[va-richmond-general] Plant Sale for TNC - Ashland - May 2nd & 3rd
- From: Larry R Lynch <birder6@xxxxxxxx>
- To: VA-Richmond-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 05:19:14 -0400
From: "Scott Boven" <sboven@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:09:00 -0400
Subject: Plant Sale for TNC
SPRING PLANT SALE
To Benefit The Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy volunteer Julie Ericksen in Ashland (just north of
Richmond) holds a backyard plant sale every spring that benefits the
Conservancy's Chesapeake Rivers Program. This wonderful woman gets her
friends and neighbors to pot up extra volunteer seedlings, divisions,
etc. from their gardens and she spreads the word throughout the Richmond
community. The sale is not only fun but brings in roughly $1000 and
raises great awareness about The Nature Conservancy. What a great idea:
Both donating plants and buying plants helps support The Nature
Conservancy.
DATES AND TIMES
Friday May 2, from 4 - 9pm.
Saturday May 3, from 9am - 1pm
TO DONATE PLANTS,
contact Julie Ericksen, jbericksen@xxxxxxxxx or (804) 752-7671. Address:
203 Howard Street, Ashland
ABOUT THE CHESAPEAKE RIVERS PROGRAM:
Director Andy Lacatell opened the doors of the Chesapeake Rivers
landscape office on January 2, 2001 in Tappahannock. "The rivers and
marshes of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula are remarkably
unspoiled," says Lacatell. "Now is the time to focus on protecting them
before we lose valuable parts of these resources to development." The
Rappahannock, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey rivers and Dragon Run wind through
2,000 square miles of forests, farms, and American history. Planning for
the future's changing landscape is the challenge facing the Chesapeake
Rivers Program. Incompatible land uses and shoreline development promise
to place tremendous stress on wetland, marsh, and riparian habitats along
these Chesapeake Bay tributaries. The Conservancy is focused on
preserving the region's diverse wildlife, migratory birds, anadromous
fish, invertebrates, and rare plants, while keeping ecological processes
intact.
DIRECTIONS to Julie Ericksen's house:
Rte 64 West to Rte 295 West to Rte 95 North. Follow Rte 95 about 8 miles
to exit 92 (rte 54 WEST towards Ashland). Merge onto 54 and follow to
train tracks (app 1 mile). Cross over train tracks and make a hard left
along the railroad tracks in front of the Iron Horse Restaurant. Follow
railroad tracks down to Howard Street and make a right. At the stop sign
cross over Duncan Street and I am the second house on the left. 203
Howard Street. Actually there is no number on the house right now but
there is a substantial garden! and a gravel parking area right in front.
A suggestion I would make is to drive around the block to Race Course
Street and come in the back gate. You can park in the yard anywhere on
the grass. Phone: (804) 752-7671
Another volunteer-in-action... Great thanks, Julie!
--Scott
Scott Boven
Volunteer Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy of Virginia
(434) 951-0585
(Forwarded for The Nature Conservancy by Larry Lynch birder6@xxxxxxxx )
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