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- Wildflower Walks at Ivy Creek
The third Saturday of every month, meet at the parking lot kiosk at 9AM. Check Upcoming Events for more information. - Fire Ecology in the Southeastern US
Marie Norwood, a PhD Student in Dr. Carla Staver's lab in the Princeton Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, shared ways that fire shapes, and is shaped by, vegetation, climate, and land management. - Methods for Ecological Restoration at Home
Piedmont Discovery Center team shares hands-on ecological restoration methodologies. - Corpse Botany
Virginia Working Landscapes’ Botany Technician, Natalie Izlar, helps us identify dormant plants. - The Basics of Nature Journaling
Carolyn Duckworth shares the basics of nature journaling for both personal enjoyment and programming and education opportunities. - Calculating the Impact of Leaving Leaves
Interesting article on the current science regarding leaving fallen leaves on your lawn and garden. -
Check out this great new resource from Virginia Working Landscapes.
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- Update your calendar for upcoming local meetings, presentations, lectures, and other events described in the Jefferson Chapter Events Calendar.
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Plant Sale Profile: Claytonia virginica
Claytonia virginica is a member of the family Montiaceae (formally Portulacaceae – in case you’re looking for information regarding this plant in an older reference). The genus is named for John Clayton, 1694-1773, who was a Colonial plant collector and tobacco farmer in Virginia. Common names are Spring Beauty, Virginia…
Plant Sale Profile: Mertensia virginica
Mertensia virginica is a member of the Borage (Boraginaceae) family. Commonly called Virginia Bluebells, its also known as Virginia Cowslip, Roanoke-bells, Eastern Bluebells and Lungwort Oysterleaf. When the leaves emerge they are a lovely shade of purple, quickly turning a medium green as they increase in size. Although the flowers…
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