Field trip

CUH staff provide education and guidance for volunteers to maintain plant communities. Spend all or part of the morning. For details or to volunteer, contact Bernice Thieblot: bernice.thieblot@gmail.com

Odonata enthusiast Cindy Andrews will give her visually stunning presentation of dragonflies and damselflies in the Quarry Gardens classroom—and then lead a trail walk to the damp and flowery places where these flying jewels may be found. Cindy is a Virginia Master Naturalist in the Riverine Chapter and a nature photographer. Binoculars may help you spot […]

Field trip.

Either Armand or Bernice Thieblot, co-founders of The Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. It will begin in the Visitor Center, with an introduction to the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining, and continue with a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the native  plant communities, look for Upland ironweed, […]

Field trip.

Field trip.

For details or to volunteer, contact Bernice Thieblot: bernice.thieblot@gmail.com

Nearly 50 species of fungi have been identified here—some of them quite tasty! Pat Mitchell, founder and convener of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society, which meets here monthly, will present this introduction to woodland fungi and edible mushrooms. The program will begin with a presentation in the Visitor Center classroom and continue with a foray […]

Either Armand or Bernice Thieblot, co-founders of The Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. It will begin in the Visitor Center, with an introduction to the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining, and continue with a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the native  plant communities, look for Upland ironweed, […]

CUH staff provide education and guidance for volunteers to maintain native plant communities. Spend all or part of the morning. For details or to volunteer, contact Bernice Thieblot: bernice.thieblot@gmail.com

Either Armand or Bernice Thieblot, co-founders of The Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. It will begin in the Visitor Center, with an introduction to the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining, and continue with a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the native  plant communities, look for Upland ironweed, […]

Field trip.

Field trip

Volunteers help with maintenance of gardens, guided by staff of the Center for Urban Habitats. For more information or to volunteer, contact bernice.thieblot@gmail.com

Monthly meeting and foray.

Field Trip.

CUH staff provide education and guidance for volunteers to maintain native plant communities. Spend all or part of the morning. For details or to volunteer, contact Bernice Thieblot: bernice.thieblot@gmail.comf gardens, guided by staff of the Center for Urban Habitats. For more information or to volunteer, contact bernice.thieblot@gmail.com