Stig Dalstrom, the botanical illustrator and orchidologist, will be collaborating with Turkish professor, Gokhan Deniz to lead a small tour of plant-lovers through the mountainous region of southwestern Turkey in April 2010.
Stig, well known for his years as Curator of Orchids at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, is committed to raising public awareness about endangered natural habitats. His Wild Orchid Man series began with a
2009 documentary film on the elusive Ghost Orchid of Florida's Fakahatchee Swamp.Gokhan is an indefatigable hunter of orchids ( Turkey is home to many rare terrestrial species) and other indigenous plants. He lecturers at Mediterranean University in Antalya, Turkey, and is working on a much- anticipated guidebook to the flowering plants of Asia Minor.
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