For our March monthly chapter dinner meeting, guest speaker Chris Lowie, manager of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDSNWR), gave us two interesting presentations. The first one was on the history of the GDSNWR and the second one was on the status of the GDSNWR Jericho Ditch Trailhead … Read more
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
The guest speaker for the October member’s meeting was Jon Joyner. Jon is the Virginia State Chapter President of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). The NWTF, established in … Read more
This year’s Youth Fishing Rodeo was limited to members only due to the continued restrictions caused by COVID -19 concerns. Members with children, grandchildren and friends came out to … Read more
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 … Read more
This article was submitted by Wanda Gerard, Chapter Marketing Chair.
Although Mother Nature provided us with cool temperatures and a drizzly rain for most of the … Read more
Submitted by: Tim Doxey, Treasurer, Chair of Awards, SOS/Clean Water Liaison, Media Outreach, Awards, and Budget committees; Source Credit: ncwildlife.org
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has created an informational webpage dedicated to what to do if you have purchased aquatic moss balls in the past month. DESTROY! DON’T DUMP! … Read more
Article Submitted by Chapter Ike Rob Carpenter (board member, chair of archery and outdoor ethics committees, and youth coordinator).
Since Spring Turkey Season starts next month, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about some of the safeties you should be aware of while hunting Gobbler. Season … Read more
Article submitted by Chapter Ike Ken Dugan
Here are some links posted by Dr. Sara Via of the University of Maryland that I found very interesting:
Link to the video of the talk on Feb. 24, 2021: https://umd.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6b69b88c-5b9a-435d-9240-acda00201622
Links to a couple of other recent talks:
Climate change and native … Read more
