Landowner Workshops and Webinars

Workshops that provide legal information and landowner stories about successful estate planning steps and strategies they have used. Speakers include legal and financial experts experienced in estate planning as well as natural resource professionals and rural landowners. Upcoming workshops on … Continued

Save The Date: Heathsville Earth Day Festival, Sat., Apr. 15

Learn about nature, stewardship, green energy, climate change, and the future of transportation… The Northumberland Assn. for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) will be hosting the 8th. Annual Earth Day Festival in “downtown” Heathsville on Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 9 a.m. … Continued

Northern Neck Land Conservancy Boots and Barbecue 2022

Hello! Boots and Barbecue (and oysters!) is Northern Neck Land Conservancy’s celebration of community conservation in our region. Tickets are going fast. I hope you can join us! Saturday, September 171:00 – 4:00 PM Waterloo Farm15689 Owens DriveKing George, VA 22485 After a … Continued

Rappahannock River Watershed Survey

Virginia Tech researchers are seeking participants for a research study (Virginia Tech IRB review #21-989) on priorities for ecological restoration in the Rappahannock River watershed. Our project tests a model for understanding and integrating different community members’ and scientists’ ecological … Continued

Northern Neck Soil and Water Scholarship Applications Due April 1

The Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District (NNSWCD) is accepting applications for three $1,000 scholarships offered to students enrolling in a fulltime college program of study in natural resources or conservation/environmental studies in fall, 2021. Students who permanently reside … Continued

Important Survey for Local Producers

The Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District, the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Virginia Cooperative Extension invite all producers who farm within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and especially in the Northern Neck to participate in … Continued