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
Early on a beautiful Saturday morning on November 15th at the Litter Control facility on Carolina Road in Suffolk, representatives from the Suffolk Public Works … Read more
The chapter was invited to set up an information booth at the Nansemond River High School for their Earth Day event on Wednesday April 23rd. … Read more
The March member’s meeting was held on Wednesday March 19th. The dinner meal consisted of baked chicken, potato salad, green beans and … Read more
The St. Patrick’s Day River Cleanup, coordinated by the Suffolk Public Works Litter Control Department, is taking place on March 15, 2025, from … Read more
There were plenty of community volunteer opportunities for our chapter members on what turned out to be a beautiful Saturday morning on November 9th. Members could choose from 3 (three) separate events, either (a) to show up at the chapter park for a scheduled maintenance workday, (b) to participate in … Read more
On a beautiful, sunny morning on Saturday, September 21st, S-N IWLA chapter board member Mike Lane, chapter members Bob and Kathy Marchant, Ray and Claudia Powell participated in the 50th anniversary Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDSNWR) celebration held at the new Jerico Ditch trailhead entrance off of White … Read more
Saturday morning brought overcast skies with the chance of spotty showers. Apparently, the Chapter Park was one of those spots. Participants began arriving along with … Read more
Saturday March 16th turned out to be a beautiful spring day. What do you do on a beautiful spring day? Several Chapter members decided to go … Read more
The guest speaker for the evening was Patrick Harper (pictured left). Mr. Harper is a project developer with Cypress Creek Renewables. The company was established in 2014 and it … Read more
