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Follow the link above to check out PEC sponsored events. Or read below for a variety of events sponsored by groups throughout the region. 

Feb 8: Farmin Fun' Eggstra-ordinary Eggs

Teaser image link to article Feb 8: Farmin Fun' Eggstra-ordinary Eggs(Loudoun) Bring the kids to this specially designed literacy-based program for ages 2-5. Children will learn about farms through a story, guided play and a fun hands-on craft project. 

Feb 8: Farmin Fun' Happy Hens

Teaser image link to article Feb 8: Farmin Fun' Happy Hens(Loudoun) Learn all about farms and happy hens during this literacy-based program for preschoolers ages 2-5, sponsored by the Heritage Farm Museum of Loudoun County, in Sterling. 

Feb 8, 15, 22 & Mar 6: Exploring the Small Farm Dream

Teaser image link to article Feb 8, 15, 22 & Mar 6: Exploring the Small Farm Dream(Albemarle) Join PEC for the popular course "Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right For You?" NOTE: CLASS REGISTRATION IS FULL. 

Feb 10: Virginia Native Plant Society Meeting

Teaser image link to article Feb 10: Virginia Native Plant Society Meeting(Albemarle/Cville) Join the Virginia Native Plant Society for their monthly meeting, and hear speaker Jake Hughes discuss the Shenandoah National Park's upcoming plant propagation program. 

Feb 11: Virginia Dept of Forestry GIS Workshop

Teaser image link to article Feb 11: Virginia Dept of Forestry GIS Workshop(Albemarle/Charlottesville) Join the Virginia Department of Forestry to attend a workshop on the Integrated Forest Resource Information System (IFRIS) Public web-based GIS program. 

Feb 11: Monticello Bird Club Meeting

Teaser image link to article Feb 11: Monticello Bird Club Meeting(Albemarle/Cville) Learn how to help the flowering plant pollinators at the Monticello Bird Club meeting, held at Ivy Creek Natural Area education center. 

Feb 13: Young Naturalist Series- Skulls & Skeletons

Teaser image link to article Feb 13: Young Naturalist Series- Skulls & Skeletons(Clarke) Children in grades 1-5 can learn about local mammals through studying their bones, at this young naturalist workshop at the State Arboretum of Virginia. 

Feb 13: Tracking & the Earth

Teaser image link to article Feb 13: Tracking & the Earth(Albemarle/Cville) Join the Ivy Creek Foundation and Living Earth School for a program to explore the outdoors in search for wildlife activity, and how to read the stories of animal life in the landscape of Ivy Creek. 

Feb 13: Birding Banshee Nature Preserve

Teaser image link to article Feb 13: Birding Banshee Nature Preserve(Loudoun) Look for birds and explore the rich and varied habitat of Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve during this walk with the Loudoun Nature Conservancy & Friends of Banshee Reeks. 

Feb 13: Permaculture Community Presentation and Potluck

Teaser image link to article Feb 13: Permaculture Community Presentation and Potluck(Harrisonburg) Join the Blue Ridge Permaculture Network for a community presentation and potluck dinner. Guest speaker Dave Jacke will talk on Ecosystem Agriculture and Forest Gardens. 

Feb 14: Tree Lovers Walk

Teaser image link to article Feb 14: Tree Lovers Walk(Clarke) Join the Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society for a Tree Lovers Walk at the State Arboretum in Boyce. Carrie Blair will lead the walk to observe evergreens, and participants will enjoy hot cocoa indoors after the walk. 

Feb 16: Youth-in-Nature-Day

Teaser image link to article Feb 16: Youth-in-Nature-Day(Albemarle/Cville) Students will learn about the History of Ivy Creek Natural Area during this day camp offered during the school year. 

Feb 19: Warrenton Green Drinks

Teaser image link to article Feb 19: Warrenton Green Drinks(Warrenton) Come out to see the documentary "Food, Inc." The movie screening will benefit Fauquier High School's FFA program and Volunteer Fauquier. After the movie, the group will discuss the local food movement in the area. 

Feb 20: Field Ornithology Course

Teaser image link to article Feb 20: Field Ornithology Course(Albemarle/Cville) Novice to expert birdwatching enthusiasts will learn how to identify birds of Central Virginia by sight and song--during this course at the Piedmont Virginia Community College. 

