7:00 PM
Announcements and Show & Tell

8:00 PM
Jason Miller​​
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8:45 PM
"Opportunity Table" - chance to win Opportunity to get a plant (worth $20)

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Show & Tell:
Everyone is encouraged as always to share orchids they have in bloom with the group - though you can try doing it spontaneously with your smartphone/pad camera or computer camera in real time, it may actually be easiest to take pictures and short video clips ahead of time, and to send them to me to share with the group while you talk about them.
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Again please send photos or video clips by email in advance to Jeff:  president@orchidsanfrancisco.org
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Virtual Plant Opportunity “Table":
At the end of the meeting instead of the traditional raffle where people buy additional tickets, this time we are not selling tickets, but will be giving out Opportunity credits to get a plant (worth ~$20) from The Tiny Jungle - the winners will be given a coupon code redeemable on https://www.thetinyjungle.com/#/

How do you win an opportunity plant?
Names of all attendees that are paid members of SFOS will have their name included once in the raffle ticket pool to be drawn at the end of the meeting.

1) You must be in attendance at the meeting.
2) You must be a paid member of SFOS - so pay your 2020 dues if you have not done so already (via MemberPlanet (http://mp.gg/ja905))

NOTE: You can have your name included in the raffle ticket pool more than once, IF:
You RSVP by calendar or email by noon on the day of the meeting
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You participate in Show & Tell by sending photos or video clips in advance by email as outlined above
OR
Prepare and give a brief talk (5-15 min) - any orchid related topic of your choice - but these need to be confirmed in advance - so please let me know if you want to do one at an upcoming meeting.

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This month we host:
Jason Miller

"Conservation of the ram’s head orchid"
 
Jason Miller is relatively new to working closely with native orchids, however, working with rare plants is in his background. Before moving to Wisconsin, Jason worked as the program assistant for the rare plant monitoring program, Plants of Concern, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. This ignited a passion for continuing to work with rare plants and an interest in the unique, and often overlooked, native plants.
 
After moving to Wisconsin, Jason began volunteering with the rare plant monitoring program in the state and was introduced to the land manager at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County. This is where he learned of the high diversity of orchids within Wisconsin and the conservation efforts that the Ridges was beginning to better understand and protect this diversity. These efforts began with five focal species, in which the Ridges formed a partnership with Dr. Lisa Grubisha from University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (UWGB) and the North American Orchid Conservation Center.
 
This project spoke directly to Jason and fit perfectly within his background and shortly after this meeting, he began his graduate studies at UWGB joining Dr. Grubisha’s lab. His thesis research is focusing on the state threatened ram’s head orchid (Cypripedium arietinum) and is taking an integrated approach to the conservation of this species. As part of his research, Jason will be examining the population genetics of extant populations, conducting an in depth soil analysis to determine the micro-site requirements, and examining if the soil chemistry is a driving factor in the fungal associations of populations across the state of Wisconsin.

The August newsletter is here! CLICK HERE to read