Planting for Success: Best Choices for Shoreline Protection
How can a homeowner navigate the options and possibilities when it comes to landscaping choices? How to select plants that will not merely thrive but also stabilize the soil and reduce polluting runoff? For answers, the Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ … Continued
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Course -Shorelines in Virginia
A comprehensive overview of the benefits of installing living shorelines, the regulatory environment, and considerations for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining living shoreline projects that meet General Permit 1 or 2 requirements. Class starts in September. Registration information below:
Westmoreland County FALL Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Please join us for the Westmoreland County Fall 2025 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection event on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the A. T. Johnson Building parking lot in Montross. This free event is open to … Continued
The Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan
To ensure Virginia is increasing flood resilience across the Commonwealth, the Department of Conservation and Recreation is developing a statewide Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan (VFPMP). The VFPMP is in development and targeted for release to the public at the … Continued
Northern Neck Land Conservancy Launches New Strategic Plan
For more than 20 years, the Northern Neck Land Conservancy has set goals that may seem lofty to some but that it has achieved in stride. A previous strategic plan set goals such as 1) the adoption of geospatial technology … Continued
DEQ Educational Series: Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
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
Seasonal Invasive Plant Alert
Meet the Olives that are not really Olives – A thorny Issue If you live on the Northern Neck, but are not involved with the Native Plant Society or Master Naturalists you may not know that there are three so … Continued
Westmoreland County SPRING 2025 Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Please join us for the Westmoreland County Spring 2025 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection event on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the A. T. Johnson Building parking lot in Montross. This free event is open to … Continued
Heathsville Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn about nature, stewardship, green energy, climate change, and the future of transportation. The Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) will be hosting the 10th Annual Earth Day Festival in … Continued
Northumberland County SPRING 2025 HHW/E-Waste Collection Event – April 26
Please join us for the Northumberland County Spring 2025 Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection event on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 9AM-2PM. This event will be held at the Middle School bus parking lot located on Route 360 in Heathsville. PLEASE … Continued