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New Virginia Loves Pollinators License Plate – Bees, butterflies, other pollinators flock to the same plants.
Instead of a butterfly garden, perhaps we need a “Pollinators Garden” in McIntire Park East! Virginia license plate approved! Two more days to “Bee” a founder: http://www.pollinatorplates.com/p/home.html Most pollinators throughout North America are trending downward in population; some are facing a drastic decline, and others are believed to have already gone extinct. The disappearance of…
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Free Skin Cancer Screening – Saturday, May 10 – It just might save your life as well as your skin!
If you love to be outside in this beautiful, sunny spring weather, please be aware that excess exposure to UV radiation can cause lasting damage which may lead to skin cancer. Remember your sunblock, sunglasses, and hat! Even when the weather is cool, you need sun protection. UVa Health System, Primary Care, Dermatology is…
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Support the Senior Center – May 6 – Give4Good – Greater Charlottesville
SUPPORT THE CENTER. EARN MATCHING FUNDS. AND DO IT ALL AT HOME IN YOUR PAJAMAS. NOW HOW EASY IS THAT? Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, May 6th, the Senior Center will be part of Give4Good – Greater Charlottesville. This is a one-day, online, community-wide giving day, designed to promote philanthropy in our region. If you make…
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New Ideas for McIntire Park – the Center of Our Charlottesville PLACE
A new park in the center of town? That is exactly what will happen soon when McIntire Park East becomes easily accessible with the completion of the McIntire Bridge and the 250/McIntire Rd Interchange. Charlottesville’s McIntire Park may one day welcome not only skateboarders and visitors to a future botanical garden, but also residents commuting to work. A…
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Earth Day Presentation by Marlene A. Condon, author of “Nature-Friendly Garden” April 22, Harrisonburg
PRESS RELEASE Friendly City Food Cooperative in Harrisonburg is sponsoring an Earth Day slide presentation by Marlene A. Condon, syndicated columnist for Bay Journal News Service and author/photographer of The Nature-friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People (published by Stackpole Books). Have you ever wondered how the natural world survives on its own…
finding joy along the way
Live & Learn! 