Gardening Calendar
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area
Saturday, March 30, 2013
SATURDAY
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Field Trip
The group will visit Arcadia and identify plants. This field trip will also include a group of Girl Scouts. Bring water, a snack and rain gear. Although the walking will be short and not difficult, it is on uneven ground.
When: 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Meet at Bojangles, 5 Kingston Drive, Daleville
Cost: Free
Contact: www.brwfs.org
TUESDAY
Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Field Trip
Meet at the picnic pavilion at the back side of park. Bring some work gloves, because after the walk the group may pull some garlic mustard, which is a serious invasive. This area is rich in twin leaf, toothwort and large flowered trillium. Bring water, a snack and rain gear.
When: 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Where: Green Hill Park, Salem
Cost: Free
Contact: www.brwfs.org
Companion Planting
Presented by Roanoke Master Gardeners.
When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hollins Branch Library, Roanoke
Cost: Free
Contact: www.ext.vt.edu
WEDNESDAY
A Year of New River Birding as Seen Through the Lens of Nature Photographer Bob Abraham
Presented by the New River Valley Bird Club.
When: 7:30 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Where: Warm Hearth Village Karr Activity Center, 2603 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Cost: Free
Contact: 951-3100
FRIDAY
Buchanan Arbor Day Celebration
Join Buchanan as it plants “the seeds of tomorrow today” during the town’s sixth annual Arbor Day Celebration. Celebrate Buchanan’s inclusion in the Tree City USA Program with a commemorative tree planting with trees purchased through donations by local citizens, businesses and a $1,600 grant from Valley Beautiful.
When: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Buchanan Town Park, 485 Lowe St., Buchanan
Cost: Donations will be collected.
Contact: 254-1212
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area
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