If you enter the forum without an account, you will only see the PUBLIC sections of the forum. Once you log in as a regular MEMBER, you will also see the following sections of the forum:

Membership Section
The MEMBERSHIP section really contains most of the site content, with the most active discussions. It contains the following topics:

	Announcements Area for moderators and admin to post announcements and news
	Best Practices Discussion General questions about adopting best practices for small scale operations
	Breeding Trends Breeding trends that are significant and not
	Determining Ploidy Counting is the bottom line, but what other techniques can be used?
	Finding Resources A place to post when you are seeking particular breeding material or other resources
	Growing Green Lowering carbon footprint, increasing efficiency, IPM methods, etc...
	Hybridizing Basics Discussions about basic topics in hybridizing, how to get started, etc...
	Lab Techniques Seed Sowing, Replating, Stem Propping, Ploidy Conversion and other protocols
	Species Considerations Identification, Conservation and Improvement

Photo Gallery
The Photo Gallery section allows MEMBERS to post photographs of interest, and contains four sections:

	Cattleya Alliance Species Gallery Photo Gallery of all species within the Cattleya Tribe.
	Cattleya Alliance Hybrids Gallery Photo Gallery of all hybrids within the Cattleya Tribe.
	Misc Genera Gallery Photo Gallery of Misc Genera - for now this will be the bucket for all non-Phal photos. If we start seeing a lot of a specific tribe or genera then we'll create new sections as needed.
	Phalaenopsis Species Gallery Photo Gallery of Phalaenopsis Species
	Phalaenopsis Primaries Gallery Photo Gallery of Phalaenopsis Primary and Near Primary Hybrids
	Phalaenopsis Complex Hybrids Gallery Photo Gallery of Phalaenopsis Complex Hybrids

Collaborative Research and Projects
This is an area where groups of members coordinate and collaborate on areas of common interest in order accomplish goals collectively in a shorter period of time. Members share information, brainstorm solutions, share resources and different skill sets.

	Open Discussion Area for Live Projects This is an area where any forum member can post about projects and research that is currently active. This is also the area you should use if you want pitch new projects or work on recruiting additional participants.
	Coerulea Cattley 2n to 4n Conversion and Improvement Project The group is focused on advancing coerulea Cattleya breeding. This is a collaborative project between forum members interested in creating tetraploid coerulea Cattleyas. It includes cloning, converting existing cvs, converting sibs/crosses and finding novel ways to advance coerulea Cattleyas.
	Hardy Native Orchid Project This group is focused on the conservation, propagation and cultivation of hardy orchids native to North America. This group my also extend into other hardy terrestrial orchids from other regions of the world.
	Phalaenopsis 2n to 4n Conversion and Ploidy Cataloging Project This is a collaborative project originally founded by David McDaniel, Dean Stock, Robert Bedard and Rob Shepherd focused on converting important diploid lines to tetraploids and counting/cataloging the ploidy of existing important Phalaenopsis hybrids.

 

Vendor Section
The Vendor Section is a place where commercial and non-commerical members can post forum specials or announcements.

	Vendors Contributing Members that are participating in discussions and contributing to the overall health of the community are granted vendor areas after approval of the Senior Members and Admins.
	Member Classified Ads Members only area to post orchids for sale, trade and/or barter.