April 17-18: Earth Day Activities

The VLM celebrates Earth Day with a weekend of special activities for our animals. Watch the animals receive toys, treats and other enrichment activities to stimulate natural behaviors. See the red wolves and coyotes devour ice treats, watch the raccoon search a basket full of newspapers, all part of activities that usually occur behind-the-scenes.

Learn ways to help the environment by reducing, reusing and recycling waste. Several environmental organizations will have displays and information about conservation measures. There will also be crafts for kids, eco-friendly giveaways, thousands of native plants for sale and special earth-friendly animal shows.

April 17-18, 24-25: Spring Plant Sale

Choose from an incredible array of beautiful and unusual native plants for a variety of garden sites, from wet ponds to dry rock gardens at our annual Spring Native Plant Sale. The VLM's horticulture staff holds this annual sale as a fundraiser, but the real goal is to introduce the gardening public to the incredible variety of native plants that do well in the landscape, and to educate them about those which are better left in the wild. All plants are nursery propagated and many are not yet available in the commercial nursery trade. Sale held rain or shine.

April 24: Second Annual Sporting Clay Classic

Your participation in the second annual Sporting Clay Classic means you will be doing something you love while supporting conservation education at the Virginia Living Museum.  You’ll have an first- class, down-home good time with sportsmen and sportswomen who appreciate the outdoors and enjoy a friendly competition. Some call sporting clays “golf with shotguns.” We call the Sporting Clay Classic a good day for a great cause!

Put together a team and join the fun.  9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Old Forge Sporting Clays, Providence Forge. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, click here.