Initially funded by a Challenge Grant from the Smithsonian Institution, the North American Orchid Conservation Center will be a nationwide public-private partnership based at SERC.

NAOCC's mission is to conserve orchids native to North America through a multi-pronged approach that will include:

         -promoting habitat conservation and restoration

         -establishing a national collection of seeds and fungi

         -developing techniques to propagate orchids

         -creating a web-based national educational program

 To learn more about NAOCC and how you can participate, right click HERE and download a high resolution brochure to your desktop.