The first Youth event for 2026 will be conducted on Saturday, March 14th from 10AM to 12pm Noon. This “Build your own Birdhouse” activity is focused on Tiny IKEs from ages 3-10 and is OPEN TO THE PUBIC this year.
To register for the event, please contact: Mr. Milton Chalkley … Read more
Click on the above flyer image, or equivalently click: Scholarships for information concerning eligibility requirements and for application submission instructions. To apply … Read more
The January 2026 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at: January 2026 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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On the very cold morning of December 16th, a hardy band of volunteer retirees gathered at the Jericho Lane entrance to the Great Dismal Swamp NWR to assist Refuge Biologist Susan Stanley and former Refuge Manager Chris Lowie (also retired) with laying the foundation for a new walking trail foot … Read more
The December 2025 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at: December 2025 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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Early on a beautiful Saturday morning on November 15th at the Litter Control facility on Carolina Road in Suffolk, representatives from the Suffolk … Read more
The November 2025 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at: November 2025 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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You may recall that Will Poston, Forage Campaign Manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), was the Guest Speaker for our chapter August, 2025 dinner meeting.
Will just recently sent us a link to a news article that provides a status update on the 2026 Menhaden Fishery, entitled “Menhaden … Read more
Our S-N IWLA Chapter, for the first time, hosted Blue Star Families Connect Outdoors. For information about this organization, see Read more
The October Chapter Members’ meeting was held on October 15th at the Oakland Christian Church Community Center.
A scrumptious Fried Fish Fry dinner was provided by Chapter Ikes Jonathan Echols and Les Ward shown here in this photo from left to right. The meal consisted of three varieties of fried … Read more
