• 2010 Auction Beneficiary
  

  The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Georgia has received the $1700 donation from NASC.  With the help of this donation, one of the Georgia's rarest natural communites will be maintained via biennial burns, invasive plant removals, and hydrology restoration.

  TNC in Georgia writes, "every dollar we raise in Georgia is leveraged through public funding, landowner donations and other sources to bring over five dollars in conservation impact -- an excellent return in your investnment in our work."
  
  Originally NASC planned to donate a maximum of $1500 of the 2010 auction proceeds, but we were able to donate more from your auction support.  While the extra amount might not seem a lot, it goes a long way for non-profit conservation organizations.  
  
  We thank everyone who contributed to the auction this year.
  
  The donation help maintain and protect the endangered green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) listed on the US Endangered Species Act and CITES Appendix I.

• 2010 NASC Benefit Auction
  

  

  The 7th Annual online NASC Benefit Auction is about here.  The auction will run from Saturday, April 24, 2010 until Saturday, May 8, 2010.

  Auction forum and rules are located at TerraForums, sponsored by FlyTrapShop.

  The auction is NASC's main fundraising event for the year and the lesser of $1500 or 50% of the 2010 auction proceeds are being donated to The Nature Conservancy, Georgia for preserving the Federally endangered green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) listed on the US Endangered Species Act and CITES Appendix I.

  
  Sarracenia oreophila from the protected Georgia site.
  Photograph by Barry Rice.  Used with permission.

The North American Sarracenia Conservancy (NASC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that exists to serve as a living record of the taxonomic, morphological and genetic diversity of the genus Sarracenia for purposes of conservation and cultivation.

In short, the conservancy consists of Sarracenia experts, cultivators and admirers who are working together to preserve the genetic diversity of Sarracenia both by preserving their natural habitat and through a decentralized preservation through cultivation program.  Learn more!

Sarracenia is a genus of carnivorous plants commonly known as North American Pitcher Plants. These plants grow funnel shaped leaves that allow them to trap and digest insects. Sarracenia are found from Texas through the eastern seaboard, New England, and much of Canada. They thrive in swampy areas with acidic soil where most plants starve for lack of nutrients. Sarracenia, with their alternate source of nutrients, can outcompete other plants that rely on soil nutrients.

Read more on Wikipedia.