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Oakton Library Habitat Gardens Clean-up Day, October 3rd

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Image: Courtesy of Friends of Oakton Library

Saturday Oct 3, 2026
9:00-11:00 am.

Oakton Library
10304 Lynnhaven Place
Oakton, VA, 22124-1785

Contact:  Gretchen Cervantes,  gretticervantes@gmail.com

Gretchen Cervantes is  on the board of the Friends of Oakton library. The Friends need some help maintaining their certified habitat gardens. They have 3 beds at the library that the they maintain. The Friends are always looking for volunteers to help, mainly  on two scheduled clean up days, one on October 3 and another in the spring.
They want to spread the word amongst the FMN group  to see if anyone is interested in helping them during their clean up days, or other times of the year. If so, please let  Gretchen know.

Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Free Native Plant Clinics: Cultivate Nature

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Photo: Eastern Shooting Star, Virginia Department Conservation and Recreation

Thursdays, March 30, through April 27, 2023
10:30-11:30 AM

Location:
All clinics located in Great Falls, VA
Specific public location will be sent via email to registrants one week before each clinic.

Register:
Please register via email with name and dates.
All details will be sent via email.
cultivatenature@gmail.com  

Join Botanist and Ecologist Meghan M. McGinty, Phd. Learn how to cultivate wildlife habitat anywhere, help save biodiversity and create your own Homegrown National Park.

Topics:

March 30- Replace your lawn with cardboard mulching and native ground covers.

April 6- Restore native habitat by replacing invasive plants commonly found in nurseries.

April 13- High wildlife-value trees and shrubs to plant today.

April 20- Habitat gardens for containers.

April 27- Make more of what you already have by propagating the natives on your property.

Habitat gardens designed and photographed by Meghan M. McGinty, PhD.