Natural Bridge becomes a State Park
On Saturday, September 24th, 2016, the Natural Bridge of Virginia officially became Natural Bridge State Park. The area … Read more
Category Archives: Conservation
September 2016 Guest Speaker
The guest speaker at our September Banquet meeting was Deloras Freeman. She is a Visitor Specialist at the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Deloras and her family have lived in Chesapeake, near the eastern boundary of the refuge, for 34 years. The title of her presentation was “The Great … Read more
Fall 2016 SCCC Recycling Event
The Suffolk Clean City Commission (SCCC) sponsored a recycling event, in the Lowe’s parking lot on North Main St., on Saturday the 17th of September. The event ran from 9:00am until 1:00pm and had a steady flow of residents through out the event. Volunteers supporting the event included two SNIWLA … Read more
July 2016 Guest Speaker
Our chapter’s guest speaker at the July member’s meeting was Ms. Kelly Morris. Kelly is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service working at the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge. Her presentation consisted of an overview of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Recovery Program and specifically the project … Read more
Stormwater Training Workshop
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Virginia Municipal League and the cities of Hopewell and Hampton have teamed up to offer a stormwater training event in Hampton: A Resilient Future: Stormwater … Read more
June 2016 Clean the Bay Day Event
Want to participate in this year’s annual Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Clean the Bay Day event scheduled for June 4th, 2016? If so, you may want to register soon since registrations at some locations are already starting to fill up!
Suffolk residents can register by contacting Wayne Jones, Litter Control Co-Ordinator City … Read more
Spring 2016 Nansemond River Cleanup Event
Virginia Naturally Newsletter
The “Virginia Naturally” newsletter provides access to statewide environmental education resources including information about volunteer opportunities, educational classes, places to visit, community events, watershed maps, lesson … Read more
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update Meetings
The City of Suffolk Parks and Recreation Department is in the final phases of updating the department’s master plan. The objective of this plan is to translate … Read more
Landscaping our Chapter Park with Native Plants
This past Sunday, November 1st, Wanda Gerard, Chapter Ike and Master Gardener, delivered to our Chapter Park 25 (twenty-five) 6″ potted pickerel weed native plants that were donated by Dr. Laurie Fox, as well as goldenrod and black eyed susans dug up from Wanda’s own garden.
About a dozen Chapter Ikes and a half dozen Webelos Scouts from … Read more