REU student works in the background while a bumblebee visits a yellow flower inside a greenhouse
REU student works in the background while a bumblebee visits a yellow flower inside a greenhouse

Landscape Improvement Project Underway for Peetwood Pavilion

March 25, 2022 -- stephanie.swaim

With a breathtakingly beautiful view of the Native Plant Trail meadow and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Peetwood Pavilion for Environmental Education has become one of the most popular locations at Blandy since it first opened in 2005. Located about 50 yards east of the visitor parking lot, Peetwood Pavilion is primarily used for Blandy’s K-12 school programs. Over the winter it’s received a major facelift, funded with the support of the University of Virginia’s Arboretum and Landscape Committee as well as the Foundation of the State Arboretum.

New Winter StoryWalk(R)!

Update: This StoryWalk® was removed at the end of February. Stay tuned for more seasonal StoryWalks® in the future!

For the next few weeks, you can enjoy a good book and learn about wintertime wildlife while you walk along the Native Plant Trail!

Blandy's new winter StoryWalk® consists of a series of signs spaced at regular intervals. Each sign bears one page of Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner. You and the young naturalist in your life can read the book a page at a time as you walk along the trail.

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Events

Today

  1. Blandy Photo Club Meeting
    • Start time: 07:00pm
    • End time: 09:00pm

    • To learn more, send an email to [email protected]

Friday, June 9th

  1. American Kestrels
    • Start time: 06:30pm
    • End time: 08:00pm

    • Join October Greenfield (The Piedmont Environmental Council) to learn about conservation efforts to provide nesting habitat for American Kestrels across the Virginia Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley. For more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks

Thursday, June 22nd

  1. Blandy Book Club

Tuesday, July 4th

  1. Blandy Photo Club Meeting
    • Start time: 07:00pm
    • End time: 09:00pm

    • To learn more, send an email to [email protected]

Thursday, July 6th

  1. Blandy Sketch Group
    • Start time: 12:30pm
    • End time: 03:30pm

    • The Blandy Sketch Group is a dynamic group of artists who work in the visual arts and who all share a love of the natural world as inspiration for their artwork. The Blandy Sketch Group is open to any artist, beginner or professional.  This month, we will be meeting in the Blandy Community Classroom.Visit our website for more info- https://blandysketchgroup.wordpress.com/