Summer and Fall 2012 Arboretum Event Reminders
DATES TO REMEMBER:
June 18 – 22 Abrakadoodle Half Day Summer Art Camp ‘Rainforest Rovers’
9:00 am – Noon ages 3 – 5 yrs Pre-registration required
June 25 – 29 Virginia Museum of Natural History Half Day Summer Camp
9:00 am – 12:30 pm rising K – 3rd Pre-registration required
July 16 – 20 Abrakadoodle Half Day Summer Art Camp ‘Bug Me! Creepy Crawlers’ Camp
9:00 am – Noon ages 5 – 8 yrs Pre-registration required
July 23 – 27 Virginia Museum of Natural History Full Day Summer Camp
9:00 am – 3:30 pm rising 4th – 7th Pre-registration required
August 6 – 10 Virginia Museum of Natural History Half Day Summer Camp
9:00 am – Noon rising K – 3rd Pre-registration required
and Virginia Museum of Natural History Full Day Summer Camp
9:00 am – 3:30 pm rising 4th – 7th Pre-registration required
August 13 – 17 Abrakadoodle Half Day Summer Art Camp ‘Wild & Wacky Art’
9:00 am – Noon ages 8 – 12 yrs Pre-registration required
August 18 A Day at the Arboretum (This is the one for “grown-ups”)
9:00 am Roses: Fall into Winter with Howard Jones
10:30 am Walk, Talk and Taste – Pawpaws and other Good Eats with Vickie Shufer
12:00 pm Lunch in the Pecan Grove from Bergey’s Breadbasket
{please indicate Ham, Roast Chicken or Veggie Sandwich with pre-registration and payment}
Lunch will only be available for participants registered and paid by August 13th. 12:30 pm Thrifty Containers Workshop
Sept 15 Kids’ Day at the Arboretum – VMNH program “Hyper Hibernation”
10:00 am – 11:30 am Pre-registration encouraged
Sept 27 Abrakadoodle Mommy and Me Art Class
9:00 am for Moms and pre-schoolers Pre-registration required
Oct 6 Yoga for Life Benefit for the Sid Oman Cancer Center & the Arboretum
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pre-registration encouraged
Oct 6 &/or 13 Pumpkin Piñata workshops We invite kids of all ages to help us make two Oct 10 &/or 17 giant pumpkin piñatas for our Oct. 20 AutumnFest. Show up at 9 a.m. on either Saturday Oct. 6 or 13 (or both) or come between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm on either Wednesday Oct. 10 or 17 (or both) and help with making one of our two huge papier-mâché pumpkins which will be featured in the AutumnFest Children’s Activities on Oct. 20. Come wearing your “get-dirty-artsy-craftsy” clothing. No fee. (Children under 8 should be accompanied by adult)
Oct 20 AutumnFest 2012
Noon – 4:00 pm Open to all also AutumnFest Barn-Raising Dinner and Square Dance
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Square Dance
Pre-Sale Tickets only for Dinner and Dance; ‘Square Dance Only’ tickets also available – both pre-sale and at door Contact Chesapeake Arboretum for ticket information at 757-382-7060 or news@chesarbor.org.
Tuesdays in Nov 6, 13, 20 27 Abrakadoodle ‘Mini-Doodlers’ Classes November 9:00 am – 11:00 am Pre-registration required
Nov 17 Kids’ Day at the Arboretum – VMNH program “Nature Sleuths & Scavengers”
10:00 am – 11:30 am Pre-registration encouraged
Dec 15 Abrakadoodle Holiday Workshop 10:00 am – Noon for elementary schoolers Pre-registration required
2012: Another Busy Year at the Chesapeake Arboretum
Congratulations and many thanks to the officers of the volunteer Board of Directors at the Chesapeake Arboretum:
President = Jeff Cavanaugh
Vice President = Linwood Nelms
Secretary = Michelli Booker
Treasurer = Carin Schneller-Carr
Assistant Treasurer = Andy Merchant
We were at the Virginia Flower & Garden Expo on January 20 – 22.
Our booth had friendly, smiling faces to greet the hundreds of Expo attendees. Our board members and fabulous volunteers – including our own Mother Nature – was on hand to help spread the word about what we love about the Chesapeake Arboretum.
Thanks to all who stopped by our booth, took trail maps and brochures with them and spend time this year getting to know and enjoy the property and very user-friendly trails..
Our January Kids’ Day was on January 21st! The topic was “Walking in the Winter Wonder Woods” Our new educational programming in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) is SO exciting!
This photo of instructor Susan Walton is from the November 2011 program “Squirrels, Trees and Other Nutty Things”.
The March program was on March 17th. The topic was “Pollinators: Not just Blowing in the Wind.”
May’s program was on May 10th. The topic was “Flying Wild with the Birds.”
