"Inside the World of Orchid Smuggling"
Date and Time
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
2/17/16 1-2 pm
Location
Manatee River Garden Club 3120 First Avenue West Bradenton, FL
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Judy Boehm
(941) 870-2259
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"Inside the World of Orchid Smuggling...
Description
Craig Pittman will be speaking about the controversy surrounding the rare orchid phragmipedium kovachii, which has affected our local Selby Gardens. He is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times and 4-time winner of the Waldo Proffitt Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism in Florida. Author of three books, his latest is The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid.