Events

Please join us for our first meeting as a local chapter.  After a brief history of how the Wild Ones Greater Lynchburg Area (seedling) Chapter came to establishment we will review our organizational structure, discuss opportunities for member engagement and receive feedback as to what members want in programming.

We look forward to meeting you in person!

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Join members of Blue Ridge Wildflower Society on a Wildflower Walk led by head gardener Sandra Elder. The Dorothy Bliss Botanical Garden contains more than 150 species of plants native to the southeastern U.S. and was established in 1994 through the efforts of Dr. Bliss, Professor of Biology. Following the walk will be an opportunity to visit a member garden within walking distance. Contact Lissa Paulson if you plan to attend or have questions. 917-767-3117.

Wild Ones Greater Lynchburg Area (seedling) Chapter will host an informational table at the Lynchburg Garden Day Headquarters. There will be a giveaway as well as brochures promoting membership for our newly founded local chapter. 

If you are interested in volunteering for a shift at the table during this event, please contact us at [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Doug Tallamy will be speaking in person on the topic  “A Guide to Restoring the Little Things that Run the World”.  Vendors will be in the lobby an hour prior to the program.

Details coming soon!