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Help us to defend  populations of the amazing Venus Flytrap!
Surveys of known populations of Venus Flytrap in the Carolinas in 2019 and 2020 documented a continuing decline due to urban/suburban development and a lack of burning where appropriate habitat for this rare, charismatic plant species still exists. ​
Venus Flytrap Champions recognizes and assists landowners and land managers in the Carolinas who want to ​care for populations of this rare carnivorous species. We believe landowners can play a significant role in maintaining and increasing the remaining habitat for
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Frog in pitcher plant. Photo by Larry Mellichamp.
Venus Flytrap and the other insectivorous ​and uncommon plant species that grow with it. We are collaborating with the following agencies and nonprofit organizations to create a support network for people managing Venus Flytrap habitat on private property: ​
  • NC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
  • NC Coastal Land Trust
  • NC Friends of Plant Conservation 
  • NC Forest Service
  • NC Longleaf Coalition
  • NC Native Plant Society
  • NC Natural Heritage Program
  • ​NC Plant Conservation Program
  • NC Wildlife Federation​​
  • NC Wildlife Resources Commission
  • North Carolina Botanical Garden
  • Southern Conservation Partners
  • The Longleaf Alliance
  • USDA Forest Service
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • University of North Carolina Herbarium
  • ​Coastal Plain Conservation Group
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​Announcing our first
Venus Flytrap Champion!
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A specialty Venus Flytrap license plate  has been proposed in North Carolina. Learn more HERE.
September 24, 2022--Boiling Springs Lakes, NC​:
Hundreds of Venus flytraps were rescued and replanted over the weekend of September 24 in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC. The rescue planned and arranged by the North American Sarracenia Conservancy (NASC), was led by NASC’s Vice President Tyler Gramley. About 300 Venus flytraps were moved from the vicinity of a new fire station. 
     “Fire Rescue has agreed to maintain the relocation area to preserve the site genetics into the future,” Gramley said. “We will return in spring to count numbers and increase the planting density further!”
Introducing our new poster about Venus flytrap. . .  learn more on our RESOURCES page.
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