Sarracenia are very threatened in the wild. They only grow within Longleaf Pine habitat, which has been reduced by 97% due to logging, replanting, and man-made changes in hydrology. From Virginia down through Texas, their remaining populations are just a shadow of what they once were. While there are some protected areas of habitat being maintained and restored, there is still habitat loss happening every day.
We partner with a number of conservation organizations to donate time, money and plants to help protect remaining populations of these plants in the wild. Steve also sits on the board of North American Sarracenia Conservancy NASarracenia.org, as well as partners with Meadowview Biological Research Station (PitcherPlant.org) to help raise money and awareness for Sarracenia causes.
Sarracenia in the wild
The current greatest need is to help preserve a very small slice of Virginia pitcher plant habitat via GoFundMe