Do you use a well, spring, or cistern for your drinking water? Take charge of your water quality! Virginia Cooperative Extension offers affordable water testing clinics across the state through the Virginia Household Water Quality Program. $70/sample kit (subsidized kits … Continued
Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, June 10, from 6:30-8 p.m., to learn about the activities DEQ engages in to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay. Click this link to register for the Chesapeake Bay webinar The Chesapeake Bay is … Continued
Best Management Practices (BMPs) are activities that reduce soil erosion and prevent or control pollution resulting from activities related to forestry, agriculture, and general development. BMPs are proven methods to lessen the potential damage from land-disturbing activities. Benefits of BMPs … Continued
The Northern Neck Master Gardener’s Shoreline Evaluation Program (SEP) will offer a presentation on riparian buffers on Friday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m. at St Mary’s Church, 203 Dennison St., Colonial Beach. A riparian buffer may be the most valuable … Continued
Learn about dealing with erosion and drainage problems while visiting Rappahannock High School in Warsaw, Virginia, featured in Episode 4 of Season 22 of PBS’s “Virginia Home Grown” series.
We have moved! Come join the Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District for an Open House event on Wednesday, July 6th between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Come tour our new offices and enjoy FREE hotdogs and ice cream. … Continued
For Richmond County residents and property owners only: Bring your old household hazardous waste and electronics to this event. Document shredding will be available, too. The RCSO will be accepting unneeded medications. Come to the RCC Warsaw Campus Parking Lot … Continued
Virginia Living Shorelines Poised to Flourish Under $1 Million Grant
Spring 2021 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, April 24 from 9-2 On Saturday, April 24, 2021, Westmoreland County’s residents and property owners can drop off their unwanted hazardous chemicals and items such as florescent bulbs, that cannot be safely discarded … Continued
