April 6, 2025, Sunday, at 1:00 PM

Delaware Valley Rhododendron Society Meeting, Jenkins Arboretum.

Heather Titanich: "Community Forestry""

Heather Titanich was an intern at Tyler & an Educational Fellow at Jenkins. In her presentation she will discuss her work in community forestry, the importance of forested watersheds & her research trials in planting & maintaining forested riparian buffers.

Heather is the Watershed Restoration Coordinator at Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA. Heather’s background is centered around connecting people with plants, including working in public horticulture and urban forestry. She has a passion for supporting equitable access to green spaces and conserving forest resources. She works with landowners to establish conservation practices to improve the quality of nearby streams, such as planting and maintaining riparian buffers. In her free time, Heather enjoys going on hikes and mycological forays.

She received her B.S.from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, with a major in environmental resource management and a minor in urban forestry.

Previously she was Community forester at Delaware Center for Horticulture in Wilmington, DE, from 2021–2023. Prior to that she was the Dorrance H. Hamilton educational fellow at Jenkins Arboretum from 2019–2021; Native orchid research intern at Mt. Cuba Center in 2018; Dendrology teaching assistant at Virginia Tech in 2018; and Horticulture Intern at Tyler Arboretum in 2018.

April 7 & 8, 2025, at 9:00 AM

Delaware Valley Rhododendron Society Propagation Workday at Steven Kristoph Nursery (no sign), 9 Roberts Rd, Millstone, NJ, in central New Jersey.

Plant Propagation Workday

Help Karel Bernady and the Propagation Committee repot cuttings of incomparable rareness and desirability for spring plant sales at Tyler and Jenkins Arboretums. Those who have never propagated cuttings are particularly encouraged to take part and there’s always plenty of rhododendron tips and lore in the conversation around the worktable. The workdays begin at 9 a.m. (late arrival is fine) and take place, rain or shine, at the Steven Kristoph Nursery in the middle of New Jersey (a quick few miles from Exit 8 of the New Jersey Turnpike).

If you are planning on attending, please contact Karel at 484 888 8244 or bernadk@verizon.net. You can either bring your own lunch or go out for lunch with other potters. Feel free to bring a friend. If you do, please let Karel know.

Directions to Steven Kristoph Nursery: Take New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 8 Hightstown/Freehold. Go east on Route 33 towards Freehold for 5.5 miles. Turn right onto Smithburg Rd/Woodville Rd and go 1.3 miles and then right onto Roberts Rd. Go 0.1 mile and turn left at 9 Roberts Rd to Steven Kristoph Nursery. There is no sign.