Virginia Native Plant Society - Invasives

Autumn Olive

Tony Russell


Dr. Manuel Lerdau will join us to speak about his study of invasive plants, focusing on why some invasives succeed and what impacts they have on native ecosystems. Dr. Lerdau is an organismal ecologist with the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Science.

The Jefferson Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society meets at the Education Building on the second Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 pm.  These meetings are free and open to the public.  After chapter business, there is a presentation on a topic of chapter interest.  For more information, please check out their web page at http://vnps.org/jefferson or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonVNPS.

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