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
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
Chapter IKE Mike Lane received a 2024 National Conservation Award at the August members meeting. The award was presented to him by chapter President, Chris Ferguson.
Mike received the … Read more
The guest speaker for the meeting was Will Poston. Will is a Forage Campaign Manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). Will is currently focused on the Menhaden … Read more
The chapter held our annual Teddy Bear Hunt on Saturday April 26th. The weather report was questionable, but the day turned out to be a … 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 last member’s meeting of the year was held on Wednesday, November 20th. The guest speaker for the evening was Susan Stanley (pictured). Susan is the Great Dismal Swamp’s … 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
On Saturday, October 14th, Keep Suffolk Beautiful along with several chapter volunteers, in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup, participated in a Nansemond River cleanup. The event was scheduled for 9:00am until noon. The forecast for rain dampened the volunteer turnout for the event. The forecasted rain finally did arrive … Read more
Read more