Virginia Native Plant Society

Please join us for a talk by Charles Smith, to kick of our lecture series again this year. The interactions and relationships in plant communites form the visible framework of our living world. What we often don’t see are the many other organisms interactng with plants, such as insect larvae, lesser known pollinators and bacterial …

Emily Ferguson will lead a beginner winter tree walk providing easy tips to help ID native tree species. VNPS programs are free and open to the public, but space on field trips is strictly limited. Registration is required.   CBLP CEUs are available.

A talk by Rod Simmons. Semi-open conditions along woodland edges and openings give rise to a diverse suite of light-demanding native flora. A variety of habitats that occur in woodland edges and openings will be presented, including meadowy areas, seepage wetlands, stream banks, rocky outcrops, and others. Best Management Practices will also be discussed, including …

The Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter, invites you to a presentation by Rod Simmons who will review how environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional lawn and turf cultivation benefit remnant canopy trees. These alternatives help with tree preservation as well as other native vegetation, soil microorganisms, and insects and pollinators.