PMG Speakers Bureau: Saving Dark Skies
August 6 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Light pollution is making nights almost 10 percent brighter every year. The disappearing darkness not only limits our view of the stars but also has serious implications for the health of all living things. Biological processes have evolved with our planet’s rhythm of night and day. Lighting up the night disrupts this predictable cycle. In addition, excessive outdoor lighting is disorienting and often fatal for migrating birds, nocturnal flying insects, and baby sea turtles.
The good news is that light pollution is fixable. Join Master Gardener Christine Hirsh-Putnam and Monticello Curator of Plants Peggy Cornett to learn more about the impact of light pollution and the many ways we can mitigate it.
This in-person program is hosted by the Piedmont Master Gardeners and The Center at Belvedere and is free and open to all. Register here to attend.
Tree Steward Training Begins
August 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Registration is Now Open for the Tree Steward Training.
Classes begin August 6th.
Brown Bag Webinar: The Problem with Wavyleaf Grass and What to Do About It
Wednesday, August 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
FREE
Register for this free lunchtime webinar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/917481420627?aff=oddtdtcreator
Wavyleaf grass (Oplismenus undulatifolius) is a growing invasive grass problem in Virginia and surrounding states. In fact, ecologists believe that wavyleaf could become even more widespread and damaging than Japanese stiltgrass! Join us during your lunch hour as we describe the background on the species, how it got here, how to identify it, management options, and what work is currently being done statewide to slow the spread of this problematic plant.
Presentation will be given by Lindsay Caplan from the Virginia Department of Forestry with a Q&A with Blue Ridge PRISM experts.
This is a free online webinar. Those who register will receive a copy of the recording.
