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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

WildFlowerIndia & IndianTreePix Meet 2010 : Suggested Locations

Location : Kas & Purendar Fort
District : Satara
State : Maharashtra
Specialty of the Locality : crest of Sahyadri (famous for wildflowers and valley of flowers in Maharashtra)
Possible Dates : 2nd to 4th week in September (2010)
Possible Organizers : Kedar Champhekar
By : Rajesh Sachdev

Location : Bhimashankar WLS
District : Pune (?)
State : Maharashtra
Specialty of the Locality : Core of Sahyadri ( famous for wildflowers)
Possible Dates : End of monsoon
Possible Organizers : options open
By : Rajesh Sachdev

Location : Amboli
District : Sindhudurg
State : Maharashtra
Specialty of the Locality : Western ghats with good malabar elements.. ( Moist deciduous forest , lateritic plateaus with ephemeral herb, added bonus butterflies, amphibians and reptiles, natural dyes plant )
Possible Dates : August to October 15th
Possible Organizers : Pune botanists, Malabar Nature Club, .. Goa-Belgaon- Kolhapur people can also help.... accommodation facilities available
By : Saili Palande

Location : Mulshi Tamhini
District : Pune
State : Maharashtra
Specialty of the Locality : Western ghats flora, Many Sacred Groves with good lianas, orchids (fruiting and flowering season for many tree sp.)
Possible Dates : Jan to March
Possible Organizers : Pune botanists
By : Saili Palande

Location : Coastal Side streches around Diveagar- Kelshi or Jaygad- Ratnagiri
District: Raigad Ratnagiri
State : Maharashtra
Specialty of the Locality : Mangrove Forests, Sacred Groves, coastal beach flora, Phansad (if around murud), wild vegetables (Good food ;) !)
Possible Dates : August to October
Possible Organizers : Pune-Mumbai botanists
By : Saili Palande

Location: Chakrata & Deheradun
District :
State : Uttarakhand
Specialty of the Locality : Typical Himalayan flora,Conifers, Oaks, herbs, FRI, WII etc
Possible Dates : September October
Possible Organizers : no idea...
By : Saili Palande

Location: Namdapha
District : Changlang
State : Arunachal Pradesh
Specialty of the Locality : East Himalayan flora
Possible Dates :
Possible Organizers : Arif Siddique
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3 comments:

  1. Chakrata Sounds excellent. Also it will be great if we can take help of Dr. Amol Patwardhan as you mentioned in your post on wildflowersindia.

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  2. Bittu's place is great for staying..

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