Navigation Jacobs Clinic Leads Charge for Ghost Orchid Protection
Delicate, elusive, and visually striking, the ghost orchid lives deep within southwest Florida’s wetlands.
A rare white flower with two delicate tendrils descending from its center, it draws photographers and nature enthusiasts to trek for hours through dense swampland just for a chance to see it. It’s also on the brink of extinction as habitat destruction, poaching, hurricanes, and other occurrences threaten its habitat in places like Big Cypress National Preserve and Fakahatchee Strand State Park.
With Stetson Law’s Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment as their advocate, environmental groups hope to change that.
