where he hopes to travel further in search of orchids. Other hobbies include cutting-edge science and futurist studies, catch-and-release fly fishing, mountain biking and martial arts. He is extremely concerned about climate change and frequently sounds the alarm on social media, or at almost any opportunity, about this imminent catastrophe that is destroying the nature we all love so much.
Erik considers himself a naturalist and also has a degree in molecular biology. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas including biotechnology, computers, recruiting, nanotechnology, agtech and business.
Erik’s interests include all aspects of nature. Alongside his partner Josie, he enjoys scuba diving in the Philippines and other warm water locations, where he hopes to travel further in search of orchids. Other hobbies include cutting-edge science and futurist studies, catch-and-release fly fishing, mountain biking and martial arts. He is extremely concerned about climate change and frequently sounds the alarm on social media, or at almost any opportunity, about this imminent catastrophe that is destroying the nature we all love so much.