https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/projects daily 0.75 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1585765630889-96H3E4UOP3KQ5ANH7W4C/Screen+Shot+2020-04-01+at+2.27.00+PM.png Young Pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587494213738-78QLLQV61QD61W4VYYCF/unnamed+copy+2.png Young Pollinators This is Sinapis Arvensis, a Brassicaceae, a member of the mustard family. It is an annual that grows 1-3 feet tall. It is non-native. Small bees and flies visit the flowers for nectar or pollen. Small white butterflies, the Cabbage White ( Pieris Rapae) and the Checkered White (Pieris protodice) also visit for nectar. The caterpillars of these butterflies will eat the leaves. Rabbits will eat the leaves if they are not too peppery. And, people can eat this too! You can eat the new small leaves in a salad. It gets stronger to taste as the plant grows. When it makes seeds and they dry out you can make your own mustard. Grind them up and mix with vinegar and salt. Give it a try! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1585765253425-W6HPRBPHB5I9R9Z8QXYO/Screen+Shot+2020-04-01+at+2.20.19+PM.png Young Pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587494233800-I800ZFF44C8LHJXXB4F6/image-asset.png Young Pollinators Red Deadnettle, or red henbit. Its Latin name is Lamium purpureum. It's native to Europe and Asia but you are likely to find this plant anywhere the soil has been disturbed. Even though it is in the nettle family it's leaves don't sting. You can find these flowers from March to October. Lots of different species feed on this humble weed - Red mason bees, bumblebees as well as the caterpillars of the garden tiger, white ermine and angle shade moths. This plant plays an important role as a dependable food source for pollinators very early in the spring when other sources of food are in short supply. The leaves are edible in salads and some people even add it to their healthy green smoothies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587494200169-5EHTI9EJ1CCKCFVA1U66/image-asset.png Young Pollinators https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1750805028898-53GGDGX39PPJCEUELHTX/unsplash-image-BI2wDsguf7o.jpg Home - Make it stand out If you are considering planting a native garden, this list of the Central Virginia native plants created by the Bee City Working Committee is a great place to start! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/19ff09a7-57c3-4d0f-b098-416d39ba322b/tallamyprogram.jpg Home - Front cover of program given out at Doug Tallamy lecture Click above to learn how to support Native Pollinators in your yard https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/donate daily 0.75 2021-03-06 https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/monthly-challange daily 0.75 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1592186669976-7E07KQXU7W8JLZLRUG6H/147.jpg Conservation Challange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1592181603171-MAPB8G40K738OTIBR071/553.jpg Conservation Challange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1591469326568-LHK38KKCC9I2ZPNOKKA2/Screen+Shot+2020-06-06+at+2.45.54+PM.png Conservation Challange https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/our-bee-city daily 0.75 2020-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1586629224738-9KUGVKF6SB5QDRJPHMH9/Bee+City+Dec+2019.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582772350366-Y8PJ5MMPNCUK2T1FXTJ1/IMG_2135+%281%29.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583200050930-6R8FQ1UDXW44BY91ZHBW/IMG_4983+2.jpeg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582772349958-NU4LH8DTMN7GPIOD7CO0/IMG_2100.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582772349907-V4WTZXULLSZ7AZV419RG/IMG_2105.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582773569665-4PPRNEDW35CFFG467XNA/IMG_1861.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582773569027-EVMD22E2S1FXVHVDQJ9F/IMG_1860.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583200023214-D4K2VC0KMSFLVAQEGERF/beecity.jpg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583200056381-8VFM5SBOGBXOGTD20X2M/IMG_4368.jpeg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583200055834-7AJ7DNXA679120X65OBQ/IMG_4358.jpeg Bee City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583200654088-DQFS8D3AMLX6G5YDTU3A/IMG_2043+2.JPG Bee City https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/news-worthy-2 daily 0.75 2021-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1588164246593-8BGJFDSMKI8O3SHFSK7X/Screen+Shot+2020-04-29+at+8.43.06+AM.png Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582744954032-TZ68HET9AFZOLFTOCJL4/image001+%281%29.jpg Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587215112838-7SGY2WYBZ6CL64S8ZZQ2/Screen+Shot+2020-04-18+at+9.04.04+AM.png Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582745305528-BYS8LMBI41VYAGOVUTRF/IMG_4370.jpeg Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587214724260-92HCFUYYN0JPQQ1L6AP6/Screen+Shot+2020-04-18+at+8.57.23+AM.png Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582746564400-33ULUQPZ8595HDLJAGJ5/image-asset.jpeg Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582744984952-TEWZ4ZO7A5VRU1PJH0M4/Bee+City+24x26.5+Street+Sign-2019+%283%29+copy.jpg Press Release - Read more about Lynchburg’s journey to becoming a designated Bee City through the help of BRC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582746034691-QQLQFH611X52V6JY29HT/bee.jpg Press Release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582745128550-PTHADQNY8T5FODAGCEAW/8a89c230-c76d-46a9-ac63-221d52249738-large16x9_bees2.jpeg