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Fungi as Keys to Unlocking Orchids Conservation
Speaker: Melissa McCormick, PhD
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Melissa McCormick is a Senior Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and is the Director of the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC). She earned her B.S. degree Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas, 1992) and Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior from Michigan State University (1999). Melissa joined SERC in 1999, first as a postdoctoral researcher, then a research scientist, and now as a senior ecologist. Her main research focus is on associations between plants and mycorrhizal fungi, with a strong focus on orchids. In 2011, with Dennis Whigham, she co-founded NAOCC at the Smithsonian. The goal of NAOCC is to safeguard the native orchids of the US and Canada, through propagation, preservation, and education. She has authored over 60 peer reviewed scientific publications about orchids, their mycorrhizal fungi, their pollinators, and other drivers of plant distribution.
Sponsor: Maryland Orchid Society
This meeting is hybrid. We ask that you register for your preferred option; after registering, you will get Zoom login information and in person location information.
Physical location: Hybrid, options to attend by zoom or to attend the Maryland Orchid Society meeting at Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore 21212
The program is free and open to the public.
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK
In person meeting begins at 7:00. Zoom opens at 7:45PM. Presentations begin at 8:00PM and generally run until 9:00PM.
We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, as well as the in person location information.
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Sponsors: Maryland Native Plant Society, University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore City Forestry Board
Moderator: Claire Cambardella
Panelists: Ashley Bowers, Dr. Solange Filoso, Dr. Andrew Macdonald, Rod Simmons, Rob Schnabel
This meeting is hybrid: in-person and on Zoom.
In-person location: Ellicott City, MD 21042
This event will start promptly at 7 PM and go until 9 PM. | No pre-program or announcements beforehand. If you are attending in person, be sure to arrive a few minutes early to take your seat so we can start on time.
DESCRIPTION: Stream restoration projects are reshaping waterways across the country — but are they always the right solution and completed using best practices? This expert panel brings together professionals with deep, diverse experience in stream reconstruction to examine the practice from every angle: the science, the outcomes, the economics, and the community impact.
Join us for a frank, evidence-based conversation that asks the hard questions: When does stream restoration work, and when does it fall short? What alternatives exist? Who bears the cost, and who benefits?
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO ATTEND IN PERSON OR TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK
When registering, you will select either the in-person or Zoom option. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, as well as the in-person location information.
We can accommodate 100 registrants in person, plus the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting starting right before the event.
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