Be a community scientist and learn more about our newest Making Trash Bloom project in West Virginia! Join our native meadow plant count team at the Berkeley County Landfill on Saturday, November 7 at 10 a.m. This location is just a short drive from Winchester, VA! 

We’ll meet at the entrance to the landfill, and you’ll help us identify a baseline of what’s growing on the capped landfill. Spend time outside, meet like-minded folks, and collect valuable data that will help us spread Making Trash Bloom to additional landfills!

We are seeking volunteers to help collect data on the success of our native plantings at landfills:

• Learn to identify native and non-native meadow plants

• Learn to use the iNaturalist app to help with plant identification

• Learn to use a quadrat for ecological sampling

• Enjoy time outside at the prettiest landfill sites in our region (no, really!)

We will start with a brief training session - no prior experience necessary. Please dress for the outdoors; sturdy shoes, pants, and a sun hat.