The Pocahontas Chapter serves the central Virginia counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, and the cities of Ashland, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond. It meets on the first Thursday of September through April at 7:00 PM in the Education and Library Complex of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, unless otherwise stated.
| Pocahontas Chapter Newsletters |
| Other Events or Articles of Interest |
| Recommended Native Plant Books |
| Virginia Native Plant Society |
| VNPS Wildflower of the Year |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden |
| R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks |
| Appomattox River Regional Park (Ferndale) |
| Cumberland Marsh |
| Crabtree Falls |
| Pocahontas State Park |
| January 5 | Chapter Meeting at Lewis Ginter 7:00 PM. The Pocahontas Chapter/VNPS is pleased to announce a presentation by award-winning author, Leonard M. Adkins. Profiled by Backpacker magazine, and referred to as the “Habitual Hiker,” Mr. Adkins will present Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. |
| February 2 | Chapter Meeting at Lewis Ginter 7:00 PM. Speaker Laura Greenleaf will present Wasted Light, Stolen Night: an Introduction to Light Pollution. |
| March 1 | Chapter meeting at Lewis Ginter. 7:00PM. Lou Verner presents Conservation Restoration in the 21st Century - Why Native Plants Hold the Keys to Success. |
| April 5 | Chapter meeting at Lewis Ginter. 7:00PM. Frank L. Robinson President & CEO, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will discuss "Plans for a Native Plant Garden at Lewis Ginter" and We will discuss and plan the September VNPS Annual Meeting. |
| May 19 | Chapter Annual Picnic.May 19, 2012 Chapter Annual Picnic from 11 AM to about 3 PM at Huguenot Hundred Community Association at the end of the lane between 10800 and 10820 Cherokee Road, near the intersection of Cherokee Road and Old Gun Road in Chesterfield County. There will be a pole with a hanging basket at the lane entrance (can't guarantee native plants). Bring a dish to share and a folding chair. There are 8 acres to explore, some wooded, some open, with a fireplace, picnic table, benches scattered about, a portable potty, and trails through the woods. |
| President | Catharine Tucker | cath.tucker@gmail.com |
| Vice President | Pat Brody | owpa03v@aol.com |
| Treasurer | Richard Moss | mossrd46@verizon.net |
| Secretary | Daune Poklis | daune@poklis.org |
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