Campaign Partners

The Plant Central Rapp Natives campaign was developed and implemented by the following partner organizations to promote the use of these plants in the urban and suburban area of the Central Rappahannock area for their many social, cultural, and economic benefits, and to increase the availability of these native plants in retail centers throughout the region:

  • Tri-County/City Soil & Water Conservation District

  • University of Mary Washington

  • USDA- Natural Resource Conservation Service

  • Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program/Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

  • Virginia Cooperative Extension

  • Virginia Native Plant Society

  • Virginia Natural Heritage Program/VA Department of Conservation & Recreation

  • Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

  • Caroline County

  • Friends of the Rappahannock

  • George Washington Regional Commission

  • Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District

  • Master Gardener Association of the Central Rappahannock Area

  • Master Naturalists, Central Rappahannock Chapter

  • Plants Map

  • Stafford County Department of Public Works

  • The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

Plant Virginia Natives is a collaborative initiative engaging organizations, across Virginia’s coastal zone, piedmont and mountain regions, in state-wide and regional marketing strategies to increase the use and availability of native plants.

Questions, suggestions or comments about the initiative and this website?  
Please contact Virginia Witmer, Plant Virginia Natives Initiative Coordinator, at virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov .