Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument

Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument This project was made possible by the generous support of Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia (https://www.moremountainstories.org/).

The Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument honors the historical and present-day traditions and relationships that Appalachian people have long maintained with the medicinal herbs and wild foods of the Appalachian woodland understory. The Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument is a project of the Forest Botanicals Region Social Ecology Lab at Virginia Tech (forestbotanicalsregion.org) and Appa

lachian Sustainable Development (https://www.asdevelop.org/), in partnership with the City of Norton, Virginia (https://www.nortonva.gov/).

We only have 3 spots left in our Forest Farming Workshop this coming Saturday, May 30 from 10 AM - 2 PM at the High K**b...
05/26/2026

We only have 3 spots left in our Forest Farming Workshop this coming Saturday, May 30 from 10 AM - 2 PM at the High K**b Destination Center!

🌿Check out the schedule and the speaker bios below!🌿

To register for one of our last openings, call 276-679-3103 or email [email protected]!

Join us on Saturday, May 30 for the second event in our Community Learning Series: "Cultivating Forest Foods and Medicin...
05/19/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 30 for the second event in our Community Learning Series: "Cultivating Forest Foods and Medicines: Introduction to Forest Farming and Forest Gardening" at the High K**b Destination Center in Norton! Space is limited, so please register by calling 276-679-3103 or emailing [email protected].

This event was made possible with funding from Virginia Humanities and Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Happening today at the High K**b Destination Center!!
04/18/2026

Happening today at the High K**b Destination Center!!

Be sure to join us this Saturday from 11 am - 12:30 pm! Light refreshments will follow the panel!
03/12/2026

Be sure to join us this Saturday from 11 am - 12:30 pm! Light refreshments will follow the panel!

Share your story with the Forest Understories project! We have four 30-minute interview spots available after the Rooted...
03/09/2026

Share your story with the Forest Understories project! We have four 30-minute interview spots available after the Rooted in the Mountains panel at the High K**b Destination Center on Saturday, March 14. Sign up here! https://tinyurl.com/forestunderstories

Do you have favorite memories or stories to tell about time spent in Appalachian forests, or about your love for the medicinal herbs and wild foods that grow there? As part of the Forest Understories Project, we are inviting community members to share their stories in a relaxed, recorded conversation for the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument's website and online exhibit.

Join us on Saturday, March 14 at the High K**b Destination Center from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM for the first event in our Co...
03/05/2026

Join us on Saturday, March 14 at the High K**b Destination Center from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM for the first event in our Community Learning Series, titled, "Rooted in the Mountains: Forest Botanicals in Appalachian History, Culture, and Community" with folklorist Mary Hufford from Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN) and sociologist Shannon Bell from Virginia Tech!

12/15/2025
12/13/2025

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High K**b Destination Center And Norton Reservoir Trailhead
Norton, VA
24273

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