Join Us at our 2018 Annual Meeting and Conference in Williamsburg: September 14-16
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Will you join us at the VNPS 2018 Annual Meeting & Conference September 14-16 in Williamsburg?
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William & Mary awards student sponsorships for the VNPS Annual Meeting
The W&M Committee on Sustainability Green Fee Grant will sponsor at least 20 W&M students, allowing them to attend the VNPS conference at no cost.
The 2018 conference will offer an opportunity for W&M students who have an interest in sustainability and protecting the natural world to network with like-minded nonprofits and agencies and to highlight their sustainability work at the university. [more…]
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Return of the Natives
My daughter, Chrissy, and I had been watching the 200-acre woodlands for months. First the “Land For Sale” sign went up; later the sign was marked “Sold,” then, most ominously, fluorescent orange flagging-tape marked the trees. The lovely wooded site was... read more
The Awkward Relationship Between Homo sapiens And Planet Earth
I, as do so many of you, present lectures and workshops to a wide range of people in which we are encouraging them to become familiar with the local flora, to plant native plants that require less water, to plant and conserve those species that are important to... read more
Kates Mountain Clover: Trifolium virginicum
Kates Mountain Clover, (Trifolium virginicum) is one of only three clovers that are native to Virginia. First discovered on Kate’s Mountain in West Virginia in 1892 by botanist, John Kukel Small, this plant is known to exist only in four states and in a very specific... read moreGet Involved in the Virginia Native Plant Society!
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