Woodlot Management Series: Invasive Plants of Appalachian Forests

Join WVSU Extension at The Mary Price Ratrie Arboretum located at Spring Hill Cemetery for the second part of the Invasive Species of Appalachian Forests workshop. After a brief indoor presentation, we will head outside. Please dress for the weather and be prepared for light hiking.
During the outdoor portion of this workshop, Chris Higgins, resident arborist, will share successes and methods of removal of, but not limited to, non-native Tree-of-Heaven, Oriental Bittersweet and Amur Honeysuckle. He will demonstrate hack and squirt and stump treatment methods, equipment you may need and common pitfalls. This time of year is ideal for using these methods, as plants are beginning to move sugars to their roots in preparation for dormancy.
Use this link to register for the workshop: bit.ly/Invasives2026

Cemetery Activities:
Weekly until the end of October:
Monday @9am: Walk with a View. (EXCEPT: Sept. 7th and Oct. 12th).
Tuesday @5.30pm: Cemetery Walking and Running Group.
Thursday August 13th, 7pm: Sunset Walk/Hike, Half&Half Trail & Road.
Aug. 19th, 6.30pm: Civil War Wednesdays.
Monday Aug. 24th: Invasives Workshop in partnership with WVSU Extension Service.
Monday Aug. 31st, 6pm: 'Growing an Arboretum' PowerPoint Presentation in the Mausoleum and Tree Walk
Saturday Sept. 12th, 11am - 1pm: Monarch Butterfly Celebration and Release.
Thursday Sept. 24th: Tree and History Talk, Kanawha Co. Main Library.
Sunday Oct.11th, 1-4pm: Founders, Feathers and Flora – Re-enactors, Horse Carriage Rides.
Sunday Oct.25th, 2pm: 4M Trail Race and Hike.