Join us at the burial ground to honor and celebrate the green burial movement and to celebrate this place we call Earth! We have a day full of experiences planned, in collaboration with green burial experts and local land stewards and naturalists. Join us for a tour of the burial ground and to have all your questions about natural burial answered. Learn more than you ever thought possible about local tree life with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards. Interested in the secret lives of grasses? Piedmont Environmental Council will steward your knowledge of local grasses and grassland rehabilitation in and amongst the fields of Panorama Farm. Curious about plants native to our area and ways to restore their populations to improve the health of our local ecosystem? Center for Urban Habitats will be on-hand to answer your every question and introduce you to the native species we have growing right here on the farm. There will be guided hikes, a scavenger hunt for kids, snacks, and information galore. Join us in celebration and communion as we connect with this land, with those who devote themselves to tending to it, and with each other. Together we will honor life in all its mysteries and complexities!
This event will run from 10:00am - 3:00pm. An early morning Bird Walk Pre-Event with Piedmont Virginia Bird Club will open the day from 7:00am - 10:00am.
Second Annual Open House Schedule:10:00am - 11:00am - Grassland Tour with Lauria McShane, Piedmont Environmental Council
11:00am - 12:00pm - Native Plant Walk with Drew Chaney, Center for Urban Habitats
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Tour of the Burial Ground with Stephanie Bonney and Liz Reynolds, Panorama Natural Burial
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Tour of the Tree Blossoms with Emily Ferguson, Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Guided Walk around the Farm with Chris Murray, Panorama Natural Burial
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