Prince William Wildflower Society

As a chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, PWWS is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the native plants of Virginia and their habitats, in order to sustain for generations to come the integrity of the Commonwealth’s rich natural heritage of ecosystems and biodiversity for purposes of enjoyment, enlightenment, sustainable use, and our own very survival.

To this end, we advocate and follow practices that will conserve our natural endowment, and we discourage and combat practices that will endanger or destroy it. We are committed to do all we can to slow the accelerating conversion of natural landscape to built and planted landscape and to reduce its damage to natural ecosystems.

PWWS:

• Holds six regular meetings a year with speakers, 1st Thursday of "odd" months, 7:30 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church on Plantation Lane in Manassas
• Sponsors an annual "Author Event" lecture on a Sunday afternoon in partnership with other environmental and conservation groups.
• Conducts an annual native plant sale the day before Mother's Day
• Participates in the annual Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm in April
• Conducts an annual native plant garden tour in April
• Maintains the VDOT pollinator planting at the I-95 northbound car rest area at Dale City
• Participates in environmental festivals at schools and in the community
• Participates in the Plant NOVA Natives Campaign
• Leads botanical walks
• Assists schools with native plantings
• Produces a bi-monthly newsletter