Upcoming Events
Invasive Plant Workshop at Rockfish Valley Trail in Nellysford
Friday, April 5 @ 10:00 am — 1:00 pm
Join Blue Ridge PRISM’s knowledgeable staff at the beautiful Rockfish Valley Trails to learn about invasive plant ID, herbicide safety, basic management strategies, and a step-by-step tutorial on how to use herbicide techniques as well as manual control options. This workshop will include an invasive plant identification walk on the Camille Trailhead, Rockfish Valley Trails, Nelson County.
Registration fee is $25. Register HERE
CATS 2024 Tree Sale: April 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Virginia Department of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville.
Identify and Control Non-Native Invasive Plants in Spring
Part 1: Introduction and Identification :
Zoom presentation: Tuesday, April 9 @ 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ⇒ Register here
Part 2: Control Methods
Zoom presentation: Thursday, April 11 @ 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ⇒ Register here
Tim Maywalt, Tree Steward and of the Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (Blue Ridge PRISM) will present this two-part class by Zoom. We will cover:
Identifying invasive plants
Why fall/winter is a good time to control invasive plants
Planning your control program
Using manual & mechanical control methods
Choosing the right herbicide and equipment, and using it properly
Chemical control methods
Forest safety, equipment and herbicide safety, and personal protective equipment.
Reference documents for more detailed identification and treatment information.
Sources for equipment, supplies and professional help from State Foresters and Conservationists and commercial vendors
Guided Walk: Late Spring’s Glorious Forest Understory Plants
Saturday, April 13 @ 10:00 to 12:00 p.m. ⇒ Register here
Join Tree Steward guide and property owner Phil Stokes for this spring walk in a pristine remarkably diverse 30-acre mature woodland as trees, wildflowers, and ferns announce spring’s arrival.
See the wonders of many naturally occurring ephemeral blooming wildflowers such as wild geranium, star flowered chickweed, toothwort, rue anemone, and a variety of ferns on this easy 1 ½ mile walk along trails. In addition we’ll visit restored woodland understories thriving with planted trilliums, Jacob’s ladder, trout lily, Mayapple, Virginia bluebells, and various other wildflowers. Pinxter bloom azaleas indigenous
to the site should also be in bloom as well as serviceberry, maple, and paw paw.
Directions will be sent after registration is complete. Limited to 15 people. No restrooms available.
UVA Guided Tree Walk
Saturday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. ⇒ Register here
Join Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards on this walk at the University of Virginia through beautiful surroundings and spring blooms as we discuss the history of the area, some specimen and native trees. We will share information about the value of biodiversity, tree identification, and specific qualities related to each tree discussed. This is an easy to moderate walk over a gentle sloping area of paved walkways and grassy areas under a high canopy of trees.
Blue Ridge PRISM’s 2024 Spring Meeting
“Native Plants for Your Landscape,” with Peggy Singlemann
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
(via Zoom)
REGISTER
Garden Basics: Native Plants for Shade
April 20 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FREE
Adding native plants to your shady yard is both ecological and beautiful. Learn how to: layer your landscape, identify types of shade, and determine which plants work in each situation. We will cover trees, shrubs, and perennials.
Garden Basics is a partnership with the Bread and Roses ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Space is limited. Please register below to reserve your place in the class. Registration closes at 5 p.m. April 19, 2024, or when the class is full.
Find out more and Register Here
Virginia Department of Forestry Callery Pear Tree Exchange: Remove and Replace your Callery Pear Trees
SATURDAY, APRIL 20:
Pre-registration required – view PDF with more information here.
The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is rolling out a new exchange program to help slow the spread of Callery pears from the urban landscape into our natural areas. DOF’s new Callery Pear Exchange program incentivizes the removal of up to three (3) Callery pear trees from your property to receive an equal number of native, young, healthy – and free – replacement trees.
Coming up in May . . .
Piedmont Master Gardeners’ Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 4 @ 10 am – 2 pm.
The Piedmont Master Gardeners’ annual Spring Plant Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Albemarle Square Shopping Center in Charlottesville. The sale will offer thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruit-bearing plants, herbs and and houseplants, including a large assortment of native plants. In addition, shoppers can purchase garden implements, yard ornaments and other “Green Elephants.” The sale will happen rain or shine and will feature a Help Desk for answering gardening questions and educational displays on a variety of topics.
Garden Basics: Dividing Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
May 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FREE
Many beautiful plants come from bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes. Some can be left in the ground over the winter, while others can be dug up, stored, and planted the following spring. You will discover:
- how to identify bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes;
- how they reproduce;
- how to dig them up; and
- how to store them for the winter.
A hands-on activity will demonstrate the proper method for dividing. Garden Basics is a partnership with the Bread and Roses ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Space is limited. Please register below to reserve your place in the class. Registration closes at 5 p.m. May 17, 2024, or when the class is full.
Check your time on UVA Tree Walk. I believe it is am not pm. My ticket says 9:30am – 11am
Thank you, sir! Much appreciated!