After the VMNH’s Kids’ Days Summer Nature Science Camps, in June, July and August, the VMNH Kids’ Day program begins again for the 2012-2013 academic year. Programs will be held on Saturdays in September (15), November (17), January (19), March (16) and May (18).
For registration details click here.
2012 has also seen a new collaborative partnership with Abrakadoodle Art Studios.
Abrakadoodle will be conducting Summer Art Camps in June, July and August and then will be conducting ‘Mommy and Me’ art classes for Moms and their pre-schoolers in September and October. There will also be several opportunities for little ones to attend “Mini-Doodler” sessions in November. Elementary aged participants will have an opportunity to attend an Abrakadoodle Holiday workshop in December.
2012 Membership Info should already have arrived in your {snail} mailboxes. If you prefer to take care of your renewal online, we now have online membership payment capability thanks to our good friend Amelia B.!! Thank you so very much to all our supporters!! As you can see, the Arboretum has a whole lot to offer its members, with lots more coming!
Arbor Day 2012 took place on the Homestead property. There was great excitement as Skip Raymo of “Hedgehog’s Woodworks” turned a piece of timber which was part of the huge trunk of what had been a massive chestnut oak overlooking Bridge A (rebuilt in Fall 2011) into an incredible commemorative set of river otters playfully welcoming all visitors to the Arboretum.
The sculpture was commissioned by the Arboretum and donated by Ed and Linda Bradley, long-time (very dedicated and hard-working) volunteers in memory of Linda’s mother Polly Hoag, who had passed away last summer.
from the Clipper article, dated 04-03-12
” Before the trunk turned into otters, the project had to be financed. “The Bradleys (Linda and her husband, Ed) raised their hands and said they wanted to honor Polly, and provided the funds,” [Sheila} Clendenning said. Hoag, a wildlife enthusiast, worked with the U.S. Forest Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. She helped promote Smokey Bear.
“Any kid’s letter written to Smokey 30 or so years ago was probably handled by Polly,” Clendenning said. “About 20 years ago she finally moved to Chesapeake to be near her daughter and her family. It’s a fitting and loving tribute in her memory.” ”
Come and see them for yourself!
By April, our Stewartia Grove had gained a new bypassing trail, thanks to efforts by our only part time staffer, Bob Fountain and volunteers Ed Bradley and Mik Lestyan. This gained great vantage points for our State Champion Stewartia during several public tours in April and May.
The Arboretum’s Native Woodland Garden Trail – dedicated in memory of the late Jean-Marie Eagler after her passing in January 2011 – has gained an enthusiastic group of Tidewater Master Naturalists as it’s guardians and keepers. This is one of several ongoing woodland projects being phased in in various areas of our Urban Forest trails to better help homeowners and residents eventually see for themselves an arboretum landscaped for our own environment as others around the country have and adding continuously to more aspects of “Nature’s Classroom.”
Also coming up this summer is another “Day at the Arboretum” series of classes and workshops for adults. We’ll have one of our area’s best-known rose expert and past president of Tidewater Rose Society, Howard Jones speaking along with area Naturalist Vickie Shufer giving us a Walk, Talk and Taste presentation out on the trails and at the Homestead, based on our plentiful paw paws and other good wild plants for wildly good eating.
September 1st has another public tour scheduled, this time through our Paw paw patch with Kristina Bezanson leading the way.
October has another Yoga for Life session planned to benefit both the Arboretum and the Sidney Omar cancer center as well as the 4th annual AutumnFest – our Harvest Time Community Festival with many Children’s Activities, many earth-friendly or ‘green’ vendors, our 2nd Annual “Chesapeake’s Finest” First Responders Corn Hole Contest and a ‘Barn Raising’ Dinner and Square Dance in the evening.
All told; the Arboretum’s really hopping in 2012. It’s a good thing the woods are relatively quiet!
Nov. 27. 2011 Va Pilot Clipper article
Thanks to Va Pilot staff writer Sandra Pennecke for this great article!
Kids’ Day, Freebies, Specialty License Plate & MORE
This Saturday, November 19 is our second Kids’ Day (for grades K-5) in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Natural History. All the details here. Tentative future program dates: January 21, 2012, March 24, 2012, May 19, 2012 .
Hot off the presses! FREE to 2011 dues-paid members: The 2012 Virginia Department of Forestry wall calendar! Stop by the Arboretum HQ building between 9:15 and 11:30 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 19 or 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 21 to pick up your free copy. If you’re unable to stop by either of those days, just reply to this e-mail to make other arrangements. Even if you yourself can’t use this freebie membership perk, perhaps someone on your holiday gift-giving list would enjoy it?
For OTHER year-round gift ideas, don’t forget that we have our own on-line gift shop with lots and lots of items to select.
Did you know that Virginia now offers the option for a TREE-LOVERS’ specialty license plate?
If you want to get on the list to order one of these specialty plates, click here!
