National Invasive Species Awareness Week
The annual National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is an international event held February 26 through March 3, 2024. It seeks to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their … Continued
Living Shorelines
Living shorelines are nature-based approaches for shoreline protection. It all begins with managing erosion, which can be a complex undertaking. To ensure the best possible outcome for your project, it is advisable to seek professional guidance and expertise in design. … Continued
Landowner Workshops and Webinars
Workshops that provide legal information and landowner stories about successful estate planning steps and strategies they have used. Speakers include legal and financial experts experienced in estate planning as well as natural resource professionals and rural landowners. Upcoming workshops on … Continued
Winter Ready
Being #WinterReady means understanding winter risks you face and taking steps to be prepared. Ready.gov, a website published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, asks: Why should you be #WinterReady? The answers and details can be found here, including … Continued
Emergency Kit
FEMA offers a simple checklist to help families prepare for weather-related and other emergencies. Using such a checklist is sometimes the easiest way to filter through the mountain of information being provided by the media and government agencies when a … Continued
Why use living shorelines?
Do you have shoreline erosion? Can you protect it and still encourage aquatic nurseries and vegetation growth? Living Shoreline Treatments address erosion in lower energy situations by providing long-term protection, restoration or enhancement of vegetated shoreline habitats through strategic placement … Continued
Foam-Free Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in 2021 that will ban the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) by food vendors. The legislation also discourages the sale and use of EPS products and the encourages the promotion of alternatives to EPS. … Continued
Northumberland County’s Fall 2023 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Collection
Please join us for the Northumberland County Fall 2023 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection event on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the Middle School Bus parking lot located on Route 360 in Heathsville, rain … Continued
Richmond County’s Fall 2023 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Collection
Please join us for the Richmond County Fall 2023 Household Hazardous & E-Waste Collection event on Saturday, October 21, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Rappahannock Community College Parking Lot at 52 Campus Drive in Warsaw. PLEASE BRING spent fluorescent … Continued
Join The NAPS Great Wicomico River Cleanup, Sunday, Sept. 24, noon-3pm,
We’ll get fueled up at noon with a free lunch for all participants, then we’ll clean up the shorelines of the Lower Great Wicomico River and its tributaries using a small fleet of skiffs and lots of helping hands. Everyone … Continued