Press Release https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/earth-day-pollinator-garden daily 0.75 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582215791491-018F42IYATBYZ883EN11/Pollinator+Garden.jpeg Earth Day - Four easy steps to making a pollinator garden. Have you every wanted to be a part of a the pollinator initiative? Follow these four easy steps to making your own garden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1583002626298-I6W3HKB2YNPXTZGMUX1O/Monarch+nectaring+on+rabbitbrush%2C+Nevada_XS-SMcK+cropped+for+tiles.jpg Earth Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582743313784-H4PRQL3DJYLBSXX1GDMO/image-asset.jpeg Earth Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582465035829-QZB579T8O5GBB7U4QUP5/IMG_6492.jpeg Earth Day - Native Plants Blue Ridge Conservation has made a comprehensive list of native plants. Click on the picture to view the list along with locations that sell native plant seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1582742741687-IYO3NRSCMPT2HA6LSL2H/tree+farm Earth Day https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/leaf-project daily 0.75 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587514973175-04BM4NS0A4CTEDQ7XU7N/image.jpg Phase I, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587515021507-HYJNECOGEG8DGC2Z4FZA/IMG_3827.jpeg Phase I, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587514583974-UO6RYD5WCRMBIZ6W4QGK/Pollinator%2BGarden.jpg Phase I, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative - Phase Two Partnering with the City of Lynchburg/LEAF and adding Crowther Landscape Architecture to the partnership several large beds will be designed and planted with non-GMO/non-Neonicotinoid native plantings that will provide continuous bloom all season, year after year. The City has chosen the location of the beds, which is on Rt. 501 North near the Graves Mill Road exit of the Lynchburg Expressway. We are taking inspiration from the New Perennial Movement, the beds will provide food and habitat to many beneficial insects and local pollinators. During the winter we will launch an educational campaign about this process through the local media. The demonstration beds will serve as a model for promoting biodiversity and we hope to promote this style of planting for all future landscape projects around our city. By boldly demonstrating this naturalistic approach to landscaping, we will educate the public about the importance of native plants and continuous habitat and provide a model that can be used statewide on highways and in residential gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587516646004-VT03JOAFEHXV3NY464BU/Copy%25252Bof%25252BIMG_2666.jpg Phase I, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative - Phase One In 2019, partnering with the City of Lynchburg, BRC planted three, one-acre wildflower pollinator beds along our local highways. One at the Candler’s Mountain Road exit near the drive-thru Chick-Fil-A and two at the Grace Street exit on 29S in Greenview Park. BRC donated funds to the City of Lynchburg’s Lynchburg Expressway Appearance Fund(LEAF), which allowed for the preparation of beds (tilling, amending soil) and the planting of non-GMO wildflower seeds on the three acres of ground in the spring of 2019. It was a successful effort, providing pollinator support for the summer and fall of 2019. We have donated additional funding so that the beds can be replanted in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587515089312-P8P4MV17VI9FN7DMJFHC/IMG_3969.jpeg Phase I, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/general-5 daily 0.75 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1588096344354-VXS03C484QCRQJ8JKWGE/Screen+Shot+2020-04-28+at+1.51.53+PM.png Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934106249-YGVQSPGOR30FXGMMXTQW/0-1.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934190650-HCFULUOJRGVKF5Y6ZPS1/0-2.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934191108-LU1J0PR28RGAGC8F0JVH/0-3.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934188895-S3TFVDGY6G25EG6QWVT2/0-4.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934190483-E3BXW0KSLTBGDQKSQ72K/0-6.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934280642-BS1U08IT7U74AJMTRW3D/0.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1587934295845-UI0TSOCB50VUN17VIGOO/0-5.jpg Heritage High Native Trees https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/stepstoapplyforgardencertification daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1596911872595-50VL2OMM7ZGM3KUSDJNY/logo4sign_BlueRidgeConservation3425.jpg Garden Certification Program https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/garden-certification-program-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1595439426658-6MALQ0MWBZH248ONSS04/%23169985_yrdsgnCERTIFIEDPOLLINATOR_HeidiJames.jpg Introduction https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/form daily 0.75 2025-08-08 https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/website-update-form daily 0.75 2020-08-16 https://www.blueridgeconservation.com/graves-mill-rd-roadside-biodiversity-initiative daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33799968d0e50cfe1d3524/1608303695473-EWVPWARHYLFEJGX0I0HS/IMG_1188.JPG Phase II, Roadside Biodiversity Initiative - Using Native Plants Our goal is to educate our local community about the New Perennial Movement and the importance of promoting biodiversity in our local ecosystem. 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