{"id":753,"date":"2020-07-18T16:48:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T20:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/?page_id=753"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:04:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h3>News &amp; Updates<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/piedmont-chapter-grant-program\/\">Grant proposals for Clarke County projects<\/a> are being accepted through 31 July 2026. 5 June 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>If you are not receiving regular emails from us at VNPS Piedmont, please contact our Vice President Mitzi Fox at <a href=\"mailto:fox57va@gmail.com\">fox57va@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 We send emails for each monthly Second Saturday Walk and for other events. To search for your emails from us, search &#8220;PiedmontVNPS@gmail.com&#8221; in all folders including spam. 5-9-2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Please join us in preserving Jocelyn Sladen&#8217;s legacy<\/strong> and in celebrating her life as a conservationist and a founder of VNPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/jocelyn-sladen-memorial-fund\/\">Donate now<\/a> to help us save Torrey&#8217;s Mountain Mint. 4-4-2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 View our newest brochure &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/download\/21492\/?tmstv=1680728731\">Your Yard Wants to be a Forest<\/a>&#8220;. <\/strong>And see <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/piedmont\/resources-for-your-yard-wants-to-be-a-forest\/\">more information and resources for the brochure<\/a>. For printed copies, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to VNPS Piedmont Chapter, PO Box 336, The Plains, VA 20198. 4-5-2023<\/p>\n\t<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/page.php?href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Piedmont-Chapter-Virginia-Native-Plant-Society-188837081487099\/&#038;tabs=timeline&#038;width=560&#038;height=350&#038;small_header=true&#038;adapt_container_width=false&#038;hide_cover=false&#038;show_facepile=false&#038;appId\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/select-membership-type\/\">Join<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p>Become a Member:<br \/>Support Our Mission.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/donate-2\/\">Donate<\/a><\/h4>\n\nSupport VNPS with<br \/>\nyour donation today.\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/events\/\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p>Find Field Trips, Meetings, Programs and Plant Sales.<\/p>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/chapters\/\">Find a Chapter<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p>Get involved in your<br \/>local VNPS chapter.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/redring-milkweed-asclepias-variegata\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Redring Milkweed, Asclepias variegata<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: Virginia Native Plant Society\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n         June 20, 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