Fall planting dates: October 17-18 and 24-25Spring planting dates: March 13-14 and 20-21Jean Stephens, Membership Chair, wants to let everyone know of a new volunteer opportunity: a new project of Shenandoah Green, the Staunton Legacy Tree Project. The mission of the project is “to plant a tree for every Staunton City School child–2,746 in the 2019-2020 school…

Photo: by Virginia Cooperative Extension, https://ext.vt.edu/agriculture/commercial-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html Early, immature stages of the spotted lanternfly are wingless and black and have white spots that develop to red patches.   Spotted Lantern Fly is now officially listed as a project for Headwaters Chapter Spotted Lantern Fly (SLF) is a new invasive insect pest that has the potential to impact farmers and…

Photo: by Wikipedia Commons   I am passing along a thank-you to VMN volunteers who have provided photos for the Socrates Project’s guide to poisonous plants. They have gotten almost all the photos they need, but are still seeking photos of one species, Blue Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum), taken by a VMN volunteer (not grabbed from…

Photo: by fieldandforestfriends.com Wild yeast sourdough bread with starter Rob Dunn Lab Group, formerly known as Your Wild Life, citizen science projects are appealing for volunteers who like to dabble in the science of the small! Overseen by Dr. Holly Menninger, Director of Public Science and Dr. Rob Dunn’s Public Science Lab in the Applied Ecology…

Photos and selected text provided by Va. Tech Cooperative Extension Immature, wingless stage of the spotted lanternfly Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is a new invasive insect pest that has the potential to impact agriculture, forests, and home landscapes. (The only good thing about them is that they like eating another invasive: Ailanthus altissima – tree of heaven.)…