State and Chapter Events
March, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 and Sunday, March 31, 2024 All Day |
2024 Bareroot, Plug & Potted Native Plant Sale
New River Chapter |
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 and Thursday, March 28, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
VNPS 2024 Annual Workshop [via Zoom]
Virginia Native Plant Society |
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Ecology and Distribution of Ferns in SE Virginia, Zoom Presentation with Dr. Jordan Metzgar
John Clayton Chapter |
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Friday, March 22, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Spring Ephemerals at Turkey Run, led by Margaret Chatham
Turkey Run Park Parking Area C-1 and Trailhead, McLean VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Friday, March 22, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Spring Ephemerals at Turkey Run, led by Margaret Chatham
Turkey Run Park Parking Area C-1 and Trailhead, McLean VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:00 am - 11:30 am |
Native Plant Walk at Ivy Creek with Mary Lee Epps
Ivy Creek Natural Area – Kiosk near parking lot, Charlottesville Virginia Jefferson Chapter |
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
SHRC March Meeting
South Hampton Roads Chapter |
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Monday, March 25, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
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Saturday, March 30, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Washington & Lee/VMI Campus Wildflower Walk
W&L/VMI Cross-Country Trails, Lexington VA Upper James River Chapter |
April, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Spring at Fraser Preserve, led by Margaret Chatham
Fraser Preserve, Great Falls VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
South Hampton Roads Chapter Annual Native Plant Sale
Lynnhaven House Historic Site, Virginia Beach Virginia South Hampton Roads Chapter |
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Bluebell Festival at Riverbend Park
Riverbend Park Visitor Center, Great Falls VA Fairfax County Park Authority |
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Christ Church Spring Garden & Native Plant Sale
Christ Church, Fairfax Station VA Christ Church, Fairfax Station |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 7:00 pm |
Carol Schwobel - A Brief Overview of the North American Prairies
Blacksburg Recreation Center, Blacksburg VA New River Chapter |
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Restoration of Piedmont Prairies with Bert Harris [via Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Spring Native Plant Sale
Morven Park, Leesburg VA Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Brushy Hills Wildflower Walk
Brushy Hills Trail, Lexington VA Upper James River Chapter |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Guided Walk near Maple Flat Ponds with John Holden
Shenandoah Chapter |
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Earth Day Celebration
Greene County Visitor Center, Ruckersville VA Jefferson Chapter |
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Earth Day Staunton
Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton Virginia Shenandoah Chapter |
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Trillium Trek at Thompson WMA with Alonso Abugattas
G Richard Thompson WMA Trillium Trail Parking Lot 6, Front Royal VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walk at Maple Flat Ponds with John Holden
Maple Flat Ponds, Stuarts Draft Virginia Shenandoah Chapter |
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Monday, April 22, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Guided Walk on the Madison Run Fire Road
Shenandoah Chapter |
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Spring Native Plant Tour
Shenandoah Chapter |
May, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
John Clayton Chapter Annual Plant Sale
Williamsburg Community Building, Williamsburg VA John Clayton Chapter |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:00 pm |
Will Evans - Red Spruce Restoration in the Central Appalachians
New River Chapter |
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Spring Native Plant Sale & Green Spring Garden Day
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Monday, May 27, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
June, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Native Gardening 101 Series
Shenandoah Chapter |
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Guided Walk on the Madison Run Fire Road
Shenandoah Chapter |
September, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Saturday, September 7, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Native Gardening 101 Series
Shenandoah Chapter |
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Monday, September 23, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
October, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Monday, October 28, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
November, 2024
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Monday, November 25, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
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[…] “Historical Botany” talk (Sunday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m.): The Piedmont chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society kicks off this year’s Winter Speaker Series, on historical botany, with a talk by Bert Harris, executive director of the Clifton Institute. Harris explains the organization’s plans to restore the grassland ecosystem using several strategies, including burning. The talk, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 9668 Maidstone Road, Delaplane, is free, and refreshments are provided. For more information, email piedmontvnps@gmail.com. The chapter’s Second Sunday walk in Buck Hollow on Jan. 13 is fully booked but check for other walks and winter talks at vnps.org/events. […]
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