Feb 20: Rooting DC- Annual Urban Gardening Forum

Teaser image link to article Feb 20: Rooting DC- Annual Urban Gardening Forum(Washington, DC) Save the date for Rooting DC's annual gardening forum--for a day filled with talks, workshops, and lectures on urban gardening and related topics. 

Feb 20 & 27: Young Naturalist Series- Animal Adaptations

Teaser image link to article Feb 20 & 27: Young Naturalist Series- Animal Adaptations(Clarke) Children in grades 1-5 will learn about animal adaptations and strategies used by local animals to survive winter, and then venture outdoors for an excursion. 

Feb 21: Heritage Lecture Series

Teaser image link to article Feb 21: Heritage Lecture Series(Fauquier) Learn about the history of the Chapman/Beverley Mill during this lecture by Ellen Percy Miller, Executive Director, Turn the Mill Around Foundation. 

Feb 21: Learning the Native Trees of Virginia

Teaser image link to article Feb 21: Learning the Native Trees of Virginia(Albemarle/Cville) Join Ellen Powell of the Virginia Department of Forestry on a winter walk at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area--to learn how to identify trees in winter using bark, branching, seed and other characteristics. 

Feb 21: Sunday in the Preserve

Teaser image link to article Feb 21: Sunday in the Preserve(Loudoun) Bring the family for a free nature walk to explore the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Leesburg. A naturalist will guide you through the many natural wonders of the park. 

Feb 25: Ivy Creek Toddler Time

Teaser image link to article Feb 25: Ivy Creek Toddler Time(Albemarle/Cville) Bring your 3-5 year old to discover nature during this short talk and trail walk for children at Ivy Creek Natural area. Volunteer guide Rachel Bush will be your host for the event. 

Feb 27: Birding the Blue Ridge Center

Teaser image link to article Feb 27: Birding the Blue Ridge Center(Loudoun) Explore the Blue Ridge Center in northwestern Loudoun with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. A guide will lead you through this beautiful 900-acre preserve to explore nature and look for birds that frequent the area during winter. 

Feb 27: Mars Rising at Ivy Creek

Teaser image link to article Feb 27: Mars Rising at Ivy Creek(Albemarle/Cville) View the night sky and discover Mars at this special program at Ivy Creek. After a short presentation at the education center, participants will view the night sky with telescopes set up by the Charlottesville Astronomical Society. 

Feb 27: Loudoun Amphibian Monitoring Program Kickoff

Teaser image link to article Feb 27: Loudoun Amphibian Monitoring Program Kickoff(Loudoun) Are you interested in frogs, toads, and salamanders? If so, come out to learn about the Loudoun Amphibian Monitoring Program and how you can help identify amphibians in the area. 

Feb 27: Saturday Night Film Screening of FRESH

Teaser image link to article Feb 27: Saturday Night Film Screening of FRESH(Madison) Join the Madison Farm2Table program to watch the new documentary "FRESH" a film by Ana Sofia Joanes. 

Feb 27: Tools for Change Workshop III

Teaser image link to article Feb 27: Tools for Change Workshop III(Fairfax) Join the Northern Virginia Climate Action Network for a "Tools for Change Workshop." Participants will hear from local environmental organizations and discuss energy efficiency, messaging, and the media. 

Mar 4: Developing an Eye for Your Garden

Teaser image link to article Mar 4: Developing an Eye for Your Garden(Loudoun) Come hear garden designer Karen Mazza to speak on developing an eye for your garden during this lecture by Loudoun County Master Gardeners. 

Mar 5: Our Water Our Future Opening Reception

Teaser image link to article Mar 5: Our Water Our Future Opening Reception(Charlottesville) See a unique exhibit on the Charlottesville-Albemarle community water supply as Charlottesville Tomorrow shares its independent analysis and history of Charlottesville & Albemarle's long-term water supply plans at this reception. 

Mar 6: An Evening with the Woodcocks

Teaser image link to article Mar 6: An Evening with the Woodcocks(Fauquier) Spend the evening with the Environmental Studies on the Piedmont and the Bull Run Mountains Conservancy during "An Evening with the Woodcocks" and witness the birds' delightful "sky dance" aerobatic courtship display. 

