Category Archives: Cactus Conservation Institute

Cacti, Cactus Conservation Institute, Cultivation, Lophophora williamsii, Notices, Peyote

Important words of clarification

Posted on by keepertrout
seedlings
05
Apr

Recently we submitted a letter to Senator Wiener‘s office voicing our support for cultivation of peyote. Several issues have been brought to our attention that have caused us to clarify our stance. One is that, unknown to us, Native American Church Leadership is working on the legal pathways to support the conservation of peyote, including […]

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Cactus Conservation Institute, Lophophora williamsii, Peyote, peyote harvesting, Regrowth

Lophophora williamsii harvesting; regrowth & mortality.

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
17
May

2019 Update. 17 May 2019; summary by Keeper Trout, Anya Ermakova & Martin Terry. The last two visits to the study group (15 March 2018 and 1, 2 & 4 May 2019) have provided us with an unexpected opportunity to study the effects of harvesting even further than we had planned. CCI’s original goal was […]

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Cactus Conservation Institute, Notices

Say hello to our newest board member

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
05
Jan

We welcome Kevin Feeney to the CCI Board of Directors as our newest member. He brings not just legal knowledge but also a passion for peyote conservation that includes a well-informed familiarity with the world of peyote harvesting and commerce. Kevin Feeney, PhD., JD., is educated and trained in the fields of law and cultural […]

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Blake Williams, Cactus Conservation Institute, Notices

To our friends and supporters

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
02
Jan

Reflections and transitions The end of the year — after the last cactus flower  has folded its petals inward (in West Texas that would have to be Ariocarpus fissuratus),  and many weeks before the first spring bloomers (like Echinocereus spp.)  will surprise us with their spring bursts of incredible colors —  we pause momentarily, at the “still […]

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Cactus Conservation Institute, Research station

Progress!

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
25
Sep

The wall materials have been delivered! The material shown for the exterior walls is essentially a white-painted sheet of steel on the exterior and interior surfaces, with 4 inches of styrofoam sandwiched in between, to provide both security and effective insulation from the maximum heat of early summer weather (often above 100 degrees Fahrenheit/40 degrees […]

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Cacti, Cactus Conservation Institute, Research station

An exciting development

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
08
Sep

Conducting and publishing good scientific research on the cactus species which are experiencing human pressure is our passion. To perform field work involving those cacti commonly requires the willingness to brave thorny vegetation and the ability to tolerate intense sun, high heat, and wind-blown dust that can be extreme enough to interfere with the functioning […]

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