The 2017 Spring Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection for Northumberland County will take place Saturday, May 6, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Northumberland County Middle School parking lot, located off of Academic Lane in Heathsville, … Continued
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
Thinking of adding solar to your home? There’s never been a better time! To dovetail on the success of the recently formed Middle Peninsula Solar Co-op (MPSC) residents in the Northern Neck are working on forming their own solar co-op … 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
Northumberland County residents Roger and Bette Gruben recently installed a wind turbine for a new workshop and guest apartment – the second residential wind project to be approved by the county. They recount their year-long process of planning and approval, including overcoming concerns … Continued
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
Mission Statement Through Advocacy, Education and Restoration strives to be the voice and active force for a healthy and scenic Rappahannock River. Details Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) was formed in 1985 as a non-profit, grassroots conservation organization. We … Continued
The Holiday Season can lend itself to overspending and creating too much waste. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that: Americans throw away about 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. If every American family wrapped just 3 … Continued
Those in the business of natural-resource protection know that it’s a complicated bag of tricks, fraught with difficult decisions during the process of achieving “balance” among the interests of many, often competing groups. In Virginia, as across the U.S., you … Continued
The 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement laid the foundation for a cooperative program that included four jurisdictions along with the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the federal government. This new Agreement includes the seven jurisdictions in the watershed, bringing New York, West … Continued