If you haven’t seen photos from this year’s AUTUMNFEST, click here . Our tentative date for 2012 is Oct. 20. Mark your calendars!
“Celebrating the joys of fall” – from Va Pilot
Click here to read Eric Feber’s ”Clipper” section article. We appreciate the Virginian Pilot’s coverage of our events!
Kindness in focus 2011
Shootforgood.org encouraged photographers to seek out acts of volunteerism across Hampton Roads on Saturday, October 8, 2011. You can see the Chesapeake Arboretum’s Kindness in Focus images here or all of the the entire 2011 Shoot for Good gallery here.
We are grateful to Paula Slagle for leading the Yoga For Life Breast Cancer Awareness benefit fundraiser, and to these participants and donors: Karen B., Jean Y., Midge W., Joan D., Marion A., Deborah E., Alvene B., Lia O., Suzanne O., Denise H., Barbara G., Lisa B., Gaye M., Carolanne C., Wanda B., Sean O’C., Renee A., Michelle O’N., Cathy and Charlie B. This (second annual) fundraiser benefits the Sid Oman Cancer Center and the Chesapeake Arboretum. We hope to continue this fundraiser each year to honor and remember breast cancer survivors and victims alike, especially our late Board of Directors President Jean Marie Eagler (1951-2011).
“NeighborWoods Month” at the Chesapeake Arboretum
October is exciting and very busy at the Chesapeake Arboretum, and we want to make sure your calendar is marked to join us for some of the fun!
All month:
Sweetgum is the Chesapeake Arboretum featured Tree of the Month
Sat., Oct. 8:
1. Bridge “C” re-alignment work party begins at 8 a.m. Team leader is Phil Johnson. (This bridge was damaged by Hurricane Irene water surge) If you’re not already on our volunteer roster, please bring this completed form with you for our files.
2. Help make a giant pumpkin piñata! Begins at 9 a.m.; team leader is Michelli Booker. We’ll use the piñata at our October 22 AUTUMNFEST, but more than half the fun will be in the making of it! Kids of all ages are invited to help; we ask that anyone under 8 be accompanied by an adult. Bring this completed form for our files, please. This project continues on Sat., Oct. 15.
3. Yoga for Life Breast Cancer Benefit. Begins at 10 a.m.; team leader is Paula Slagle. All the details here.
4. All day: We are one of the Hampton Roads sites for Shoot for Good, a region-wide photography initiative.
Sat., Oct. 15:
Help make a giant pumpkin piñata! Begins at 9 a.m.; team leader is Michelli Booker. We’ll use the piñata at our October 22 AUTUMNFEST, but more than half the fun will be in the making of it! Kids of all ages are invited to help; we ask that anyone under 8 be accompanied by an adult. Bring this completed form for our files, please.
Sat., Oct. 22:
Third annual AUTUMNFEST begins at noon! We are a NeighborWoods Month nationally certified event for 2011, and we expect great weather, a fun crowd and of course LOTS OF FUN. It’s also the date of our annual Friends of the Chesapeake Arboretum meeting. If you’re a dues-paid 2011 “Friend”, you will receive a ballot via e-mail soon to vote for the Board of Directors members. (Note: Although we had originally planned for an evening dinner/square dance on Oct. 22, we have postponed that part of the celebration.)
Oh! and we haven’t forgotten Tues., Oct. 4:
Great job by Shrub Planting Party Leader Mike Andruzyck and all his team. Phase #2 of northern edge homestead grounds planting improvements made in record time!
Sept.-Oct. Arboretum events reminders
DATES TO REMEMBER:
September 17 - “A Day at the Arboretum” (This is the one for “grown-ups” !)
10 a.m. - Choose: “Make your own rain barrel” or
edible plants walk with Vickie Shufer
noon - Picnic in the pecan grove
12:30 – Herbal sorbet workshop with Billi Parrus
Pre-register here
(Note: The deadline has passed for the catered box lunch option, but
you’re still welcome to register and bring a bag lunch. Walk-in registration
accepted but not encouraged)
Sept. 24 - First in a series of youth programming in conjunction with
the Virginia Museum of Natural History. Details and pre-registration form
on our website homepage. ALSO NOTE FUTURE CLASS DATES!
October 8 - Yoga For Life - Benefit for the Sid Oman Cancer Center & the Arboretum
Absolutely no yoga experience required!
October 8 &/or 15 – We invite kids of all ages to help us make a giant pumpkin piñata
for our Oct. 22 AutumnFest. Show up at 9 a.m. in your “get-dirty-artsy-craftsy” clothing.
(adult – please accompany children under 8)
October 22 - AUTUMNFEST / Annual meeting: ”Friends of the Chesapeake Arboretum”
Noon – 4 p.m. FESTIVAL – Free Admission/Free Parking!
