Chapters in Tennessee

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Join us on Zoom or in the Red Bank Community Center to hear the wonderful Mary Anne Borge present on the seasonal timing of asters, just as we are beginning to enjoy the beauty of fall asters. 

Our informal chat meetings are meetings with no structured agenda – we meet via Zoom to talk about native plants, share related information, ask and answer questions. 

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This session equips students with a clear understanding of how invasive species disrupt Tennessee Valley ecosystems—and what effective, ethical control actually looks like. We’ll explore the traits that make invasives so aggressive, learn to identify the region’s most problematic species, and compare management strategies ranging from manual removal to targeted chemical use. Students will leave with practical, site‑appropriate approaches for reducing invasive pressure and restoring space for native plant communities to thrive.

After the classroom session is over, we'll go to a long term WaterWays' restoration site at Read's Creek in the Mountain Creek watershed for on-site invasive plant identification and removal techniques.

Please note, all Certificate in Native Plant classes REQUIRE registration.

Be on the lookout: Once you have registered, we will email you with pre-course work and any other materials needed for this class.

Materials to bring! Notebook, pencils, snacks, water, and a lunch. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear.

Registration Policy: 

As with all CNP classes, class size is limited. To give everyone the best opportunity to participate, there is a non-refundable cancellation fee of $10, with the balance refunded if you cancel at least 7 calendar days before the class will be held. If the class is cancelled by the instructor or the CNP program, registrants will get a full refund.

If registration is full, you may email [email protected] and ask to be placed on a wait list.  This is not a guarantee that a spot will open up. 
Likewise, if you need to cancel your seat, email [email protected] 
Registration required and limited seating.

Lastly, please be gracious, we are all volunteers.

Join Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones for our 7-class series in Ecological Gardening, taught by local experts who are passionate personal and professional ecological gardeners. You can attend classes as a series, or as standalone classes. 

This sixth class in the Ecological Gardening Series will cover garden maintenance from an ecological perspective. This will be outdoors at Lynbrook Park. 

More details to come!

Workshop presenter: Lyn Rutherford, Natural Resource Supervisor, City of Chattanooga, Department of Parks & Outdoors

There is a conflict with our usual 4th Monday of the month tradition at the Ed Jones Auditorium for September.  There is a multi-day event already scheduled there. So  we will meet on the 3rd Monday of the month — September 21.

Program to be announced soon.

We’ll continue our popular Freebie/Swap Table, so if you have any native plants, seeds, nature-related books, or other treasures you wish to re-home, please bring them along.

Everyone is welcome!

Format: Hybrid (in-person and Zoom)
Zoom:  Link
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM CDT
Location: Ed Jones Auditorium, Ellington Ag Center, 416 Hogan Road, Nashville, TN (36.06398, -86.74472)