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BBNP peyote is now extirpated (i.e. made locally extinct)

You may recall this beautiful specimen of Lophophora williamsii that had been planted in weathered volcanic tuff in what is now Big Bend National Park. This was part of a tiny population growing near an archaeological site showing evidence of long-term historical use. A small peyote garden had been established by an unknown indigenous person long […]

Lophophora williamsii harvesting; regrowth & mortality.

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 […]