Garden Envy -- Growing more & better in smaller spaces
Saturday February 20th 1-3pm
Catawba Community Center

How do they get their tomatoes so big!? What is the trick to staying ahead of squash bugs? Learn some valuable tips and tricks from some of the best gardeners in the valley. Bring your questions, seed catalogues, and let's get started planning your best garden yet.

Field to Fork -- Local food sources in the Valley
Saturday March 13th    1-3pm
Catawba Community Center

Buying food locally is great for a number of reasons, but sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you are looking for.  The purpose of this meeting is to profile growers and producers in the Catawba and North Fork Valleys and connect them directly to the people whose mouths they would like to feed.  Come and meet your local farmers, growers, and neighbors. Co-sponsored by Catawba Sustainability Center and Earthworks.

Vernal Pool Exploration - Discovery in your own backyard
Saturday April 3rd   9am-4pm   
starts at Catawba Community Center

Co-sponsored by the NRV Master Naturalist Program, this 2-day workshop will explore the magic of the pools and ponds that appear around the region in the springtime and then disappear again.  The workshop will include lectures and field trips to investigate the pools in person.  $15/person. Call Butch at 540-384-7429 or e-mail butch2410@msn.com to register.

More Than Just Trees – Opportunities for Your Woodlot
Tuesday May 4th    6-8pm
Catawba Community Center

Discover the range of opportunities for improving the health of your forest while potentially finding additional revenue streams you may not have known were there.  Carbon markets, mushroom and medicinal plant cultivation, and sustainably harvested timber are all possibilities that will be discussed.

Wildlife & Habitat in the Valleys -- All creatures great & small
Saturday June 12th   8:30am–12pm  
starts at Catawba Community Center

Deer, turkey, quail, bear, rabbit, coyote, bobcat, songbirds, trout -- how can you attract the wildlife you want (and deter the ones you don’t)?  Habitat is the key and native warm season grasses can help. This workshop focuses on habitat management and programs available to fund plantings.  Field trips with tree plantings are planned.  Lunch is available for $5.

Streamcare in Action on the North Fork
Saturday July 10th   1:30pm–4:30pm  
McDonald’s Mill & other sites

At the headwaters of the James and Roanoke Rivers, the streams and creeks of the valley are critical for the water quality for millions of people.  Explore streamcare options and funding sources, and visit the restoration work of your neighbors.  Field trips will be included.  Presented with NRV Trout Unlimited and Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries.