Blandy in the News

UVAToday, By Zeina Mohammed, October 7, 2024, Q&A: How Are Artificial Lights Dimming Firefly Survival Rates?

The Winchester Star, by Mickey Powell, September 23, 2024, State arboretum foundation at Blandy hires new director

American Public Gardens Association, September 16, 2024,  Anne Marie Chirieleison Named Director of the Foundation of the State Arboretum at Blandy Experimental Farm

UVAToday, By Zeina Mohammed, September 6, 2024, Fall Migration: Songbirds and Students Return to the Nest

The Valley Today podcast with Janet Michael, Aug 13, 2024, Exploring Blandy: New Info Center & Upcoming Events

The Winchester Star, By Laura Ruby, June 18, 2024, Loss of habitat means humans have to help with purple martin housing

The Winchester Star, By Tabitha Reeves, June 6, 2024, Firefly season is here. Well, depending on where you look.

NPR, by Paige Waterhouse, May 29, 2024, Want to see more butterflies in your yard? Lazy gardening may be the answer

Scientic American, by Lee Alan Dugatkin, May 14, 2024, Humans Are Driving a New Kind of Evolution in Animals

The Valley Today podcast with Janet Michael, May 6, 2024, 34th Annual Garden Fair at Blandy Experimental Farm

The Northern Virginia Daily, by Laura Ruby, April 12, 2024,  Saving the birds: Homeowners can help rebuild declining populations

The Winchester Star, by Molly WIlliams, April 8, 2024, Indian Hollow students learn all about watersheds at Blandy Experimental Farm

GETAWAYMAVENS, by Malerie Yolan-Cohen January 31, 2024, 15 Romantic Things to Do in Winchester, VA 

The Winchester Star, August 25,2023, The Tuleyries: Searching for the descendents of the enslaved

The Winchester Star, July 17, 2023, Eco Camper

Daily News Record, February 22, 2023, Grow Native Plants from Seeds: State Arboretum of Virginia Provides Tips

The Winchester Star, December 27, 2022, Try 10 soft surface trail systems near Winchester to enrich your outdoor runs, walks

Fox 5 DC, Claire Anderson, Fall Foliage: Shenandoah Valley | Golden Ginkgo Grove

Washingtonian, October 31, 2022, Ginkgo Trees Are About to Peak -- Here's Where to Enjoy the Foliage This Fall

Prince William Living, October 25, 2022,  An Oasis in the Appalachian Mountains

The Winchester Star, October 21, 2022, 'It is a spectacular view', Ginkgo grove's foliage nearing peak color at state arboretum 

Southern Living Magazine, September 26, 2022, How to Grow and Care for Ginkgo Trees

Prince William Living, August 7, 2022, Write by the Rails Invites All to Half-Day Writers Retreat

The Winchester Star, July 30, 2022, Blandy summer internships help students prepare for science careers

CBS19 News (Charlottesville News First), July 27, 2022, Piedmont Master Gardeners holds presentation about fireflies

Warren/Frederick County Report, Late July, 2022, Blandy's summer programs spotlight pollinators

UVA Today, July 1, 2022, UVA Working Hard To 'Bee' Pollinator Friendly

Entomology Today, June 27, 2022, How One Entomologist is Exploring Insect Pests in Midwestern Agroecosystems

UVA Today, June 6, 2022, Hawks Keep Watch Over the Alderman Library Construction Site

Untamed: Life is Wild (VPM/PBS), Season 4, Episode 7, June 2, 2022, The importance and function of pollinators

UVA School of Architecture website, May 5, 2022, PhD Student James Barnes Receives Grant and Fellowship to Expant His Scholarship on Nature-Based Learning Environments

Northern Virginia Magazine, April 22, 2022, These Local Arboretums and Botanical Gardens Have the Best Spring Blooms

Virginia Wildlife, November/December 2021, Biodiversity is on Display at the State Arboretum of Virginia

Real Virginia, a television show by the Virginia Farm Bureau, December 15, 2021, Visiting the Virginia State Arboretum

Country Zest & Style magazine (Middleburg, VA), page 34, Autumn 2021, Linking Present and Past at Clarke County's Blandy Farm

The Washington Post, March 10, 2022 Taking a Mid-Atlantic road trip? Stop at these native plant gardens along the way. 

The Winchester Star, February, 4, 2022 Heat of the Moment: Virginia Department of Forestry Meadow Burn

The Winchester Star, December 6, 2021 Blandy: Don't use boxwood in holiday decorations

The Cavalier Daily, May 13, 2021 Plant species and pollinators abound in Charlottesville and U.Va. community

UVA Today, May 6, 2021, In Buzz-Worthy News, 2 Graduate Students Make Grounds Pollinator-Friendly 

University of Virginia Lifetime Learning Virtual Presentation, December 4, 2020, From Green to Gold: The Fall Transformation of Gingkoes

UVA Today, November 5, 2020, Study: As Mid-Atlantic's Native Bee Populations Decline, An Exotic Species Proliferates