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. |
| Week of April 4-10 |
Field trip to north bank of
James River in James
River Park. I could schedule this any day of the week. Call me if
interested in this and we will arrange time and date for this. Contact
Ernest Wilson at cell
phone 502-6346. |
| Week of April 11 - April 17 | Field trip to Lee Park and Ferndale Park. I will be going down there anyway. Call me if you are interested in this trip. Lee Park is especially rich in wild Azalea and violets. Contact Ernest Wilson at cell phone 502-6346. |
| May | Annual Picnic |
For more information about departure time and meeting place for Field Trips, contact Ernest Wilson at (804) 502-6346 or ernest_3@msn.com
| Feb 21 |
The Butterfly Society’s Winter Lecture Meeting will be held at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, Camellia class room, at 2:00 pm. Speaker Steve McCurdy, member of the Butterfly Society. The meeting is open and free to the public. Fee to enter the Garden. Contact: B J Taylor, phone 486-3056 or email butterflyfest@verizon.net |
| March 11 and 18 | Virginia Landscapes: Restoring Historic Gardens in the Old Dominion by Will Rieley. 5:30–7:00 pm at The Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA Please visit www.vahistorical.org to register. |
| 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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