The Chapter’s annual Teddy Bear Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th, 2026. To sign up for this open-to-the-public event, please contact Mr. Chris Trimpey, our chapter Youth Program Committee Chair, at or (757) 449-4910.
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The February 2026 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at:
February 2026 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter
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About 40 chapter members showed up at the January 21st monthly dinner meeting. The Kitchen Crew served up a delicious meal of pork barbeque, buns, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, tea, and a variety of homemade desserts.
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The first Youth event for 2026 will be conducted on Saturday, March 14th from 10AM to 12pm Noon. This “Build your own Birdhouse” activity is focused on Tiny IKEs from ages 3-10 and is OPEN TO THE PUBIC this year.
To register for the event, please contact: Mr. Milton Chalkley … Read more
Click on the above flyer image, or equivalently click: Scholarships for information concerning eligibility requirements and for application submission instructions. … Read more
The January 2026 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at: January 2026 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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On the very cold morning of December 16th, a hardy band of volunteer retirees gathered at the Jericho Lane entrance to the Great Dismal Swamp NWR to assist Refuge Biologist Susan Stanley and former Refuge Manager Chris Lowie (also retired) with laying the foundation for a new walking trail foot … Read more
The December 2025 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at: December 2025 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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For the February 2026 chapter dinner meeting, Chapter Food Chair Claudia Powell … 
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