Our logo features little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) which provides nesting habitat for Eastern towhees and smooth aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) which hosts the larval stage (caterpillar) of the pearl crescent butterfly. Eastern towhees eat the aster seeds and rely on caterpillars for protein to raise their young. Thanks to Anne Elise Lintelman for drawing our logo!
The Plant Ridge & Valley Natives campaign includes the following 11 counties (from north to south): Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Rockbridge, and Alleghany. We also include the cities of Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Buena Vista, and Covington.
Connect through our Facebook Group Virginia Ridge & Valley Native Plants
or via email to shenandoahchapter [at] gmail.com.
This campaign is managed through the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society and coordinated by Anna Maria Johnson and Barbara Brothers.
To connect, contact us at shenandoahchapter [at] gmail.com
*Thanks to conservation photographer Steven David Johnson for providing our banner image featuring a hummingbird clearwing moth on Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot or bee balm).
