Events

Come learn how to Winter Sow native seeds to use in your garden next year! Winter sowing is an affordable and easy way to grow plants from seed. You'll need a few empty plastic milk jugs, some potting soil and some Virginia native seeds. We'll have some to share, or bring your own. We will also have an informal seed swap.  

Registration Details will be provided soon.

Explore how native gardening can address climate challenges in our next Wild Ones national webinar, “Cultivating Change” with author and activist Lorraine Johnson. Johnson has been researching and writing about environmental issues for three decades. Learn about the pivotal role of gardening as an act of stewardship in the face of climate and ecological challenges. Discover the profound connections between individual gardens and the broader world and learn how these green spaces can serve as catalysts for positive ecological and social change.  Join Wild Ones for a practical and insightful discussion on gardening's positive impact on the environment and our future. 

Virtual registrants will receive a link to watch the talk live as well as a link to the recording. The recording will only be available for a limited time. 

Come help remove invasive plants from a local Fairfax County Park in preparation for restoring habitat.  We'll be working on removing bush honeysuckle, japanese honeysuckle and various other invasive species.

Come get a private tour of Watermark Woods! You'll have an opportunity to purchase plants. 

Registration for this event is now closed, and registrants have been emailed about attending. Please contact [email protected] if you have any issues getting in.

This will be a paid event for both in-person and remote viewing. Virtual registrants will receive a link to watch Dr. Kimmerer's talk live as well as a link to the recording. The recording will only be available for a limited time. 

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Ecological restoration can be understood as an act of reciprocity, in return for the gifts of the earth. This talk explores the ecological and ethical imperatives of healing the damage we have inflicted on our land and waters. We trace the evolution of restoration philosophy and practice and consider how integration of indigenous knowledge can expand our understanding of restoration from the biophysical to the biocultural. Reciprocal restoration includes not only healing the land but our relationship to land. In healing the land, we are healing ourselves.

Wild Ones is excited to cohost this event with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Earth Week 2024 and the Wild Ones Fox Valley Chapter. 

Matt Bright will offer an informational talk and tour of the wild plant nursery

Bring your surplus VA native seeds and plants and/or take what you need from the group!  This event is free and open to the public.

Several Wild Ones members are needed as volunteers.  Contact wildonesnova@gmail to learn more.

Come get a private tour of Arlington National Cemetery's native plants from the  horticulturalist on site.  This tour will be on foot, and will last about 2 hours.  Please come prepared.

Date:                     Saturday, April 27, 2024

Time:                    All meet at 9:00 am inside Welcome Center, near kiosk.  The tour run from 9 to 11 am.

Parking:               Paid parking, once parked go to Welcome Center and go through the magnetometers.

Metro:                  Once off of Metro, walk into the Welcome Center, and go through our magnetometers.

I’ll be standing by for folks and will be on the look-out for you and the group.

Restrooms:         In Welcome Center

Folks should know the landscapes are far apart from each other, but will be a beautiful walk of the cemetery

Registration and additional details to follow. 

Visit the native plantings at Fairfax County Government Center guided by Joe Gorney, an Environmental Planner with the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development and a Fairfax Master Naturalist. Mr. Gorney received Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination’s Environmental Excellence Award in 2023 in recognition of his collaborative work with county agencies on a diverse range of environmental review topics, with the aim of creating a sustainable future for residents and employees.

Mr. Gorney will discuss progress in invasives removal and planting designs, species used, installation, and maintenance of native plants in several areas near the Government Center Building. He will also describe work that has been done to restore the stream in the Memorial Grove on the Government Center property.

Registration link to come.

Acting chapter officers will meet to discuss plans for future chapter events, completion of the chartering process, and our first annual meeting/officer election.  Board member attendance is mandatory and other members are welcome.

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Be inspired by member Juan Gonzalez's native garden!

Be inspired by Glenn Towle's private woodland garden

Bring your surplus VA native seeds and plants and/or take what you need from the group!  This event is free and open to the public.

Several Wild Ones members are needed as volunteers.  Contact wildonesnova@gmail to learn more.

This event is for Wild Ones-NoVA members interested in Mason Neck State Park's Grasses for the Masses program

Grasses for the Masses is an ongoing Mason Neck State Park Project that relies on schools, organizations, and citizens to grow and plant native aquatic grasses that are beneficial for Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay water quality. 

This is an equipment-heavy project that requires participants to dedicate considerable space in their home or garage. Hear from a Wild Ones-NoVA member who participated in the project in 2024 to learn if participation in this project is right for you.  

Zoom Link

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