Events

Planting native species is an important step toward creating habitat, but how can you tell what’s working, what’s missing, and where to focus your efforts next?

Join Wild Ones and Wildr Places for The Habitat Check-up, a free webinar exploring a practical, science-informed approach to evaluating your home landscape. Presenter Zoe Evans will introduce five key areas to consider when assessing habitat and share how thoughtful observations can help guide your next steps.

Whether you’re just getting started with native plants or have been gardening for years, this webinar will help you look at your landscape through a new lens.

No yard required. Learn how native plants can turn patios, balconies, containers, and other small spaces into meaningful habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This practical panel will cover plant selection, container design, seasonal care, and realistic ways to support biodiversity in limited spaces.

Registration link coming soon.

Birds depend on healthy, connected habitats for food, shelter, nesting, and migration support. Join experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to explore how native plants and thoughtful landscape choices can support birdlife at home. Learn how gardens, yards, and community spaces can provide the insects, seeds, berries, cover, and habitat structure birds need throughout the year.

Registration link coming soon. 

Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

Registration link coming soon. 
 

We have set a new date for this event--April 17, 2027! Thank you for your understanding. 

Chapter members and guests are invited to a seed sharing event and forest succession walk and talk in  northwestern Powhatan County, where a former pine plantation forest is going through succession. Feel free to bring your favorite tree/plant identification book or app as there is a wide variety of new growth to be discovered! This is a re-visit to Blind Horse Bluff, site of our November 2024, tour and seed exchange.

Guests are encouraged to bring seeds, seedlings, and/or planting pots to share. Light refreshments will be served after the morning tour.

Since this event will take place at a private home/garden, we ask that chapter members RSVP and list guests you plan to bring, to help the host plan for adequate seating, refreshments, etc. The property is on a private gravel road with ample parking.  We have sent a message to all members who initially planned to come on the fall date. Given that the long lead time for the new date, we ask that you sign up or submit your updated RSVP for the spring date using a new registration form (link below). 
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Directions to the property will be sent to members who complete the RSVP form, which will go live in March 2027.