The Piedmont Master Gardeners Association
460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6441 434/872-4580 Fax: 434/872-4578
Other Resources for Gardeners and Birders PMG Reference Desk
Online Latin pronunciation guide (selected), compiled by Fine Gardening magazine.
Got Bulbs? A quick reference guide to websites where you'll learn everything you've ever wanted to know about planting or forcing spring bulbs.
FOR BIRDLOVERS
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Website designed to help both beginners and experts get the most of bird-watching, from setting up feeders to identifying common and unusual birds.
Monticello Bird Club (Charlottesville, VA). Local group of about 150 bird enthusiasts. Speakers at monthly meetings at Ivy Creek Natural Area, plus occasional field trips.
Project FeederWatch (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. FeederWatchers periodically count the highest numbers of each species they see at their feeders from November
through early April. The program helps scientists track broadscale movements of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance. Founded in 1987. The $15 fee goes to support the Lab's programs and supplies participants with a color chart of common feeder birds, instructions, and the Lab's resource guide.Rockfish Valley wildlife trails. A small but growing network of trails in Rockfish Valley at the eastern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains south of Afton. Portions of four trails are now open for walking. No pets.
Virginia Bluebird Society. Helps to create bluebird boxes and trails throughout the state.
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trails. State's Department of Game and Inland Fisheries offers maps and directions for Virginia's large network of trails. The Piedmont region includes 13 official "loop" trails, including the Rivanna around Charlottesville and other easy-and-nearby sites. The 400-page "Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trails" guide can be ordered on the website for $8.50 (as of October 2008).
