The Nov. 6 Virginia election ballot contains two statewide ballot initiatives. Question #1 asks: “Should a county, city, or town be authorized to provide a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been … Continued
This free webinar will introduce the importance of using and reusing materials in the most productive and sustainable way over their entire life cycles. Date and Time: Thursday, August 23, 2018, at 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET. Background: The built environment touches … Continued
A new study buy the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that “coastal waters play an important role in the carbon cycle by transferring carbon to the open ocean or burying it in wetland soils and ocean sediments. The research … Continued
Lauren Kolesinskas for The New York Times writes that global warming is causing spring to arrive early and autumn to come late in many places, and not all species are adapting at the same rate. Every year, as the seasons … Continued
The Northumberland Assn. for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) will be hosting the 4th. Annual Earth Day Festival in “downtown” Heathsville during the season’s first Farmer’s Market – Saturday, April 21, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with dozens of environmental … Continued
The Northumberland County Planning Commission is currently updating zoning regulations to include photovoltaic solar installations. NAPS member, Lee Allain, has been requested by the Commission Chairman to provide technical support to this effort. During the planning cycle, Allain will attend … Continued
NAPS (Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship) will be hosting the 4th Annual Earth Day Festival in “Downtown” Heathsville during the season’s first Farmers Market – Saturday, April 21, 2018, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with dozens of environmental exhibits and … Continued
The newly launched Solar Co-op for the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula – Three Rivers Solar Co-op – is holding informational sessions next week: Monday August 7th: Grace Episcopal Church, S. Main St., Kilmarnock at 6.30pm Tuesday August 8th: Gloucester … Continued
Evidence shows that hardened shorelines do not function well over time in many settings, harming estuarine ecosystems. In contract, Living Shorelines—a management system designed to protect or restore a natural shoreline ecosystem from powerful storms—offers many benefits, including an increase … Continued
Know any budding environmentalists who want some hands on experience working for a wildlife refuge while getting paid? Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge is sponsoring a summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Program to allow high school teens (age15-18) to … Continued