The Pocahontas Chapter serves the central Virginia counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, and the cities of Ashland, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond. It meets on the first Thursday of September through April at 7:00 PM in the Education and Library Complex of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, unless otherwise stated.
| Pocahontas Chapter Newsletters |
| Other Events or Articles of Interest |
| Recommended Native Plant Books |
| Virginia Native Plant Society |
| VNPS Wildflower of the Year |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden |
| R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks |
| Appomattox River Regional Park (Ferndale) |
| Cumberland Marsh |
| Crabtree Falls |
| Pocahontas State Park |
| February 4 | Chapter Meeting: Al Poklis – "Modern Toxicology and Poisonous Plants” |
| February 20 | Field Trip to Caledon State Park. Meet at North Park Library, 8508 Franconia Road (1 block off Parham between I95 & US 301). |
| March 4 | Chapter Meeeting: Catharine Tucker - "Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow" |
| March 6 | VNPS Annual Workshop - University of Richmond "At Water's Edge, Virginia's Wetland Habitats" |
| March 21 |
Meet at 1:30 PM. Field trip to Ferndale Park to view spring ephemerals. We will walk east along the Appomatox to the rocks opposite Wild Ginger Island. This is a new part of the park for us. You need to wear boots because the ground will be wet. The trip should about 1 and one half hours walking. I will make this trips regardless if anyone comes or not. Please call me if you desire to come. My cell phone is 502-6346. We will then arrange meeting place. If no one calls I will assume no one wants to go and will not wait for anyone. |
| March 27 | Field Trip to Catharine Tucker's property. See here for field trip notes. Meet at North Park Library |
| April 1 | Chapter Meeting: John Hayden - “Husk Tomatoes From Near and
Far.” |
| April 3 |
Meet at 10 AM at the Pony Pasture parking lot. Field trip to Pony Pasture to observe wild flowers and see if the Bluebells that some members planted have come up. Contact Ernest Wilson at cell phone 502-6346. |
| April 10 |
Field trip to the north bank of James River. Meet 10 AM at Pump house Park. The park is accessible
from the Boulevard by turning right onto the road just before crossing the Boulevard Bridge if coming
from the north. If coming from the south turn left onto the first road to left after crossing the bridge.
There are signs at entrance to road pointing to Pump House Park. Continue down this road to the
entrance to park marked by gate in the fence next to road. Wear boots or shoes that offer good support
because we have to cross railroad gravel. If you want we can extend the trip to another part of park at
the end of Texas Court. Contact Ernest Wilson at cell phone 502-6346. |
| April 17 | Field trip to Lee Park and Ferndale Park. April 17 Trip to Petersburg area. Meet at 10AM at Ukrop's parking lot in Chester at the intersection of Route 1 & 301 and Route 10. We will car pool to Lee Park in Petersburg and Ferndale Park downstream from the area we visited in January and March.. If you want we can eat lunch at an Italian Restaurant in Petersburg. Lee Park is especially rich in wild Azalea and violets. Contact Ernest Wilson at cell phone 502-6346. |
| May 8 | Chapter Picnic - 11 AM at Huguenot Hundred Community Association between 10800 and 10820 Cherokee Road, near the intersection of Cherokee Road and Old Gun Road in Chesterfield County. Bring Food for yourself and to share. There will be a short field trip. Directions in the May Newsletter. |
For more information about departure time and meeting place for Field Trips, contact Ernest Wilson at (804) 502-6346 or ernest_3@msn.com
| May-July |
Highlands, NC. Summer courses and workshops at the Highlands Biological Station in Highlands, NC, including coursed in sedges and ferns. For more information and to apply, visit www.wcu.edu/hbs , email hbs@email.wcu.edu or call 828-526-2602. |
| President | Ernest Wilson | ernest_3@msn.com |
| Vice President | open | |
| Treasurer | Richard Moss | mossrd@mindspring.com |
| Secretary | open | |
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