Naked Mountain: The Delights and Challenges of Owning One of Virginia’s Natural Area Preserves – A Talk by Marcia S. Mabee

Date/Time
Sunday, November 8, 2015
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location
Green Spring Gardens

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Refreshments and mingle at 12:30 pm, Program begins at 1:00 pm.

VNPS programs are free and open to the public – No registration necessary for lectures.

This is our annual meeting, and all who attend will receive a free copy of the native plant guide, Native Plants for Northern Virginia. But please come to hear the story of how a 284-acre property in Nelson County, Virginia, came to be and the discoveries and obligations inherent within the preserve that continue to this day.

Marcia Mabee is the owner of Naked Mountain, which was placed under an open space easement in 2006, held by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and designated by DCR as the 49th Natural Area Preserve in Virginia. There are currently 62 Natural Area Preserves across the state in a system managed by the Natural Heritage Division of the DCR.

Ms. Mabee is currently retired. For twenty-five years she provided Washington, D.C. representation for non-profit public health organizations. She holds an MPH (Masters of Public Health) degree and a PhD in health policy. Ms. Mabee currently serves as Conservation Committee Chairperson on the Virginia Native Plant Society Board of Directors. She writes a blog about living in the middle of a natural area preserve (http://nakedmountain.net/author/naked87/) and is writing a memoir entitled, Naked Mountain, which is expected to be published in the fall of 2016.