Join the NAPS Fall Creek Cleanup, Sunday, Sept. 30
Join the 2018 NAPS Creek Cleanup! This year’s cleanup is scheduled for Sept. 30, 2018. We’ll get fueled up with a free lunch for all participants around noon, then we’ll clean up the shorelines of the Bay and creeks using … Continued
Northumberland Hazardous Waste and E Waste Collection Tomorrow
A reminder to Northumberland County residents about the Fall 2018 Household Hazardous Waste and E Waste Collection tomorrow, September 22, from 9 am until 2 pm. Join us at the parking lot in front of the Northumberland Middle School, which … Continued
POSTPONED: LANCASTER Household Hazardous Waste Collection
The HHW/E Waste Collection scheduled for Saturday, 9/15 has been POSTPONED, due to concerns about potential impact from Hurricane Florence. The new date will be October 27, 2018, 9:00-2:00. Everyone please stay safe.
Emergency Kit
FEMA offers a simple checklist to help families prepare for weather-related and other emergencies. Using such a checklist is sometimes the easiest way to filter through the mountain of information being provided by the media and government agencies when a … Continued
Northumberland County Household Hazardous Waste and E Waste Collection
The 2018 Fall Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection for Northumberland County will take place Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9:00 am to 2 pm at the parking lot in front of Northumberland Middle School, accessible right off of Rt. … Continued
Cooperative Extension to host well water testing in the Northern Neck
The Northumberland County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is hosting a Drinking Water Clinic in October, 2018. See below details. Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties are also making this very affordable water testing available to their citizens. Testing costs $55 and … Continued
Lancaster County Household Hazardous Waste/E Waste Event
The 2018 Fall Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection for Lancaster County will take place Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9:00 am to 2 pm at the Kilmarnock Recycling Center, 320 White Pine Drive (located off of Irvington Road) in … Continued
Washington Post reveals: An unsavory scam? Company accused of diluting Chesapeake blue crab meat with imported crab
Justin Jouvenal reveals in an article in the Washington Post that some companies packaging and selling Chesapeake Bay blue crab have been diluting the product with imported crab. Full article.
BioBlitz on the National Wildlife Refuge—Sept. 29
Come be a part of Rappahannock River Valley NWR’s 1st BioBlitz! A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in attempt to identify all living species within a unit of the refuge. During this BioBlitz, biologists, citizen scientists and wildlife enthusiasts will have … Continued
New Sites for Recreational Activities
In 2017, Chesapeake Bay Program partners added several new sites where the public can enjoy water activities in Virginia. Among them are the Northern Neck’s Belle Isle State Park (Lancaster County) and Hull Springs Farm (Westmoreland County). CBP’s Rachel Felver … Continued