Mar 6 & 13: Young Naturalist Series-Signs of Spring

Teaser image link to article Mar 6 & 13: Young Naturalist Series-Signs of Spring(Clarke) Children can search for budding plants, emerging wildlife, migrating birds, and other signs of spring during this young naturalist series program at the State Arboretum of Virginia. 

Mar 7: Swamp Walk

Teaser image link to article Mar 7: Swamp Walk(Loudoun) Explore a "cat swamp" in Loudoun County with Mike Hayslett, Director of the Virginia Vernal Pool Program. The group will learn how amphibians make use of the habitat and search for wood frogs, spring peepers and salamanders. 

Mar 9: Amphibians Afoot: Exploring Local Wetlands

Teaser image link to article Mar 9: Amphibians Afoot: Exploring Local Wetlands(Loudoun) Learn about amphibians and how they use seasonal pools, streams, and wetlands as their habitat during this classroom session and field-trip hosted by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. 

Mar 10: Vernal Pool Exploration

Teaser image link to article Mar 10: Vernal Pool Exploration(Loudoun) Search for wood frogs, spring peepers, salamanders, and more during this Vernal Pool Exploration walk at Morven Park in Leesburg. Mike Hayslett of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy will lead the walk. 

Mar 11: Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium

Teaser image link to article Mar 11: Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium(Richmond) Save the Date for the upcoming Uranium Mining in Virginia Symposium coming up on Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Richmond. The goals of the symposium are to examine the health & socio-economic impacts of proposed uranium mining in Virginia. 

Mar 19: Forum for Rural Innovation

Teaser image link to article Mar 19: Forum for Rural Innovation(Frederick) Attend the Sixth Annual Forum for Rural Innovation to learn about new approaches for agriculture and rural prosperity. The forum will include exhibits and feature some of the most progressive and recognized farms and researchers in the US. 

Mar 20-21: Garden 2 Table

Teaser image link to article Mar 20-21: Garden 2 Table(Loudoun) Come learn about gardening at this symposium sponsored by the Loudoun County Master Gardeners. This year's theme is "Garden 2 Table" and will feature Joe Lamp'l, Ellen Ogden, and more. 

Mar 24: The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

Teaser image link to article Mar 24: The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival(Charlottesville) Join Wild Virginia for the annual Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Charlottesville & Stanton. Spend the evening learning about conservation and watching inspiring films. 

Apr 1: Container Gardening: Five Best Practices

Teaser image link to article Apr 1: Container Gardening: Five Best Practices(Loudoun) Come hear Mike Virts of Catoctin Garden speak on the five best practices of container gardening developing during this lecture by Loudoun County Master Gardeners. 

Apr 7-8: 21st Annual Environment Virginia Symposium

Teaser image link to article Apr 7-8: 21st Annual Environment Virginia Symposium(Lexington, VA) Join over 500 environmental leaders from across the state for this symposium to learn and exchange information about environmental stewardship and managing natural resources necessary for a sustainable future. 

Apr 17: Warrenton Farmers' Market Begins

Teaser image link to article Apr 17: Warrenton Farmers' Market Begins(Fauquier) Stop by the opening day of the Warrenton Farmers' Market in Old Town--for fresh fruits, veggies, flowers, herbs, baked goods, and more. 

Apr 17-18: Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival

Teaser image link to article Apr 17-18: Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival(Loudoun) Stroll through the streets of Old Town Leesburg during the 20th Annual Flower & Garden Festival, and visit over 100 vendors displaying landscape designs, gardening supplies, outdoor living, plants, flowers, gardening items, patios, and more. 

Apr 18-19: Fauquier Loudoun Garden Tour

Teaser image link to article Apr 18-19: Fauquier Loudoun Garden Tour(Fauquier & Loudoun) Enjoy a self-driven tour of historic homes and gardens in Loudoun & Fauquier, during this year's garden tour "Enduring Natural Landscapes Celebrate a Simpler, Nobler Time." 

Apr 25: EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival 2010

Teaser image link to article Apr 25: EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival 2010(Loudoun) Save the date for the EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival 2010! 

May 1: Bioblitz and Cultural Inventory of Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park

Teaser image link to article May 1: Bioblitz and Cultural Inventory of Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park(Albemarle) The Albemarle County Parks and Recreation Department and the county’s Natural Heritage Committee are hosting a Bioblitz and Cultural Inventory of a new park in the county, and invite you to participate. 

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