State and Chapter Events


August, 2025

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Native Plant Sale
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, August 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Green Spring Gardens with Jen Brown
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Saturday, August 9, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Fraser Preserve Trees with Leaves with Margaret Chatham
Fraser Preserve, Great Falls VA
Potowmack Chapter
Saturday, August 16, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am 		August Wildflower Walk at Ivy Creek
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Saturday, August 23, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Quarterly Get-Together and Walk
Potowmac Overlook Regional Park Picnic Shelter, Arlington Virginia
Potowmack Chapter
Monday, August 25, 2025
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm 		The Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi for Tree Propagation
Jefferson Chapter
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Invasive Plants and Native Replacements, a Zoom Presentation with Alexandra Cantwell
John Clayton Chapter

September, 2025

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Native Plant Sale
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Thursday, September 4, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Board Meeting [via Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, September 5, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm 		Fall Native Plant Sale: Members-only Presale
Good Luck Cellars, Kilmarnock Virginia
Northern Neck Native Plant Society
Saturday, September 6, 2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 		Fall Native Plant Sale
Good Luck Cellars, Kilmarnock Virginia
Northern Neck Native Plant Society
Sunday, September 7, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 		Fall Native Plant Sale
Good Luck Cellars, Kilmarnock Virginia
Northern Neck Native Plant Society
Thursday, September 11, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 		Don't Bet on the Weather: Native Plants and Resilient Gardens with Alex Thompson [via Zoom]
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, September 12, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Green Spring Gardens with Jen Brown
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:00 am - 2:00 pm 		Fall Native Plant Sale at Morven Park
Morven Park, Leesburg VA
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Climate Resilient Gardening, a Zoom Presentation with Luisa Black Ellis
John Clayton Chapter
Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025
All Day 		2025 Annual Meeting and Program
Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake, Wirtz VA
Saturday, September 20, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am 		September Wildflower Walk at Ivy Creek
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Friday, September 26, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Fairfax County Champion Tree Walk with Bob Vickers
Great Falls, Virginia, Great Falls Virginia
Potowmack Chapter

October, 2025

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter Native Plant Sale
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, October 10, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Green Spring Gardens with Jen Brown
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Saturday, October 11, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 		Shenandoah Chapter Fall Native Plant & Seed Swap & Sale
Oakdale Park, Bridgewater Virginia
Shenandoah Chapter
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		Pollinator Gardens for the Birds, a Zoom Presentation with Jim McGlone
John Clayton Chapter
Saturday, October 18, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am 		October Wildflower Walk at Ivy Creek
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter
Monday, October 20, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 		Fall Colors at Dyke Marsh with Alan Ford and Margaret Chatham
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Alexandria Virginia
Potowmack Chapter

November, 2025

Date and Time Event Description and Location
Sunday, November 9, 2025
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm 		Potowmack Chapter 2025 Annual Meeting & Program
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Friday, November 14, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 		Nature Journaling at Green Spring Gardens with Jen Brown
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA
Potowmack Chapter
Saturday, November 15, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am 		November Wildflower Walk at Ivy Creek
Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville Virginia
Jefferson Chapter

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