The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has released the state’s first-ever K-12 Environmental Literacy Strategic Plan. Environmental literacy equips students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be lifelong stewards of our environment. The three-year plan, developed … Continued
The Lancaster County Spring 2026 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection event returns on Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 8AM-12PM. This event will be held at the Lancaster County Courthouse parking lot located at 8265 Mary Ball Road. Please note the time … Continued
Come join Friends of the Rappahannock and Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends for a spruce-up of “Wild in the Woods!” Wild in the Woods is a natural play area for those young and old! During the spruce-up, volunteers will clean the … Continued
The Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) has been awarded funding from the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) for a tree-planting project in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The project, 250 for 250: Improving the Northern … Continued
The Lancaster County Spring 2026 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection event returns on Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 8AM-12PM. This event will be held at the Lancaster County Courthouse parking lot located at 8265 Mary Ball Road. Please note the time … Continued
For more than 20 years, the Northern Neck Land Conservancy has set goals that may seem lofty to some but that it has achieved in stride. A previous strategic plan set goals such as 1) the adoption of geospatial technology … Continued
The Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) has awarded a $20,000 grant to Northern Neck Land Conservancy for an initiative it calls Promoting Conservation and Inspiring a Regional Community of Land Protectors. While the Northern Neck is “off the beaten path,” pressures … Continued
What exactly is a riparian buffer? It is a simple concept – a vegetated area adjacent to a body of water such as a stream, river, marsh, and shoreline. In other words, groupings of trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennials growing … Continued
Rechristened to Honor Helen and Tayloe Murphy, and Given to Cessie and Bill Howell WARSAW, VA – October 1, 2024: The Northern Neck Land Conservancy’s presented the Helen and Tayloe MurphyConservation Champion award at its sold-out Boots and Barbecue event … Continued
Join the Northern Neck Land Conservancy to celebrate its commitment to protecting working farms, waters, and woodlands in our region. Each year the event is held in one of the five Northern Neck counties or Essex on the Middle Peninsula … Continued