Our Mission

To promote interest in orchids and their cultivation, to educate by exchanging information and experiences related to successful orchid culture, and to support the conservation of orchids in the wild.

Our Meetings

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month.

Details here.

Our Shows

We host four shows a year.

Details here.

Our Activities

Membership in the SDCOS

The society conducts a lot of activities like potting workshops, field and camping trips and has a standing subgroup, the Species Group, dedicated to the culture of species orchids.

Details here.

Membership in the society is $20/ year ($25 for a couple membership), and free for juniors <18 years old.

For more information and to join click here.

Our Board of Directors

The society is governed by a 9 member board of directors, which directs the society affairs and meets on the first Thursday of each month. The board meetings are open to all members of our society. Click here for more information.

Contacts

  E Mail Address Name
General Inquiries info@sdorchids.com  
Advertising advertising@sdorchids.com Myra de Tate
Conservation conservation@sdorchids.com Ron Kaufmann
Membership membership@sdorchids.com Bob Clark
Newsletter newsletter@sdorchids.com David Vandenbroek
Showchair showchair@sdorchids.com Debby Halliday
Social Media socialmedia@sdorchids.com Ashley Grable
Volunteers volunteers@sdorchids.com Dave Hoffmaster
Webmaster webmaster@sdorchids.com Kay Klausing

Board of Directors E Mail Address Name
President president@sdorchids.com David Vandenbroek
1st Vice President 1stvp@sdorchids.com Ashley Grable
2nd Vice President 2ndvp@sdorchids.com Nate La Breche
Director-at-Large dal1@sdorchids.com Stewart Walton
Director-at-Large dal2@sdorchids.com Sima Perkins
Director-at-Large dal3@sdorchids.com Carey McCoy
Treasurer treasurer@sdorchids.com Myra de Tate
Secretary secretary@sdorchids.com Maria Gray
Past President pastpresident@sdorchids.com Debby Halliday