State and Chapter Events


October, 2026

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Wednesday, October 7
10:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Native Plant Sale
Green Spring Gardens Park, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Thursday, October 8
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 		Lighting Matters: An Introduction to Light Pollution & Responsible Outdoor Lighting [via Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, October 9
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Lake Accotink with Jen Brown
Lake Accotink Park Parking Lot, Springfield Virginia
Potowmack Chapter
Sunday, October 11
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 		Fall Colors Walk at Bon Air Park with Leeanna Pletcher
Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden, Arlington Virginia
Potowmack Chapter
Wednesday, October 14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Landscape scale management thinking
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Saturday, October 17
10:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Native Plant Sale October 2026
Rowser Building, Stafford VA
Central Rappahannock Chapter
Saturday, October 17
11:30 am - 1:00 pm 		October Ivy Creek Plant Walk
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Sunday, October 18
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 		Poisonous Mushrooms in Virginia: Learn to Identify Them, a Field Trip with Kevin Howe
Freedom Park, Williamsburg Virginia
John Clayton Chapter
Tuesday, October 20
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		A Perpetual Journal Practice Workshop
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Saturday, October 24
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 		Shenandoah Chapter Fall Native Plant & Seed Swap & Sale
Oakdale Park, Bridgewater Virginia
Shenandoah Chapter
Sunday, October 25
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm 		Jefferson Chapter Potting Party
Fran and Andrew Bonitini’s, Charlottesville VA
Jefferson Chapter
Sunday, October 25
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 		Williamsburg Regional Library Fall Plant Share
James City County Library, Williamsburg Virginia
John Clayton Chapter
Monday, October 26
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Summer and Fall Wildflowers with Alaina Krakowiak
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society
Tuesday, October 27
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, A Zoom Presentation with Amanda Whispel, Ph.D.
John Clayton Chapter

November, 2026

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Thursday, November 5
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Board Meeting [via Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, November 13
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Lake Accotink with Jen Brown
Lake Accotink Park Parking Lot, Springfield Virginia
Potowmack Chapter
Sunday, November 15
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 		Potowmack Chapter 2026 Annual Meeting & Program
Green Spring Gardens Park, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Monday, November 16
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Nov 2026
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society
Monday, November 23
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		Forest Herbs and Medicinal Plants with Dr. Shannon Bell
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society

January, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, January 18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Jan 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

March, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, March 15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Mar 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

May, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, May 17
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - May 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

July, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, July 19
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Jul 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

September, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, September 20
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Sep 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

November, 2027

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Monday, November 15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 		PWWS Meeting - Nov 2027
Bethel Lutheran Church, Manassas VA
Prince William Wildflower Society

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