Evening fundraising dinner/square dance is NEW this year!
5 p.m. : Barbecue dinner
5:30 – 8 p.m. : Square dancing called by L. Skearce of Alexandria, VA
$40 ($35 current Arboretum member) dinner/dance
(includes pulled pork, grilled chicken, side dishes, soft drink, 2 ”adult” beverages
$15 ($10 “Arb” member) DANCE ONLY (very limited number available)
See Chesapeake Arboretum Board members
or call 757 382 0760 to buy tickets
It‘s a “barnraising” casual-attire OUTDOOR event!
SILENT AUCTION begins 5 p.m./ends 7:30 p.m. Some of the items included:
* $50 gift certificate to Natural Elements Spa
* Hand-made wooden mantel clock (crafted by Phil Johnson)
* Assorted live trees (5 – gallon size)
* Family membership, Chesapeake Arboretum
* “Staycation” night at the Hyatt Place Greenbrier Hotel
* 60-day trial membership Town Point Club
“Day at the Arboretum” Reminder, plus — Outdoor Yoga, Piñatas, and AUTUMNFEST 2011
Remember our “Day at the Arboretum” is just around the corner!
It’s a Triple Header!
Saturday, September 17th!
Vickie 
Billi 
At 10:00am, you have a choice of two ‘hands-on’ activities:
The Chesapeake Master Gardeners, Chesapeake Dept. of Agriculture and Chesapeake Dept. of Public Works is sponsoring a Rain Barrel Making Workshop{Separate Pre-registration & Fees noted below}
- OR - Also at 10:00am, we’ll have Vickie Shufer: “Edible Wild Plants” tasting tour.
After enjoying a boxed lunch from Bergey’s Breadbasket at noon we’ll continue our tripleheader “Day at the Arboretum” with Billi Parus, giving us a tasting of her Herbal Sorbets and Ice Creams!
Billi Parus will be sharing her creative cooking-with-herbs skills with us as she shows us how simple it is to make these wonderful treats. Billi is a Virginia Beach Master Gardener, Life member of the Herb Society of America, a member of the British Herb Society, as well as owner of Lavender Hill House, an Internet gift basket business. She lives in Virginia Beach where she and her husband grow over 200 varieties of herbs. They are curators of 8 registered National Collections, through which they help preserve rare and threatened varieties of herbal plants. Billi travels the country, teaching about cooking with herbs.
10:00 am Rain Barrel Workshop {$40 materials fee} *
- OR - Edible Wild Plants Talk, Tour & Tasting** with Vickie Shufer
12:00 pm Lunch in the Pecan Grove from Bergey’s Breadbasket
12:30 pm Herbal Sorbets Workshop with Billi Parus
* Rain Barrel Workshop: fee to Chesapeake Master Gardeners; includes barrel, supplies, help with assembly and handouts. Sponsored by Chesapeake Dept. of Agriculture, Master Gardeners and Public Works Call 382-6348 to register or access the registration form on the website at
http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/pub-wrks/pdffiles/Rain-Barrel-Workshop-Form-2011.pdf
| Rain Barrel Workshop, Lunch & Sorbet Workshop: $40 fee (to CMG) +$15 non-member; $10 current Arboretum member Edibles Tour, Lunch & Sorbet Workshop: $25 non-member; $20 current Arboretum member Space for Tour & Workshops is limited; to pre-register click here
We’re thrilled to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month with
Yoga For Life on the Arboretum Headquarters Lawn….
Saturday, October 8 Bring all your friends!
 We’re busy preparing for AutumnFest 2011! (Saturday, October 22)
— KIDS — (including those of you who are “Kids-At-Heart”)
Want to help us make a giant pumpkin piñata that we’ll use for AutumnFest?
Wear your “get-dirty-artsy-craftsy” clothes,
show up at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 8 and/or Saturday, October 15.
Chesapeake Arboretum – 624 Oak Grove Rd.(Adults – please accompany anyone under 12)
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Sept. 17 = “A Day at the Arboretum”
Make your plans now! Vickie Shufer and Billi Parrus are local “horticultural celebrities”, and we’re so happy to be hosting them both on the same day that our friends at the Chesapeake Master Gardeners are making it possible for you to make/take your very own rain barrel!
REMINDER: A few spaces are still available for:
Pawpaw Guided Tree Tour
10 a.m. – noon. Spaces limited; reservations required. Call 757 382 7060. No fee; donations welcome. Mik Lestyan, City of Chesapeake’s Urban Forester will guide this informative tour. We recommend sturdy walking shoes, forest-appropriate attire, personal water supply, insect repellent, camera. The Chesapeake Arboretum (www.ChesArbor.org) features a large collection of the native Pawpaw tree, exclusive host plant to the Zebra Swallowtail butterfly. http://chesapeakearboretum.com/trails/tree-of-the-month/march-2011/
