Virginians collected a whopping 13 tons of acorns, chestnuts and walnuts for Department of Forestry’s (DOF) annual collection.
If you remember back in October they asked for help collecting the seeds.
The numbers are in and there is enough to grow 500,000 native trees!
Thank you for helping DOF grow the forests of tomorrow.
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The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is reopening their tree seedling store.
Every October, the DOF offers a wide variety of trees and shrubs for purchase through its online seedling store.
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The Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association is hosting a free event on Thursday, October 19th at Samuel Public Library.
Come learn how you can save seeds for your own use and support your local Seed Lending Library.
They will cover why you should save seeds, harvesting seeds and proper storage, how your seed lending library works and how to contact a Master Gardener if you have questions.
This event is free to the public, but attendees should register at Samuels Public Library’s event page, space is limited.
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