Lancaster County Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection October 17

Lancaster County’s 2020 Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste (HHW/E-Waste) collection will take place at the Lancaster Court House parking lot on Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Lancaster County Court House parking lot located … Continued

Fall 2020 Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Collection News

POSTPONED: Westmoreland Fall Hazardous Waste (Postponed Until 2021) Out of an abundance of caution regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Westmoreland County has postponed the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection originally scheduled for September 26, 2020. The new date for the event … Continued

How to Start a Shellfish Aquaculture Operation in Virginia

With support from the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, the Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) and Virginia Sea Grant have launched the Shellfish Aquaculture in Virginia website to provide information about how to start an aquaculture operation in Virginia. The … Continued

Introducing the Northern Neck RAFT

What is The RAFT? The Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool, or RAFT, is a full-service tool, collaborative, community-driven process designed to assist coastal localities in increasing their resilience. The RAFT was conceived and developed by an academic interdisciplinary collaborative developed by … Continued

NN Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship Deadline March 13

Graduating high school seniors and current college students from the Northern Neck who plan to major in a conservation or environmental science discipline have until Friday, March 13, 2020, to submit their applications for the following scholarship opportunities: The JC Berger … Continued

NRCS EQIP Sign Up Period Begins: New Practices Offered

New EQIP Practices Available Sign Up Now Contact Debbie Bullock at the Warsaw USDA Service Center Debbie.Bullock@va.usda.gov 804-333-3525 EXT 101 Applications due on or before February 28, 2020 Sign up for traditional conservation practices or some of the new initiatives. … Continued

Ag BMP Information Available

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) recently created a short video to promote the Virginia Ag BMP Cost Share Program!  We hope that 2020 will be a banner year for sign ups, thanks to increases in allocations to … Continued

Richmond County Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection October 26.

The Richmond County Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection will take place Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Indianfield Convenience Center in Warsaw from 9 am to 2 pm. This event is for Richmond County residents and property owners and … Continued