January 8 Blue Ridge PRISM Winter Meeting: Winter Activities for Invasive Plant Control. Free webinar. 11:30 am – 1 pm. Register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-activities-for-invasive-plant-control-registration-1106509673219?aff=oddtdtcreator
January 9 Connecting Home & Garden: Native Garden Design. 7 pm with Josh Banks, architect (and gardener!) Presented by Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands Chapter. No registration required. https://appalachianhighlands.wildones.org/connecting-home-garden-native-garden-design-with-josh-banks-january-9-2025-at-7-pm/
January 11 Warriors' Path State Park Winter Garden Seminar - Heritage Gardening. The Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Center will teach us to identify, collect, & propagate heir-loom plants. $5. 423-239-6786, marty.silver@tn.gov. https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/warriors-path/#/?event=35th-annual-winter-garden-seminar-WPSP-2025
January 16: By zoom Phil Blevins, Washington County Extension Agent for VA Cooperative Extension, VA Tech Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7 pm* This is a ZOOM presentation. The link to register is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4sJKEI7fS_2uVgTwsF9SMQ *Although the registration states the meeting … Continue reading
This event will be held on the first sunday of every month, with the goal of keeping Rocky Fork's trails and creeks free of litter. Meet Park Ranger Cory Franklin in the campfire interpretive area, from there we will either … Continue reading
February 6 Herb Saplings meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Christy Shivell of Shy Valley Farm will discuss Yarrow, the IHS 2024 Herb of the Year and Selfheal, Herb Society of America's 2025 Notable Native Herb. Bring an herb snack … Continue reading
February 8 Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast. Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, 2620 S. Roan St., Johnson City. 8 am – 3 pm. Watch as the gathered sap from maple trees is boiled down to sweet maple syrup. Pancake break-fast … Continue reading
February 8 Raised Bed Gardening with Master Gardener Ben Hunter. 9 am – 12 noon. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Visitor Center. Free. https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/sycamore-shoals/#/?event=raised-bed-gardening-2-25
February 12 Darwin and the Art of Botany. 7-8:30 pm. NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill. In person and virtual. Free; preregis-tration required. Join Highlands Biological Station executive director Dr. Jim Costa for an illustrated exploration of Dar-win's impact on the … Continue reading
February 13 Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: It's for the Birds, Bees and Butterflies - How to Create Biodiversity in Your Yard with Barbara Driscoll, Co-Chair, New Hope Bird Alliance Bird-Friendly Habitat Committee and Scott Carter, Master Naturalist, Durham County. 12 – … Continue reading