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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.

2009 Event Calendar

October 17
John Hummer's Wetlands field trip (click here for directions and photos)
October 24
Good Green Fun program at LGBG. Contact Daune Poklis at (804) 741-7838 or daune@poklis.org
October 25
Gourds and Goblins at LGBG Children’s Garden
November 5
 Chapter Meeting: Teta Kane, Dragon Run
December 3
Chapter Meeting: J. Christopher Ludwig “Virginia Wildflowers: Diverse in Form, Unified in Function” - pollination strategies for plants.
January 7, 2010 Chapter Meeting: Cathy Mayes - The American Chestnut.
March 4, 2010
Chapter Meeeting: Catharine Tucker - Oaks
April 1, 2010 Chapter Meeting: John Hayden - “Husk Tomatoes From Near and Far.”
May 2010
Annual Picnic


For more information, and departure time and place of Field Trips, contact Ernest Wilson at (804) 502-6346 or ernest_3@msn.com

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Other Events or Articles of Interest


List of Recommended books on Native Plants


Pictures from some of our field trips

R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks

Appomattox River Regional Park (Ferndale)

Cumberland Marsh

Crabtree Falls



Links

Pocahontas Chapter Newsletters Virginia Native Plant Society VNPS Wildflower of the Year Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden


Chapter Officers

President Ernest Wilson
ernest_3@msn.com
Vice President open

Treasurer Richard Moss mossrd@mindspring.com
Secretary open

For questions or comments about this site please contact Richard Moss at mossrd@mindspring.com
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