Outreach: Tabling Time – Tree Fredericksburg Native Plant Festival

Our chapter is official and it is time to get out the word!

The Tree Fredericksburg Native Plant Festival on September 28, 2025 was the perfect opportunity to set up a table and reach out to like-minded folks! But first we were lucky enough to hear Karen Tavakoli and Alonso Abugattas speak.

Our table was set up to display our three areas of focus:  Grow, Know and Protect.

Joy Green brought her oak tree and taught visitors about the importance of oaks in our ecosystem.  Young visitors were delighted to find caterpillars hiding in the fallen leaves at the base of the tree.  It was the perfect way to engage with native plant lovers of all ages!

We had the chance to engage with other vendors and so many festival attendees, sharing the value of native plants.  And everyone enjoyed the chance to do a little native plant shopping!

(photo credit:  Kassandra Givler)