Conservation Work

Conservation Work Conservation Work Bringing you closer to our Conservation work than ever before   By Christopher Jacobs May 28, 2025 As we enter the fifth month of our 20th anniversary year, we have been thinking of ways to connect you, our valued friends and supporters, more deeply with the conservation work of the Garden. […]

Education for Conservation

Education for Conservation Education for Conservation A new project in El Cuale for the local production of the white oak (Quercus cualensis) By Dr. Maribel Arenas Navarro May 28, 2025 We are delighted and excited to share with you that we have launched our next educational program in the community of El Cuale, Jalisco. Last […]

Rhynchostele Cervantesii

Rhynchostele cervantesii Rhynchostele cervantesii   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 27, 2025 Rhynchostele cervantesii a Mexican orchid species widely recognized for its beauty and highly appreciated in horticulture worldwide. In addition, it has been traditionally used as an ornamental in churches and Christmas nativity scenes. Since the 19th century, it has been subject […]

Green heron

Green heron Green heron Butorides virescens   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso April 07, 2026 From the United States of America and the east coast of Canada, the Green Heron arrives, fleeing the winter. It migrates as far as Panama and northern South America. It is a solitary bird, but monogamous, perfect for this Valentine’s Day to tell that […]

Cuitlauzina Pendula

Cuitlauzina pendula Cuitlauzina pendula   By Eduardo Villegas May 17, 2025 Orchids, with their elegance and diversity, have captivated nature lovers for centuries. Among these botanical jewels, Cuitlauzina pendula stands out as an endemic species of Mexico that deserves our attention. It is a small to medium-sized orchid, epiphytic and in some cases terrestrial, with […]

Green Kingfisher

Green Kingfisher Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana   By Blanca Gabriela Chávez Garcia May 17, 2025 Meet the Green Kingfisher, it is a small bird (approximately 18-20 cm) that has a remarkably long beak in proportion to its body, its plumage is bright dark green on the top and white on the bottom. Males have a […]

Oncidium Leleui

Oncidium leleui Oncidium leleui   By Eduardo Villegas May 17, 2025 Orchids are the largest family of plants, with more than 28,000 species identified so far by scientists. Although the variation in size, color and texture is enormous, its flowers have a basic structure: three sepals and three petals, but one of them is different […]

West Mexican Euphoni

West Mexican Euphonia West Mexican Euphonia Euphonia godmani   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas May 17, 2025 Did you know that bird watching is an increasingly practiced nature tourism activity in this region of Mexico? Specifically in Banderas Bay, this activity has become increasingly popular, since we have more than 300 species of birds, both […]

Cypripedium Irapeanum

Cypripedium irapeanum Cypripedium irapeanum   By Biól. Nat. Eduardo Villegas May 17, 2025 The name of this orchid comes from Kripis (Venus) and pedilon (shoe). For its part, the term irapeanum comes from the first place where the orchid was found: Irapeo, Michoacán. Although it is also distributed on the Mexican Pacific slope, from Chiapas […]

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus   By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso May 27, 2025 Did you know that there are parasitic birds? We are referring to a species that feeds and develops at the expense of another. This is the Bronzed Cowbird, which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. This […]