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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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When the “Good Guys” Go Bad: The Role of Native Fauna in the Spread of Invasive Plants
Humans play a leading role in the spread of invasive species. From accidental introductions, like Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), to intentional planting, like tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and mimosa (Albizia julibrissin), we have done an... read more
The Root of the Problem: Garlic Mustard
It’s a classic tale of being careful what you wish for. As a high school student in Germany I went hiking with my classmates in the early spring woods. As I unpacked lunch, friends gathered knoblauchskraut at the forest edge, and we then added the native herb to our... read more
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 moreGet Involved in the Virginia Native Plant Society!
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