State and Chapter Events
Guidance for Walks and In-Person Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic
February, 2023
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
The Socrates Project: Poisonous Plants in Virginia
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia Jefferson Chapter |
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
The Race Against Plant Extinction with Wesley Knapp [Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
5th Annual Prince William Native Plant Symposium
Verizon Auditorium, Manassas VA Prince William Wildflower Society |
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Winter Greens Walk at Scotts Run with Margaret Chatham
Scotts Run Nature Preserve, McLean Virginia Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Warren Memorial Hospital Trail Walk with Sally Anderson
Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal Virginia Piedmont Chapter |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
February Meeting
Blacksburg Recreation Center, Blacksburg VA New River Chapter |
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Sunday, February 19, 2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Identifying Plants from Cotyledons and Seedlings with Laurie Denker MacNaughton
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Delaplane VA Piedmont Chapter |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Too Many Deer? with Dr. Bernd Blossey [Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter |
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Monday, February 27, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
March, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Winter Lecture Series: Native Plants with Nancy Vehrs
HOA Clubhouse at Villages of Piedmont II, Haymarket Virginia Prince William Wildflower Society |
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Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Potowmack Chapter Board Meeting
Potowmack Chapter |
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Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
PWWS Meeting & Presentation: Native Plants and Their Fungal Relationships with Tom McCoy
Prince William Wildflower Society |
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
11th Annual Author Event: Ruth Rogers Clausen - Author of Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast
Manassas Park Community Center, Manassas Park Va Prince William Wildflower Society |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 9:00 am |
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Online Native Plant Seedling Sale
Potowmack Chapter |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - Tuesday, March 14, 2023 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
VNPS Annual Workshop 2023 [Zoom]
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
The (Native) Flowers That Bloom in Spring: A Refresher Look at Ephemerals and More with Margaret Chatham [Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter |
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Friday, March 24, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Spring Ephemerals at Turkey Run Park with Margaret Chatham
Turkey Run Park, McLean VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Bareroot Plant Distribution
New River Chapter |
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Monday, March 27, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
April, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
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Friday, April 7, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Spring Ephemerals at Fraser Preserve with Margaret Chatham
Fraser Preserve, Great Falls VA Potowmack Chapter |
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Monday, April 24, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
May, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Field trip to Wood Thrush Natives
Wood Thrush Natives Nursery, Floyd Virginia New River Chapter |
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Monday, May 22, 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Meeting
Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, Roanoke Virginia Blue Ridge Wildflower Society |
June, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
July, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
August, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
September, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
October, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
November, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
December, 2023
Date and Time | Event Description and Location | |
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Piedmont Chapter Board Meeting
Blandy Experimental Farm Library, Boyce VA Piedmont Chapter |
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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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