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Presenter credits Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden with Coral Gables partnership, Million Orchid Project progress
Summary
A presenter described the history of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, its ties to early 20th-century botanists, and Coral Gables’ role as the first municipal partner in the Million Orchid Project, saying native orchids have been replanted in city parks after about a century.
A presenter outlined the history of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and its role in reintroducing native orchids to Coral Gables parks, saying the garden "serve[s] the whole 6,000,000 people that live in this greater metro area" and noting Coral Gables became the first municipal partner in the Million Orchid Project in 2013.
The presenter said Fairchild’s roots trace to early botanists and…
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