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Article: Orchids a Bellwether for WCGU; Florida Flowers a Sign of Ecosystem's Health.(Newspro Special)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- October 23, 2006
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Byline: Daisy Whitney
The book "The Orchid Thief'' and the movie based on it, "Adaptation,'' brought the issue of orchid poaching into the cultural consciousness. But Alexa Elliott of PBS affiliate WGCU-TV in Fort Myers, Fla., knew the bigger threat to the beautiful flower came in the form of habitat encroachment. She explored the environment of South Florida's native orchids for what became a half-hour show, part of WGCU's ongoing environmental series.
"In all of South Florida the environment is such a huge topic,'' Ms. Elliott said. "With so much development and growth, there are a lot of great environmental stories to be covered.'' She said the ...