Conservation – Page 3

September 2021 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | September 16, 2021 - 5:22 pm |September 21, 2021 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

Comments Off

The chapter’s guest speaker for the September member’s meeting was Chris Lowie. Chris (pictured at left) is the refuge manager of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDSNWR).Chris began … Read more →

March 2021 Great American Clean-up

By Tim Doxey | March 29, 2021 - 4:12 pm |March 30, 2021 Community Projects, Conservation

Comments Off

On Saturday, March 27th, the chapter participated in the Hampton Roads area clean-up. The event was hosted by Hampton Roads in partnership with Keep America … Read more →

Transplanting Mountain Laurels

By wpadmin | February 25, 2021 - 6:45 pm |March 5, 2021 Conservation, Education, Park & Range

Comments Off

The morning of Thursday, February 25th brought forth warm temperatures and sunshine. Chapter Ikes Mike Lane, Claudia and Ray Powell teamed up to dig up a few mountain laurels from the chapter park dam and to re-transplant them near the front gate.

While transplanting the mountain laurel, Mike named … Read more →

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

By wpadmin | August 10, 2020 - 10:27 pm |August 11, 2020 Conservation

Comments Off

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.

… Read more →

2020 Scholarship Awards

By Tim Doxey | May 27, 2020 - 11:25 am |May 28, 2020 Conservation, Education, Scholarship

Comments Off

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Nansemond-Suffolk Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America awarded two $1,000.00 college scholarships to local conservation minded students. Chapter Scholarship Committee Chair, … Read more →

August 2019 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | August 23, 2019 - 3:44 pm |August 29, 2019 Conservation, Education, Guest Speakers

Comments Off

The chapter’s guest speaker for the August member’s dinner meeting was Joel Wiedel. Joel is a Virginia Conservation Police Officer. Officer Wiedel is a Virginia native born … Read more →

June 2019 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | June 24, 2019 - 8:28 pm |June 24, 2019 Conservation, Guest Speakers

Comments Off

The guest speaker for the June member’s dinner meeting was Ethan Ferguson. Ethan presented a slide show presentation of his recently completed Eagle Scout project. Ethan’s project was to build and install Wood Duck nesting boxes on the Nansemond Indian Tribe property along the Nansemond River and around the pond … Read more →

April 2019 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | April 24, 2019 - 3:11 pm |April 30, 2019 Conservation, Education

Comments Off

The guest speaker for our April 17th member’s dinner meeting was Heather Lockwood. Heather works for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as their Virginia Oyster Restoration … Read more →

Spring 2019 Nansemond River Cleanup

By Tim Doxey | April 4, 2019 - 4:05 pm |April 9, 2019 Conservation, Programs & Activities

Comments Off

On Saturday, March 30th, chapter volunteers turned out to participate in the Keep Suffolk Beautiful spring river cleanup. The event was a city wide event with volunteers … Read more →

August 2018 Guest Speaker

By Tim Doxey | August 17, 2018 - 4:28 pm |August 19, 2018 Conservation, Education

Comments Off

The guest speaker for the chapter’s August dinner meeting was Jammica Boone. Jammica is the Hampton Roads Marketing Representative for “Recycling Perks”. The topic of her presentation … Read more →

Category Archives: Conservation

September 2021 Guest Speaker

March 2021 Great American Clean-up

Transplanting Mountain Laurels

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)

2020 Scholarship Awards

August 2019 Guest Speaker

June 2019 Guest Speaker

April 2019 Guest Speaker

Spring 2019 Nansemond River Cleanup

August 2018 Guest Speaker

Quicklinks

Recent Posts

Filter News Archive by Category

State & National Links

Backyard Conservation News Links