Good for you! You know, nobody on the cactus & succulent list came forth
and said they had a contingency plan for their collection. CP of
course are much more demanding of care and attention than succulents, so
an emrgency plan is especially needed here.
> Perhaps we are looking at this wrong. If humanity can not stop
> destroying nature (so far I can see no sign of this) then there
> will be no wild locations left. The only places these plants
> will grow is were they can get by as weeds or in collections.
> We need to develope methods by where individauls can help 'keep'
> species. While no one person or small group could have much
> effect, a system could(?) be set up facilitate the 'keeping' of species.
There is a system; conservation programs! For instance the CPC program,
which is facilitated by 25 USA Botanical Gardens. I've just scanned my
list and see that the North Carolina Bot. Gard. is in charge of Sarracenia
oreophila and S. rubra subsp. jonesii. Funny, I didn't notice any other
CP on the list, nor did I see the Atlanta Bot. Garden on the list, which
I thought was a CPC member. Perhaps this list is out of date. I see
also that the plants listed have the title "The National Collection of
Endangered Plants". I'm curious about the "National Collection" programme
in the UK, and wonder if there is a connection?
Michael Chamberland