Richmond County, in partnership with the Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring its annual Tire Amnesty Collection and Recycling Day for Richmond County residents on Saturday, May 13 from 8 am to 2 pm. The collection will … Continued
A 2017 Basic Training Course toward becoming a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist will be held from September 8, 2017 to November 9, 2017. Classes are generally held on Fridays and meet at various locations around the Northern Neck and at … Continued
Shake off the winter blues! Ski, climb, paddle and bike your way to adventure. Friends of the Rappahannock’s (FOR) 6th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival kicks off Saturday, March 25th, at University of Mary Washington’s Dodd Auditorium in Fredericksburg. … Continued
Gardeners wishing to grow beautiful flowers or lush vegetables need helpful creatures burrowing in their soil. Earthworms provide important services as they live beneath the soil surface. An article by Andrea Davis tells all about earthworms.
Some of the Chesapeake Bay’s most densely populated oyster sanctuaries could be opened to periodic harvesting under a plan being floated by state officials, setting up more conflict between alarmed environmentalists and watermen seeking to make a living. Scott Dance reports … Continued
According to this article in the Washington Post on January 30, 2017 a salty new oyster variety originating from Windmill Point on Virginia’s Northern Neck is making headlines.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality seeks input from Westmoreland and Northumberland Residents who own homes in the Yeocomico Watershed. A community meeting will take place Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Northumberland Public Library in Heathsville from 6-8 pm. … Continued
A recent Washington Post article entitled Have a scientific passion? Become a citizen scientist . . . reviews a recent publication by Caren Cooper entitled Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery. As the daughter of an entomologist, … Continued
Do you know a student with a passion for the environment? The Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District (NNSWCD) is pleased to announce that two $1,000 scholarships are available to Northern Neck students majoring in or intending to major … Continued
A forest is much more than trees. It is an ecological system made up of all the organisms that inhabit it – from trees to mosses, and from birds to bacteria. All are interdependent, and the interactions among the living … Continued