Upcoming Events

Join Lee Borg at the Blue Ridge Discovery Center to identify and learn about various mushroom species growing there.  Lee is a Virginia Master Naturalist with a passion for edible wild mushrooms.  She retired from software engineering after 36 years, moved to the mountains, and began to notice mushrooms.  Dazzled by the stunning variety of shapes and colors, curiosity drove her to have them identified.  When told she had found a choice edible, something shifted in with her mind about the possibility of obtaining good food from the forest vs. the grocery store.  Lee has now safely consumed over 100 species of wild mushrooms, learned about the trees and plants that support them, and most importantly, how interconnected our natural world is.

We encourage participants to bring a sack lunch and explore the wildlife habitat at the BRDC after the mushroom walk.  Included are a wetland, rain garden and nature trail. 

Participation in this event will be limited to maintain a high-quality experience for all attendees.  WOAH members can register starting June 24th, and registration will be available to the public starting July 10th.  

Register by email to: [email protected]

We are excited to offer a home garden tour by Susan Brown, a WOAH member since 2022.  She has spent 3 years transitioning some of her 12 wooded acres to native plants.  Susan has consulted with Christy Shivell, owner of Shy Vallet Nursery in Fall Branch, TN.  Christy will be joining us to talk about her design and planting of various areas.  Susan has native plants around her house and a new area established with Christy’s help.  There are also 4 sections of a rain garden that run down a slope in front of her house.  An open sloped area has native nut and berry trees and shrubs.

She and her husband have spent many hours eradicating Japanese Stilt grass and Asiatic bittersweet, along with many other invasives.  We can learn a lot from her experiences with this evolving project.

Susan’s list of native plants is impressive.  We believe you will have to see her gardens to appreciate the work she has done over 3 years. 

Location: Members will use email to register for the tour: [email protected] and the address will be provided by email closer to the date.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!