Northern Neck Master Gardeners staff Help Desks located at Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) offices in Northumberland, Lancaster, and Westmoreland. Residents can call, e-mail (HelpDeskNNMG@gmail.com) or come to the Extension office with questions or problems encountered in home gardening. An Extension Master … Continued
Northern Neck students interested in attending the 2018 Youth Conservation Camp are encouraged to submit applications to the Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation (NNSWCD) District Office by April 27, 2018. NNSWCD covers the cost of camp fees for up … Continued
As reported in the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS) spring newsletter, a National Academy of Sciences study shows that nutrient and stormwater reductions have improved Bay health. A research article in the most recent issue of the Proceedings of … 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
Preservation and protection were the common themes at the Earth Day in February environmental symposium program sponsored by the Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS), Saturday, February 10, 2018, at the Heathsville United Methodist Church. The program featured 10 presentations by Northern … Continued
Please join the Northern Neck Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension for the 25th annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar on Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in White Stone. Information about the Seminar … Continued
The Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) will host an environmental symposium – called “Earth Day in February” – of Northern Neck organizations on Saturday, February 10, 2018, in the Fellowship Hall at the United Methodist Church in Heathsville starting … Continued
Join the Northern Neck Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension for the 25th Annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar – “At the Crossroads: Exploring Trends in Home Gardening” – on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White … Continued
The Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a more than 8,720 acre refuge dedicated to the support and conservation of our native wildlife and plants and you can be a part of that. The Friends Group is looking for … 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