We promote sustainable use of Virginia landscapes for native biodiversity. Browse this site for information about restoring your land to native grasslands, and be sure to join us for in-person meetings to network with other Virginia landowners interested in grassland habitat restoration. In the future, we'll add other native Virginia ecosystems to our list of topics.
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8th Eastern Native Grass Symposium
Learn about the role that native grasses can play in mitigating the effects of climate change. Sessions include: biofuels, ecosystem restoration, forages, seed production/landscaping, land reclamation (mines, landfills) wildlife management and other relevant issues for native grasses in the eastern United States and Canada. Several field trips to selected sites in Virginia and hands on workshops are included.
Story: Goats for invasive plant management. SCBI Front Royal will begin managing with goats come Spring 2012. Check out this article from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/12-06-2011/browsing-goats-improve-habitat-rare-native-species
Tool: Check out this new species identification resource we found! (Click here)
Lecture: Neil Diboll: "Getting Off the Turf Treadmill" with native landscaping sponsored by partners of the Virginia Working Landscapes from Virginia Working Landscapes on Vimeo.
For Sale: Native Warm Season Grass Hay Rounds & High Quality Hay and Straw for Horses