June 14 Dragonfly Day at Warriors' Path State Park. 9:30 am – 2 pm. Learn about these amazing insects “at home” in their habitats and also how best to record your observations with photo- graphs with Don Holt, Steele Creek … Continue reading
June 14 Wildflower Walk at The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Jonesville, VA, with Laura Young, Southwest Regional Steward of the VA Natural Heritage Program. 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. The Preserve is home to over 30 rare, threatened, or endangered … Continue reading
June 17 TSP Highlights in Plant Conservation with Holly Taylor, Tennessee State Parks Interpretive Ranger. 7:30 p.m. Free Webinar. Sponsored by TN Native Plant Society. https://tnps.org/event/seminar-holly-taylor-on-tsp-highlights-in-plant-conservation/
Please join the Blue Ridge Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society for their Summer Native Plant Sale! At least 80 different varieties of perennials, ferns, grasses, sedges, trees and shrubs native to this region and well suited to our … Continue reading
June 21 NE TN Regional Farm Tour. 1 - 5pm. Self-guided tour choosing from 20 farms across Greene, Washington and Sullivan counties. Meet your farmer, learn where your food comes from, how it’s grown and raised, and enjoy the beauty … Continue reading
June 26 Information in Bird Song with Jill Soha, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar at Duke University. 12 – 1 pm. Virtual and In-person options. Focusing on songbirds that occur in North Carolina, this talk will cover basics of bird song biology … Continue reading
The Tree Streets are hosting a garden tour from 3-5 on Sunday, July 6 (rain or shine). You can pick up a map for the tour at Veterans Park at Southside School. There is no cost for the tour but … Continue reading
July 16-19 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. Designed to increase interest in and knowledge of propagating and preserving native Southeastern plant species in the landscape. Talks, small group field trips, hands-on workshops. https://www.wcu.edu/engage/professional-enrichment/conferences-and-community-classes/the-cullowhee-native-plant-conference/index.aspx
July 16 Blue Ridge Prism Summer meeting: How Neighborhood Associations Can Address Invasive Plants. 11:30am – 1pm. Free webinar. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-meeting-how-neighborhood-associations-can-address-invasive-plants-registration-1320623794319?ff=oddtdtcreator
Hamlett-Dobson Farm Fest will provide old-fashioned family fun on Sunday, July 20, from 2-5 p.m. at Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport. Farm Fest celebrates the pleasures of country life as visitors step back into the … Continue reading