Tree Stewards’ Spring Tree Sale
Saturday April 9, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Virginia Department of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville. Masks are recommended but not required. For a list of the trees available for sale, click here. These young trees are offered at prices of $5.00 to $15.00.
Arboretum and nature trail walks will be available on the grounds of the Department of Forestry during the sale. Walks will be either on lawns or cleared trails over generally flat terrain. Find out more⇒
The Spotted Lanternfly Is About to Hatch. Learn to Identify and Help Control This Destructive Invader
–free presentation by Virginia Cooperative Extension
April 12 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at The Center at BelvedereThe Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive pest detected in Albemarle County in July 2021. This insect poses a significant threat to our area vineyards, orchards, and hops yards. In addition, masses of these insects can cause significant damage to homeowners’…
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards’ Spring Tree Identification Presentation (Zoom)
Tuesday evening, April 19, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Register here.
Blue Ridge PRISM’s Spring Quarterly Meeting, a free online event
April 21, 11:30 — 1:00 pm
How do invasive plants and herbicides affect native pollinators? Celia Vuocolo, Private Lands Biologist with Quail Forever will discuss how invasive plants affect our native pollinators. Joining her will be Blue Ridge PRISM’s program director Beth Mizell who will explore the exposure pathways of herbicides and how they affect pollinators. They will also cover strategies on how to mitigate the possible impacts of herbicides to pollinators during invasive plant management. You can submit your questions for Celia and Beth beforehand (during registration), or ask them live during the webinar.
Spring Plant Sale
Join us for the annual Piedmont Master Gardeners plant sale! Featuring native plants, bulbs and tubers, herbs, ground covers, pollinators, perennials, drought-tolerant plants, houseplants, annuals, veggies, sun and shade plants, deer resistant plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, Green Elephant sale and…
