Our chapter’s guest speaker at the August member’s dinner meeting was Wayne Jones. Wayne is the Litter Coordinator for the city of Suffolk.
Wayne’s talk included discussions on the direct affect of litter on the environment and wildlife as well as it’s economic impact. We don’t often think about the … Read more
Prior to the August member’s meeting, volunteers picked up their trash grabbers, safety vests and trash bags for the second biannual road clean up of the year.
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Three new chapter members were sworn in by chapter president, Ray Powell, during the August member’s meeting. 
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On the 20th of July, 2016 the Nansemond-Suffolk Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America awarded two $1500 scholarships to local environmentally minded students. Chapter Scholarship Chairman, David Purdue is shown here presenting the scholarships to Megan Barnes, on the left, and Nicole Troia on the right.
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
Three new chapter members were sworn in by chapter President Ray Powell during the June members meeting. They are (from left to right) Charid Hutchison, David Lotz and Peter Tapyrik. Welcome gentlemen!
Prior year issues of our monthly Chapter newsletter are available for download from the S-N IWLA Blue Heron Times newsletter archives.
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picnic at the park for our Chapter Members and their Families was held on Saturday, June 4th, (rescheduled from rained-out … Read more
The June Chapter dinner meeting a.k.a “Parents’/Guardian’s and Children’s night” was held at the Kings Fork Community House on Wednesday, June 15th at 7pm.
Our guest speaker was Timothy Craig, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 South Zone Fire Management Officer, Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk, Virginia. Tim has worked … Read more
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