Upcoming Events

Gail Olson will discuss the importance of using native plants in your home gardens and using a method called Winter Sowing to enhance your seed germination this winter. 

Gail is a member of both the Washington County Master Gardeners and founder of the Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands Chapter.

Gail enjoys creating wildlife habitat in her gardens at home by using native plants and management practices to enhance those habitats. She shares this knowledge in habitat classes for Master Gardeners and helping with local public native gardens, such as the Damascus Trail Center.

The presentation on Winter Sowing will be followed by the seed swap.  Many local gardeners, organizations, and farms will have seed to share.  Feel free to bring your own seeds to swap with others, although this is not a requirement.

The event is co-sponsored by Sustain Abingdon, Washington County Master Gardeners, and Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands.

Humans have both the power to destroy nature and the power to heal it. Learn about why we can’t just leave vegetative systems “alone” to return back to their natural states when they have been so heavily manipulated by us. The DCR Natural Heritage Program works to manage, restore, and protect many different types of threatened and endangered habitats and species throughout southwest Virginia. Many of these unique community assemblages or species could be helped by you through greater awareness, volunteer stewardship, or incorporation into your tiny piece of the Earth.

Laura Young will be presenting this talk for the Appalachian Highlands chapter of Wild One. She works with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and will be sharing information related to her work with rivercane restoration on the The Cedars Natural Area Preserve.

In-Person in room 130 of the ISC Building on the campus of Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) or virtual via Zoom.

You can link here to VHCC’s campus map and directions: https://www.vhcc.edu/campus-map-directions

Zoom Link:  https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/89405383386?pwd=MN6DzUB0yMNZmkjNnX8AdK8whhEXQa.1

This Zoom workshop features information on creating a wildlife pond to enhance your native habitat. Wildlife ponds are especially attractive to amphibians and insects, both of which are essential parts of the diversity puzzle. Also, learn about FrogWatch, a national citizen science program that you can participate in to provide important data about frogs and toad populations. Attract them and they will come! Presented by Melanie Smith, WOAH member, Holston Rivers Master Naturalists and FrogWatch Coordinator.

No registration is required. Join the Zoom meeting at:

https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/83795791828?pwd=uarJBiHAlosaKsERHYxfkkbqFz6JLv.1 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!