Join the NAPS Creek Clean-up October 1
Join the NAPS 2017 Creek Clean-up! Always a great time on the water – and you get a free lunch and free t-shirt! When: Sunday, October 1st, noon – 3:00 p.m. Where: Cockrell’s Marine Railway, Little Wicomico River, Heathsville VA … Continued
DEQ Forms Residential Working Group for Yeocomico River Watershed
Residents of Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties! Here is your chance to help develop a long-term plan to clean up the Yeocomico River Watershed. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality seeks your input as part of a residential working group meeting at … Continued
Potable Water in Northern Neck Seminar, RCC, Aug. 30
The Environmental Sustainability Committee at Rappahannock Community College, in cooperation with the Math and Science Club, is hosting a seminar on Wednesday, August 30, at 12:25 – 1:25 pm in the lecture halls of Warsaw Campus and Glenns Campus. Dr. … Continued
Friends of the Rappahannock are Looking for Volunteers
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
Join the Clean-Up Team at Belle Isle, Aug. 17
Serve your community and earn service hours by helping a park ranger tidy up the trails at the Second Annual Community Service Project Day, Thursday August 17, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster … Continued
Learn about solar: Info sessions in Kilmarnock Aug. 7, Gloucester Aug. 8
The newly launched Solar Co-op for the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula – Three Rivers Solar Co-op – is holding informational sessions next week: Monday August 7th: Grace Episcopal Church, S. Main St., Kilmarnock at 6.30pm Tuesday August 8th: Gloucester … Continued
Pollinator Garden on display NOW
Our pollinators are hard at work again this season and a great place to witness this is at the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Come and visit our beautiful Pollinator Garden and Insect Hotel next to Wilna Pond, free … Continued
Hull Springs Farm Newsletter – Issue #1- July 2017
Hull Springs Farm is dedicated to models of conservation, environmental education, and improving water quality and bio-diversity in the Northern Neck/Chesapeake Bay area. In the spirit of this mission, a number of Longwood University’s faculty members in the Department of … Continued
Recycling Electronics
One of the most recognized characteristics of modern technology is the vertiginous rate at which it becomes obsolete. Laptops, printers, tablets, phones—they have all become disposable. So what to do with all the “old” devices? The Virginia Department of Environmental … Continued
Part Time Administrative Assistant Position
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OPENING The Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District (NNSWCD), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is seeking a temporary part-time Administrative Assistant. This individual will assist in fulfilling the District’s mission of promoting the stewardship … Continued