Shenandoah Valley Plant Symposium 2024

Wayne Theatre: Ross Performing Arts Center 521 W Main Street, Waynesboro, VA, United States

GET READY FOR 2024! This year's event will be held at the beautiful Wayne Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro again!  We've been listening to your feedback and we want your SVPS experience to be the best it can be. The Wayne offers state-of-the-art audio, visual, and lighting equipment which will bring presentations to life ensuring a pleasing experience

Identification of Invasive Plants (online)

Blue Ridge PRISM's online workshop will provide an introduction to invasive plants and will help you to identify different species for the spring and summer. This session will take place via Zoom and will include a Q&A period with PRISM experts. Cost: $10 This virtual session will be recorded. Those who register will receive access

$10

Managing Microstegium (online)

Art Gover will apply his decades of research and operational experiences managing invasive plants to stiltgrass and provide recommendations on methods that work best in various situations.  Luke Flory will discuss his research on the effects of various invasive plant removal methods on native plant restoration. 1 CBLP CEU

Free

Management & Control of Invasive Plants (online)

During this online workshop, organized by Blue Ridge PRISM, you will learn how to best manage invasive plants during the spring and summer seasons. This workshop will take place via Zoom and will include a Q&A period with PRISM experts. Topics covered in this session include: Best seasonal practices for specific invasive plants The right

$10

Choose Native Mini-Workshop (Online)

Community members, volunteers, and interested professionals are invited to register for this virtual mini-workshop focused on replacing invasive species with those native to Pennsylvania in landscapes and water gardens. Landscaping and water gardening activities often lead to the unintended introduction and spread of invasive plant species to our natural lands and waterways. Once established, invasive

Free

Hands On: Volunteer Tree Planting

Penn State will host a volunteer tree plantings/workshop on May 11 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. May 11 Join Penn State Extension and the Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center's Greening the Lower Susquehanna Program for an opportunity to help plant tree seedlings as part of a riparian buffer during the Volunteer Riparian Buffer Planting event! 

MNPS Monthly Program: Plants for Pollinators: Getting Reliably Safe Plants (online)

MNPS Monthly Program: Plants for Pollinators: Getting Reliably Safe Plants by Sharon Selvaggio Wondering how to ensure the plants you buy are safe for pollinators from the start? Sharon Selvaggio, Pesticide Program Specialist at The Xerces Society, will discuss why choosing pollinator-safe nurseries is important, what drives the nursery industry's use of pesticides and how

Free

CBLP-Crews

CBLP-Crews is a one-day BMP maintenance certificate course designed for maintenance crews and crew leaders who have not yet taken Level 1.   We have a few seats left for the following: May 29 - Washington, DC - Spanish only https://certified.cblpro.org/product/crews-certificate/ June 4 - Chester Co. PA   https://certified.cblpro.org/product/private-cblp-crews/ Additional classes will be held in fall 2024.

National Capital PRISM’s Invasive Plant Professional Training

Lubber Run Community Center Arlington, VA

Registration is open. Topics and Speakers will include: Mistaken Identity - Andrejs Brolis, Biologist, NCRN Inventory& Monitoring, National Park Service VA Pesticide Laws and Regulations (Regulatory Update) - Katelyn Chambers, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services DC Pesticide Laws and Regulations (Regulatory Update) - Alvin Harris, DC Department of Energy and Environment Biological Control

Free

USDA Forest Connections Webinar: Talk to Your Nursery: Tree Supply, Tree Quality, and Contract Growing

Just as relationships with community residents are the key to successful tree planting and stewardship projects, relationships with tree nursery owners and managers are the key to the growth and delivery of quality plant materials. In this webinar, we will explore best practices and model agreements between landscape tree buyers and sellers. Join us to

Free