Reedy Creek Environmental

Conservation Landscaping workshop next Saturday, March 22. This is a joint effort of Local Ecotype Richmond Natives (LERN) and the Reedy Creek Coalition. Hope to see you there.

Join LERN and the Reedy Creek Coalition on Saturday, March 22nd for an educational Workshop on

Conservation Landscaping for Improved Water Quality

Location: the Stone House at Forest Hill Park

Time: 9 am- noon

For more details and to register go to link in the profile.

Space is limited and registration is required. Registration is $15 and will support the work of Local Ecotype Richmond Natives and the Reedy Creek Coalition.

Native Plant Sale on Sunday, June 16!

Although the Reedy Creek Environmental Nursery is winding down, a nonprofit (Local Ecotype Richmond Natives/LERN) was started last year to sustain and expand the mission of promoting and propagating local ecotype native plants.

In addition, Moulton Hot Natives is also hosting a plant sale on Sunday morning and the two nurseries are only 5 minutes apart. Please come and visit both of us.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8DG79gSRY8/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Come see us this Sunday and get some super-local native plants!! We will have a large variety of plants available for purchase, all grown from seed collected responsibly from healthy populations of local wild plant populations, all within a 30-mile radius of Richmond. We need to clear out some space at our Nursery so that we can continue to grow more plants to further our mission of increasing the abundance of plants native to the Greater Richmond area. Notes - It's gonna be hot so dress accordingly and wear a large sunhat! Also there are no restroom on site so plan ahead!

Reedy Creek Environmental is providing a presentation on invasive plants on Saturday, March 4. Learn how to identify and eradicate invasive plants in your landscape so you don't negatively impact our parks and other natural areas.

March is now invasive species awareness month in Richmond. Lots of opportunities throughout the month (and every month for that matter) to volunteer in our parks to remove invasive plants and restore natural plant communities. Please participate.

Good short read from Earth Sangha - https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6868?id=129904.519.1.bd69ea8397bef85b84f42bc51459d360
70% coverage by natives is really an "interim" goal. No reason to stop until you get close to 100%. The 70% goal is minimal and only works if everyone around you attains 70%.

How Many Natives Do I Need? This is a question that's often posed in the context of what percentage of one's property ought to be native cover if we want to foster a beneficial relationship with wildlife in our gardens. We're lucky to have preeminent scientists weigh in: the late, great E.O. Wilson in his book Half-Earth argue...

Winter is for removing invasive plants. Check out the webinar from Blue Ridge PRISM next Wednesday, January 11:

Blue Ridge PRISM Inc – Invasive Species in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia The volunteers and staff of Blue Ridge PRISM wish for you much peace and joy during the holiday season and throughout the year. Thank you for your continued support. P.S. It is a great time to get outside to control invasive vines and shrubs and work off some of those holiday treats! Donate Your con...

Reedy Creek Environmental is providing a Conservation Landscaping Workshop at Dandelion Springs Apiary this coming Saturday morning, Sept. 24. See the Dandelion Springs Apiary website for details and registration:

Upcoming Events — Dandelion Springs Apiary Come out and join us to learn more about our amazing bees in fun and interactive ways!

Check out the selection of shade-tolerant plants on sale for the next two weeks.

SALE: 25% off Selected Shade-tolerant Native Plants Centrosema virginianum Sale runs August 15 – August 28, 2022 I don’t generally recommend planting in August; but with the recent change in the weather and the long-range forecast for moderate tempe…

I want to send out a huge thank-you to Charles McGuigan from the North of the James Magazine. He conducted a lengthy interview with me two weeks ago and turned it into the cover story on the recently released March issue of North of the James: https://northofthejames.com/going-native Also, while on the subject of local ecotype native plants, Richmond is lucky to have two nurseries committed to providing native plants that belong here and provide full ecosystem services. The other nursery is Moulton Hot Natives. We often collaborate on larger projects and together our inventories allow anyone to find the right native plants for their project. Happy Spring! https://www.facebook.com/moultonhotnatives

Moulton Hot Natives Hyper local sustainability sourced from wild populations. Located in Northside, RVA

National Invasive Species Awareness Week starts in one week. Please participate in some of the events planned by the JRPS Invasive Plant Task Force for Feb. 27 - March 5.
https://jamesriverpark.org/invasives/NISAW22webCoStar.pdf

Most of the invasive plants degrading James River Park originally came from residential properties so also consider investing some time in managing invasive plants where you live. This biological trash doesn't stay put!