News & Updates
- VNPS New River Chapter monthly meetings will resume in September 2026.
- National Forest Appreciate Day at Pandapas Pond will be held on June 27th.
- The February 2026 newsletter is now available.
- See Upcoming Events for more info about our programs.
- NEW: Our chapter had provided a grant to print copies of a new booklet titled "The Budding Forager's Guide to Edible Plants in SW Virginia". This includes both native plants and invasive plants. Free print copies are available at our chapter meetings, or an online copy may be viewed HERE.
- "A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia Native Plants"is now live and ready to support your planting efforts. Download here. Paper copies are no longer available but hopefully will be reprinted in 2026. If you live outside of SWVA or it's inconvenient for you to pick up, you can purchase online from VNPS to have it shipped directly to you for $10.
- Print copies of the "Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas" book is available again at our meetings for a price, and online for free HERE.
- If you would like to volunteer to work in local pollinator gardens or to help to control invasive plants, see our new updated list of opportunities.
- Chapter meetings since 2020 can be viewed on our YouTube Channel. Samples include:
The Flora of Virginia mobile app overview (January 2021), and
Biology and management of invasive aquatic plants in the New River basin (November 2022)
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