Volunteer Workday with Center for Urban Habitats
Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States8 a.m.- noon. For details and to sign up, message via Contact button,
8 a.m.- noon. For details and to sign up, message via Contact button,
Armand Thieblot, co-owner of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, he will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Then he will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Pussytoes, Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus, Carolina rose, […]
Armand Thieblot, co-owner of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, he will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Then he will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Pussytoes, Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus, Carolina rose, […]
8 a.m. to noon. For details and to sign up send message via Contact button.
Quarry Gardens co-owner Armand Thieblot will lead this tour with an introduction to the project and the history of soapstone mining in the Visitor Center, followed by a walk along the trail that circumnavigates the quarry pools. The trail features a loose chain of galleries of native plants. In early June, you may expect to […]
Master Naturalist and veteran leader of butterfly walks and counts Susan McSwain will lead this walk through the most bloomy areas of the QGs. The group size is limited so that everyone can see even the smallest butterflies.
8 a.m. to noon. For details and to sign up send message via Contact button.
Center for Urban Habitats leading volunteers in stewardship of the gardens. For information, send message via Contact.
This walk will be led by one of the QGs' co-owners, either Armand or Bernice. We'll gather in the Visitor Center for a brief introduction to the project and the local history of soapstone mining, then follow the main trail around the two quarry pools. Among the plant communities, look for Black cohosh, Thimbleweed, False […]
Monthly meeting and foray.
8 a.m. to noon. For details and to sign up send message via Contact button.
This walk will be led by one of the QGs' co-owners, either Armand or Bernice. We'll gather in the Visitor Center for a brief introduction to the project and the local history of soapstone mining, then follow the main trail around the two quarry pools. Among the plant communities, look for Black cohosh, Thimbleweed, False […]
Master Naturalist and former Director of In-House Education at The Caterpillar Lab in Marlborough, NH, Courtney McLaughlin will lead this early evening walk. Because Courtney knows her caterpillars and what they like to eat—and because The Quarry Gardens offer a smorgasbord—participants may expect to discover and learn about a variety of caterpillars. You are invited […]
8 a.m. to noon. For details and to sign up send message via Contact button.