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Webmaster for Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America

New Chapter Members December 2020

Pictured in the photo below are eight (8) new chapter members being sworn in by chapter president Powell  just prior to the December, 2020 chapter board meeting. Pictured below from left to right are: Honnalora and Billy Hubbard, Roger Gossett, Ken Keiger, Ben Lee, Sam Chambers, Joe DeStefano, and Bruce … Read more

Fall 2020 SCCC Recycling Event

The Suffolk Clean Community Commission (SCCC) held its Fall Recycling Drive and Tire Amnesty Day event at Public Works Operations, 800 Carolina Rd, Suffolk, VA (near the airport) from 9:00am until 1:00pm on Saturday, November 21st.

Two S-N IWLA chapter volunteers, Mike Lane, and Ray Powell, showed up to … Read more

Tobin Award Presented in September, 2020

Every year, Izaak Walton League chapters across the country present the IWLA Judge John W. Tobin Award to one of their members. To receive a Tobin Award is a singular and distinct honor because it represents a chapter’s acknowledgment of a dedicated member whose outstanding volunteer contributions to the chapter … Read more

Park Cleanup Workday September 2020

On Saturday, September 12th, eighteen (18) chapter Ikes showed up for our scheduled park maintenance work day.   Mother nature provided a wonderful breeze and cool temperatures, and everybody worked hard, practicing social distancing by maintaining a safe distance from one another, and by wearing face masks whenever in close proximity … Read more

LWCF Funds Used to Purchase Dismal Swamp Property from Chapter Member’s Family

LWCF (Land and Water Conservation Fund ) funds Used to Purchase Dismal Swamp Property from Chapter Member’s Family; US Fish & Wildlife Director Visits Jericho Ditch Lane Site While Touring Dismal Swamp NWR (National Wildlife Refuge)

Submitted by Mike Lane, S-N IWLA chapter Board Member and Conservation Committee member.

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