VNPS Shenandoah Chapter

October Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:51:00 +0000

September 10 meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +0000

We will meet Thursday September 10 at 7:00 at Blue Ridge Community College, Plecker 126C.

Guest Speaker: Mark Healy, Timber Management Assistant North District, George Washington National Forest.
Topic: Our Roadside Monitoring Project in the National Forest. There will be reports on our recent activities and discussions on how we can best coordinate our efforts.

Joe Sharrer will also present a lesson in the use of the GPS.

May Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:22:00 +0000

May Newsletter

April Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:28:00 +0000

April newsletter

March Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:55:00 +0000

March Newsletter

February newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:46:00 +0000

February newsletter

November newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:13:00 +0000

November Newsletter

October Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:57:00 +0000

October Newsletter

September 11 meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:41:00 +0000

SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING:
We will meet Thursday September 11 at 6:30 at Turner Ashby High School, 800 North Main Street Bridgewater, to attend the Forest Service public meeting concerning the proposed plan for the George Washington National Forest.

The Forest Service meeting will deal with issues relating to the management of wilderness and roadless areas. The motto of the VNPS is "conserving wildflowers and wild places" so this meeting will be of great importance to us.
Please come.
Chris Bowlen will distribute copies of "Virginia Mountain Treasures" to members at the meeting. This lists the main places needed for protection in our area.

May Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:08:00 +0000

May2008.pdf

April newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:22:00 +0000

Apr2008.pdf

March Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:54:00 +0000

Mar2008.pdf

February Chapter newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:21:00 +0000

Feb2008.pdf

January 2008 Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Jan2008.pdf

November Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:33:00 +0000

Nov2007.pdf

October Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:28:00 +0000

Oct2007.pdf

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:59:00 +0000

NO SEPTEMBER MEETING

Our Next Meeting with be on October 11 at BRCC. David Carr, Curator of the State Arboretum at Blandy will speak to us on the research they are doing.
On November 8 Richard Stromberg of Front Royal will be giving us a presntation on how to use Newcomb and other tricks of plant identification.

Shenandoah Chapter 20th Anniversary Picnic

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:00 +0000

Saturday June 2, 2007

May 2007 meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Wed, 02 May 2007 17:19:00 +0000

May 10 at Mueller's Marsh.

Shenandoah April newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:45:00 +0000

Next Meeting: April 12. We will meet in the parking lot at Blue Ridge Community College at 6:30 and do our annual tour of the spring flowers along the Middle River.
April Newsletter

March Newsletter, Shenandoah

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:22:00 +0000

March Newsletter

Next Meeting: March 8 7:30 at Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Room 126C
Speaker/Topic: David Hannah from Wild Virginia will discuss the March 10 public meeting about the National Forest Revision plan.
This is an important topic so members are urged to come.

Sunday 25th Field Trip Cancelled

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:25:00 +0000

In case you were planning on going on the Shenandoah Chapter Field trip to see winter trees today at BRCC Arboretum, Joe Murray has been recovering from a recent illness and would just as soon not go out today. Hope to reschedule NEXT winter.

February 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:57:00 +0000

February newsletter
Next Meeting: February 8 7:30 at Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Room 128
Speaker: Mark Healey, Timber Management Assistant, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, North River Ranger District
Topic: “Managing the George Washington National Forest”
This is an important topic so members are urged to come.

January 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:44:00 +0000

Janaury newsletter

Next meeting: January 11, 7:30 at Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Room 126C
Speaker: Elwood Burge, District Ranger, North River Ranger, District George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
Topic: Upcoming Forest Plan Revision. This is an important topic so members are urged to come.

Winter Tree Identification Outing: Sunday, February 25, 2007 2 PM at the Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum. Meet in the parking area near the foot bridge. Leader Joe Murray. Check the www.vnps.org, Shenandoah Chapter just prior to the outing for any changes.

Join our fellow Chapter member Joe Murray for a Sunday afternoon walk to identify trees still in their winter finest. Joe is a certified arborist, director of the BRCC Arboretum and Assistant Professor of Biology at BRCC. Though only 14 years old, the Arboretum contains over 700 trees and represents over 150 native and naturalized tree species. The Arboretum was founded by Chapter member Anne Nielson and continues to receive our support annually.

November 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Shenandoah Chapter) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:14:00 +0000

November Newsletter

Next Meeting: Thursday November 9th 7:30. Blue Ridge Community College, Plecker 122, Speaker: Eric Jones, Professor of Biology at Mary Baldwin College will give the talk “Too Steep to Plow: Why some spots may be much better than others for wildflowers.”