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April 2025 Teddy Bear Hunt

By Tim Doxey | April 30, 2025 - 10:51 am |May 21, 2025 Conservation, Programs & Activities

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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 beautiful … Read more →

2025 Nansemond River High School’s Earth Day

By Tim Doxey | April 29, 2025 - 5:31 pm |May 21, 2025 Community Projects, Conservation, Education

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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. We were … Read more →

November 2024 Member’s Meeting

By Tim Doxey | November 27, 2024 - 3:41 pm |December 11, 2024 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

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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 Wildlife Biologist. … Read more →

March 2024 Nansemond River Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | March 20, 2024 - 10:32 am |December 11, 2024 Community Projects, Conservation

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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 out and … Read more →

October 2023 River Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | October 15, 2023 - 4:44 pm |October 15, 2023 Community Projects, Conservation

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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 →

Guest Speaker November 2022

By Tim Doxey | November 21, 2022 - 9:41 am |November 27, 2022 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

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The Chapter welcomed Mr. James (Jamie) MacKenzie as the guest speaker at the November meeting. Mr. MacKenzie is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Forestry. He worked for … Read more →

October 2022 River Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | October 18, 2022 - 12:39 pm |October 23, 2022 Community Projects, Conservation

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The chapter recently participated in the International Coastal Cleanup event held by the City of Suffolk. The turnout for this cleanup was lower than usual. The event … Read more →

July 2022 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | July 25, 2022 - 8:37 am |January 3, 2023 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

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The guest speaker for the July member’s meeting was Nick Delphia. Nick is the president of the Beekeepers Guild of Southeastern Virginia. His presentation was titled ” Elevating the … Read more →

April 2022 Great Dismal Swamp Trailhead Project Press Conference

By wpadmin | April 17, 2022 - 10:32 am |April 19, 2022 Community Projects, Conservation, IWLA VA Division

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On April 14th, Refuge Manager Chris Lowie of the Great Dismal Swamp held a press conference to announce the expansion of the Jericho Trail Access. S-N IWLA chapter Ike board members Mike Lane and Ken Dugan, chapter President Chris Ferguson, and chapter Ikes Bob and Cathy Marchant were on hand … Read more →

February 2022 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | February 18, 2022 - 2:43 pm |March 7, 2022 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

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Elizabeth Pittman was the guest speaker at the February member’s meeting. She is a Virginia Cooperative Extension Associate Agent and Unit Coordinator for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Her presentation … Read more →

Category Archives: Conservation

April 2025 Teddy Bear Hunt

2025 Nansemond River High School’s Earth Day

November 2024 Member’s Meeting

March 2024 Nansemond River Cleanup

October 2023 River Cleanup

Guest Speaker November 2022

October 2022 River Cleanup

July 2022 Guest Speaker

April 2022 Great Dismal Swamp Trailhead Project Press Conference

February 2022 Guest Speaker

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