Virginia Cooperative Extension ‘a necessity,’ funding needed
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“What do you do for a living?” can be a complicated question for a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent to answer succinctly.
Search Results for Wildlife Center of Virginia
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Virginia Tech alumnus helps kids explore freshwater streams and rivers by getting their feet wet
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The best part of College of Natural Resources and Environment alumnus Craig Roghair’s outreach work is hearing the reactions of students when they first put on a wetsuit and mask, and duck their heads into a freshwater stream.
Virginia State Forester presents honor to Matthews Foundation Board of Trustees
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State Forester Robert W. Farrell recognized the Matthews Foundation Board of Trustees on Oct. 3 as recipients of the Crown Award.
Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences initiative launches partnerships in Kenya
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As Robin White and her Virginia Tech colleagues drove from the Nairobi airport to meet their new collaborators in Kenya for the first time, her training as an animal and poultry science researcher kicked in.
Virginia Tech announces search committee for executive vice president and provost
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Virginia Tech has announced the search committee for its executive vice president and provost.
Waynesboro approves $1 million in incentives for Virginia Museum of Natural History
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Waynesboro City Council approved a resolution Monday providing $1 million in incentives to the Virginia Museum of Natural History to build a Waynesboro campus downtown.
State Senate votes to protect Virginians from toxic coal ash
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The State Senate voted 37-3 on Tuesday to pass a bill continuing the existing moratorium preventing Virginia from issuing permits to close coal ash ponds throughout the state, but allows Dominion Energy Virginia to close six ponds that have already have already been excavated and dewatered.
Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in 16 Virginia deer
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in 14 deer in Frederick County and two deer in Shenandoah County during the 2017 deer hunting season.
Virginia Tech supports efforts to preserve Mongolian nomadic traditions
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A yurt stands solitary, its presence signaling human habitation on an otherwise untouched plain. The home, called a ger in Mongolia, is surrounded by open rangeland in every direction, the panorama stretching for hundreds of acres until grassland greets the base of the Khangai Mountains.
Annual Woods and Wildlife Conference helps landowners improve property
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Owners of woodlands large and small can learn how to maximize their property’s potential at the 14th annual Woods and Wildlife Conference. This educational event will be held February 24 at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
