On December 9th, 2015 the City of Suffolk, the Green Infrastructure Center and students from the University of Virginia hosted a community forum in the City Council Chambers. The meeting was well attended and the audience was composed of many interested and engaged members of the local community. Included, among … Read more
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“One of the first subspecies to be listed as federally endangered over 45 years ago has made its way back from the brink of extinction, thanks in large part to collaborate conservation efforts between state and federal agencies as well as private landowners.
On November 13 the U.S. Fish & … Read more
Since 2006, an enhanced charitable income tax deduction has allowed family farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners to receive a significant tax benefit for donating a conservation … Read more
Suffolk was one of eleven counties, cities and towns across Virginia that have received technical assistance grants to map, River Watershed to inventory the City’s natural assets and develop data to aid future land use decisions. Thanks to funding provided by the Southern Region of the U.S. Forest Service, grant recipients … Read more
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 the community’s values and vision into an action plan for parks, … Read more
On Saturday, November 21st, several members of local Boy Scout Troop #1 and their troop leaders spent the day installing canoe storage racks at our park. These canoe racks were designed, built and installed as an Eagle Scout’s Service Project by a member of Troop#1.
We offer a hearty THANK YOU to all Chapter Members who volunteered to help make our annual all-you-can-eat pancake supper fundraiser a success; we appreciate all that you do!
On Saturday, November 14th, 2015, from 10AM til 2PM, both the Suffolk Morgan Memorial and North Suffolk libraries will be holding a Plastic Bag Drive recycling event.
In addition to plastic bags, they will be collecting cell phones, ink cartridges, and batteries. And, there is a story time for children … Read more
On October 24th, access to our park was restricted to allow Tidewater Search and Rescue to conduct a search and rescue training exercise.
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