To: All S-N IWLA Members
From: Wanda Gerard
Subj: RSVP requested to assist planting native plants in our Park this coming Sunday, November 1, 2015, starting at 2:00PM, at the Park Pavilion, we will have a small introduction over what we are planting, where, why, etc., then, we will move out … Read more
Mark your calendars – October 20th, 7:00 pm is the NRPA River Talk Program at the CE&H Ruritan Community Hall.
NRPA (Nansemond River preservation Alliance) was launched in 2010 with the mission to restore and protect Suffolk’s waterways for current and future generations. Below is an editorial that was published recently in the … Read more
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is conducting a Listening Session regarding the Clean Power Plan on October 6th, 2015 from 5pm until 8pm at the Tidewater Community College campus, 120 Campus Drive, Portsmouth, VA. A reminder, our S-N IWLA Chapter Members are encouraged to attend this Listening Session, … Read more
It’s true that the early bird catches the worm but, in New England’s forests, the … Read more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will distribute $1.1 billion to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the hunting and fishing industry through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.
To read the entire article, see The WildLife Society article Read more
May, 2015 issue of the IWLA National Conservation Currents is available. IN THIS ISSUE:
Our Chapter recently hosted an awards ceremony at Natural Bridge, Va. to recognize the key individuals responsible for the preservation of Natural Bridge as a new State Park. Special Conservation Awards from the Virginia Division, IWLA, as well Honor Roll Awards at the National Level were presented. Mike Lane, who wrote up and … Read more
S-N IWLA Members assisted with the spreading of mulch around the Lake Kennedy Walking Trail located in Suffolk, VA, to create a new walking path, approximately 3/4 mile long, for residents around the perimeter of the facility. Other volunteers included Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Virginia Naturalist.
