Richmond County FALL 2024 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Collection Event
Please join us for the Richmond County Fall 2024 Household Hazardous & E-Waste Collection event on Saturday, October 19, 2024, between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Rappahannock Community College Parking Lot – 52 Campus Drive in Warsaw. PLEASE BRING spent fluorescent … Continued
Septic Pump-Out Assistance
The Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) administers grants from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to provide financial assistance to low- and moderate-income (LMI) households and allow them to comply with septic tank pump-out requirements. Household income limits … Continued
Westmoreland County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Returns Sept. 28th
Please join us for the Westmoreland County Fall 2024 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection event on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the A. T. Johnson Building parking lot in Montross. Residents & property owners will NOT be … Continued
Lancaster County Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Collection Returns Sept. 21st
Please join us for the Lancaster County Fall 2024 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection event on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the Lancaster County Courthouse parking lot located at 8265 Mary Ball Road. PLEASE … Continued
Boots and BBQ 2024
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
How to Conduct a Soil Test
Finding out what soil types are around your home is easy to do. The best time to submit soil samples for testing is in the fall, before the big spring rush. You’ll want to have the following tools on hand: … Continued
Simplifying Native Planting
Getting native plants into the ground shouldn’t be hard. Sustainable Landscapes VA, a non-profit based in Virginia’s Northern Neck, makes it easy. We only source straight species, no cultivars, and native to the place they are being planted. Our plants … Continued
Riparian Buffers Presentation
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
Reducing Road Trash
The Northumberland County Anti-Litter Committee, in its efforts to reduce roadside trash, has launched a “Cover your Load” campaign this Spring. The campaign brings attention to the problem of items blowing out of pickup truck beds when not properly secured. … Continued
The Shoreline Evaluation Program Prepares for the 2024 Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Shoreline Evaluation Program prepares for the 2024 season by visiting the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) HEATHSVILLE, Virginia, April 15, 2024 In mid-April, the Shoreline Evaluation Program (SEP) of the Northern Neck Master Gardeners will … Continued