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Upcoming dates of interest-

  • Chapter Election
    • Friday, September 6 – Election Notice (with image and link to final ballot) sent to members. Voting begins.
    • Monday, September 16 – Annual Member Meeting/voting concludes.
  • Wild Ones National and Chapter Events and Activities
    • Today (August 25) – Wild Ones National Webinar, now available on YouTube: “Combating the Biodiversity Crisis with Native Plants,” with Sarah Gray and Coralie Palmer, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NqeG5XjIrM.
    • August 30 (11:59 p.m. CT) – Deadline for members to submit photos for this year’s Wild Ones photo contest (see https://wildones.org/photo-contest-info/).
    • Saturday, Sept. 7 – Plant Walk (meet at 9:45 a.m.) for members and “plus ones,” Patriot’s Landing, Quinton, VA.
    • Monday, September 16 (Zoom, 7:00 p.m.) –Annual Chapter Member Meeting and Election, followed by a presentation on “Using the Flora of Virginia App”.
    • Thursday, Sept. 19 (National Webinar on Zoom, 7:00 p.m. Eastern) – “The Beauty and Benefits of Hedgerows” with Heather McCargo. Registration link (coming soon) at: https://wildones.org/webinar-the-beauty-and-benefits-of-hedgerows-with-heather-mccargo/.
    • Thursday, September 19 (eve.), Friday, September 20 (9-3), and Saturday, September 21, (9–3) – Wild Ones Greater Richmond will table at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale–Chapter members are invited to help us talk native plants with members of the public!
    • Monday, Oct. 7 (evening, details pending) –  In-person public presentation of protocols for Winter Sowing Native Plants, presented by Chris Migliaccio.
    • Saturday, October 19 (9 a.m-1 p.m.) – Wild Ones Greater Richmond will table at Keep Henrico Beautiful’s Plant NATIVE! Festival at Dorey Park. Come enjoy the festival and stop by or help with tabling.
    • Monday, October 21 (7-8 p.m., on Zoom) – Post-Election Chapter Board Meeting and orientation of new board members.
    • Thursday, October 24 (Free National Webinar on Zoom, 7:00 p.m., Eastern) –“Matrix Landscape Design,” with Benjamin Vogt. Register from this page: https://wildones.org/matrix-landscape-design-with-benjamin-vogt/ .
    • Saturday, November 2 – Seed Collection and Garden Tour (10:00 a.m.-noon) – For chapter members and “plus ones,” in northwestern Powhatan county. Guests are encouraged to bring seeds, seedlings, and/or planting pots to share. Light refreshments will be served after the morning tour. Please RSVP to the chapter email to help the host plan.
    • Sunday, November 3  –  Wild Ones Greater Richmond will table at a neighborhood festival in Bon Air.
    • Friday, November 15 – Application deadline for Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant applications (see https://wildones.org/seeds-for-education/)
  • Additional Events of Interest (not hosted by Wild Ones)