Venus Flytrap Champions
recognizing & assisting landowners with Venus Flytrap on their property
WHY WE ARE HERE 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.
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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.
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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:
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Keep up with Flytrap NEWS
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October 15, 2021: Venus Flytrap Champions is cited in this informative article in the Fayetteville Observer about management of Flytrap habitat.
A specialty Venus Flytrap license plate (design by Preston Montague) has been proposed in North Carolina. Proceeds from plate purchases will support efforts of the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc. and Friends of Plant Conservation, Inc. to conserve native plants and promote the restoration of healthy landscapes across NC. We need your help to advance that bill in the NC Legislature! Learn how to help HERE.
Attend a "Virtual Lunchbox Talk"
about Venus Flytrap Champions with Debbie Crane, Communications Director for The Nature Conservancy, NC Chapter Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Location: Zoom webinar Learn more and register HERE. |
Just Released this October!
New Video on Managing Venus Flytrap Habitat Private landowners can manage Venus Flytrap and its fire-dependent habitat, as discussed in a new educational video by Hendy Street Productions. It features experienced land manager Dillon Epp, who demonstrates techniques appropriate for managing coastal Carolina forests where this species grows. Watch a series (below) of recorded webinars in which experts discuss Venus Flytrap ecology, status, management, and conservation--hosted by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation:
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