Our guest speaker for August is Jason Downing, PhD speaking on “The Million Orchid Project”. Don’t miss it!

AUGUST Guest Speaker

Jason Downing, PhD

Topic: The Million Orchid Project

I am originally from Kansas where I completed my BS in Organismal Biology at the Univ. of Kansas. After graduation, I relocated to Miami and completed a postbachelor year at the Univ. of Miami and worked as the assistant to the curator for the Gifford Arboretum. I completed my Master’s in Environmental Science and PhD in Biology at Florida International University in 2016. During my graduate programs I held positions at Fairchild Garden, and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center working on research related to orchid ecology and conservation, specifically interactions with pollinators and mycorrhizal fungi. I have also been working in orchid conservation in China for the past 4 years. I am currently the Orchid Biologist at Fairchild Garden where I focus on orchid research, propagation, as well as education, and conservation efforts, under The Million Orchid Project.

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