美国新罕布什尔州兰花协会 – 新英格兰地区历史最悠久的兰花协会

新罕布什尔州兰花协会（New Hampshire Orchid Society，简称 NHOS）成立于 1983 年，是美国新英格兰地区历史最悠久、规模最大的兰花协会之一，总部位于新罕布什尔州曼彻斯特，协会以 501(c)(3) 非营利身份注册，目前拥有超过 200 名会员，长期致力于兰花文化推广、本土兰花保护与社区科普教育。

协会核心活动与会员福利

NHOS 每月第二个星期六在新罕布什尔州贝德福德（Bedford）的 Old Bedford Town Hall 举行例会，会员展示与评选从上午 11 点开始，正式会议中午开议。协会每年春季举办一次大型年度兰花展（Annual Orchid Show），2026 年的兰花展已于 3 月 6-8 日举行；夏季举办年度野餐；常年安排专题讲座、幻灯演示与教育研讨会，并邀请资深兰花种植者现场答疑，会员可借助现场小卖部和抽奖环节购买兰花植株、兰盆、基质与园艺用品。

协会每月出版电子简报，会员还可借阅协会兰花图书馆收藏的图书、录像带、杂志与期刊。会费为每年 30 美元，覆盖同一地址 1-2 名会员，会费年度为每年 9 月 1 日至次年 8 月 31 日。NHOS 与美国兰花协会（American Orchid Society，AOS）和兰花文摘公司（Orchid Digest Corporation）保持密切协作，是新英格兰地区兰花爱好者与从业者的核心交流平台。

本土兰花与保育研究项目

NHOS 教育与保育委员会（由 Jean Stefanik 主持）协调多个长期科研与保护项目。NH 本土兰花项目（NH Native Orchid Project）发动会员在新罕布什尔州全境徒步观察并记录 Pink Lady’s Slipper（Cypripedium acaule）、Goodyera、Platanthera 等本土兰花物种，已累计记录 Cypripedium acaule、Calopogon tuberosus、Goodyera pubescens、Isotria medioloides、Platanthera psycodes、Pogonia ophioglossoides 等多个物种的分布数据，与新罕布什尔州遗产计划（NH Division of Forests and Lands）、美国鱼类与野生动物管理局（US Fish & Wildlife）以及新英格兰野花协会（New England Wildflower Society）共享数据库。

Ponemah Pogonia 恢复项目自 2013 年起在新罕布什尔州 Amherst 的 Ponemah Bog 移植玫瑰红 Pagonia ophioglossoides 试验种群，协会持续监测移植存活情况；Telipogon 兰花授粉研究资助博士生 Carlos Martel 在秘鲁进行南美 Telipogon 兰花传粉昆虫野外考察，研究成果发表在 AOS《ORCHIDS》杂志 2014 年 10 月刊；新加坡兰花保育海报项目与新加坡政府部门联合制作并发行兰花保护海报；UNH 温室计划支持新罕布什尔大学温室运营；Fakahatchee 网络摄像头项目远程观测佛罗里达 Fakahatchee 州立公园原生兰花种群动态。

机构治理与会员结构

NHOS 设有主席、副主席、财务、秘书 4 个核心 officer 职位，下设 5 名 trustee（任期两年），以及由 14 位 chair 领导的常设委员会，覆盖项目、年度兰花展、图书馆、会员、Show Table、Newsletter、招待、宣传、AOS 与附属协会代表、教育与保育、拍卖、网站、风险管理、社交媒体等 14 个职能岗位。协会通讯地址为 NH Orchid Society, PO Box 5375, Manchester, NH 03108；运营平台基于 Wild Apricot 协会管理系统，会员可在 Members Only 区查看完整理事会议记录、内部活动相册与电子简报归档。

官方资源链接：https://www.nhorchids.org/

The New Hampshire Orchid Society (NHOS), organized in 1983, is one of the oldest and largest orchid societies in the New England region of the United States. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire and registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, NHOS currently has over 200 members and is dedicated to orchid culture, native orchid conservation, and community horticultural education.

Core Activities and Membership Benefits

NHOS holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of each month at the Old Bedford Town Hall in Bedford, New Hampshire. Show table judging begins at 11 a.m., and the formal meeting starts at noon. The society hosts an annual orchid show each spring — the 2026 show was held March 6-8 — along with a summer annual picnic, slide presentations, guest speakers, educational workshops, and experienced orchid growers on hand to answer questions. Members can purchase orchid plants, pots, growing media, and supplies through the on-site sales area and raffle table.

The society publishes a monthly newsletter and maintains an orchid library from which members may borrow books, videos, magazines, and journals. Annual dues are $30, covering one or two members at the same address, with a dues period running September 1 through August 31. NHOS maintains close affiliations with the American Orchid Society (AOS) and the Orchid Digest Corporation, serving as a central hub for orchid hobbyists and professionals throughout the New England region.

Native Orchid and Conservation Research Programs

The NHOS Education and Conservation Committee, chaired by Jean Stefanik, coordinates several long-term research and conservation initiatives. The NH Native Orchid Project mobilizes members to observe and document native orchid populations across the state — including Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), Goodyera, and Platanthera species — building a shared database with the NH Division of Forests and Lands, US Fish & Wildlife, and the New England Wildflower Society. Documented species include Cypripedium acaule, Calopogon tuberosus, Goodyera pubescens and tessellata, Isotria medioloides, multiple Platanthera species, Pogonia ophioglossoides, and Spiranthes ochraleuca.

The Ponemah Pogonia Restoration Project has been transplanting rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides) test populations at Ponemah Bog in Amherst, NH since 2013, with continuous monitoring of survival rates. The Telipogon Pollinator Research Grant funded doctoral student Carlos Martel’s field research on pollinators of South American Telipogon orchids in Peru, published in the AOS ORCHIDS magazine October 2014 issue. Other ongoing programs include a Singapore Orchid Conservation Poster Grant co-produced with Singapore government agencies, the UNH Greenhouse Project supporting the University of New Hampshire greenhouse, and the Fakahatchee Webcam Project monitoring native orchid populations in Florida’s Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve.

Governance and Member Structure

NHOS is led by four core officers — President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary — supported by five trustees serving staggered two-year terms and 14 committee chairs covering Programs, Annual Orchid Show, Library, Membership, Show Table, Newsletter, Hospitality, Publicity, AOS & Affiliated Societies Liaison, Education & Conservation, Auction, Website, Risk Management, and Social Media. The society’s mailing address is NH Orchid Society, PO Box 5375, Manchester, NH 03108. Operations run on the Wild Apricot association management platform, with members accessing meeting minutes, internal event photo galleries, and newsletter archives through the Members Only area.