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Welcome to the web site of the Blue Ridge Wildflower
Society
based in Roanoke, Virginia.
A chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. |
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UP COMING EVENTS
are available on the Event Calendar page. |
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WHAT DOES THE WILDFLOWER SOCIETY DO? |
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The Wildflower Society has many activities and
projects, such as: |
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Hosts meetings monthly
except June, July December, and January providing informative
programs concerning a variety of areas and plants they support. |
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Hosts free field trips,
both local and long distance to a wide variety of habitats. |
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Provides scholarships to
local students going into the botanical or related fields of
study. |
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Annually holds native
plants sale at the Virginia Western Community College Arboretum on
the Saturday before Mothers Day. |
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Provides outreach programs
to local civic groups. |
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Donates money to groups
that promote our purpose. |
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Encourages the appropriate
use of native plants in public landscapes and private gardens. |
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Learning and teaching
about native plants and their special needs. |
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Working for measures to protect endangered
plant species and preserve habitats and plant communities of
special interest. |
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| Blue Ridge Wild Flower Society | PO Box
20385 | Roanoke, VA 24018 |