• 2012 Board election announcement
  

  The Board of Directors is soliciting nominations for the 2012 election of the Board. Nominations are accepted for all positions on the Board; a description of the responsibilities of each office can be found in our bylaws under Article VI. We also have opportunities for at-large board members who help where they can on individual projects.

  If you think that you are interested in being responsible for day-to-day operations of a non-profit organization specializing in the conservation of Sarracenia, e-mail our President, Emily Troiano, at president@nasarracenia.org and note your interest either in a particular office or in general. You can nominate others or yourself, but please include a brief statement regarding your qualifications or reason for interest. (If you are a Terra Forums member, you can also see this thread and send Emily a private message.)

  The Board will accept nominations for all positions until Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 9 PM EST. The Board will approve nominations as stipulated in our Bylaws and you should be available for our yearly meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 9 PM EST to stand for election. The meeting is held via skype (details on how to join our meetings can be found here). We're excited to enter another fruitful year and are always seeking new input and expertise on our Board.

• NASC t-shirts for sale
  

  Go directly to the store!

  Good news! NASC has commissioned the incomparable Paul Milauskas of Window Box Gardens to create an exclusive design for us. We are now offering this beautiful design via our store powered by the on-demand printing service Printfection. You can choose from 14 different colors; more styles, including long-sleeve shirts and fitted tees, will be added soon.

  

  Paul created this view-from-above design with a healthy field of Sarracenia leucophylla in mind. It's as if you were strolling through dense field of Sarracenia, looked down upon these plants, and snapped a photo. We are very pleased with Paul's creation and thank him for his hard work!

  You may notice some other products available in our store, including coffee mugs, glass steins, travel mugs, and water bottles. We also offer the NASC logo on a variety of shirts. These are all great gifts for the holidays, hint hint. (We sure wouldn't mind receiving a few of these.)

  Best of all, by purchasing these products you will be supporting NASC's conservation efforts.

  Happy shopping!

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!

Go directly to the new store to purchase NASC swag and merchandise. In our opinion, these would make great holiday gifts. Check out everything we have to offer.

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.