McAuliffe announces recipients of 2016 Governor’s Awards for Public Service
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards at a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion.
Search Results for Wildlife Center of Virginia
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McAuliffe announces recipients of 2016 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards Monday.
Holiday Lake Forestry Camp: More than a walk in the woods
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Nominations are open for the 70th annual Holiday Lake Forestry Camp, to be held June 20-25 at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox.
Forest Service rejects proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline route
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The U.S. Forest Service has rejected the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The rejection, in a letter dated Tuesday, is likely to seriously delay the project.
Fish species, rural livelihoods threatened by new dams on world’s largest rivers
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Advocates of hydroelectric dams on the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong rivers often overestimate economic benefits and underestimate effects on biodiversity.
Governor McAuliffe announces matching tourism grants
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that more than $796,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 45 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program.
New green infrastructure planning grants available
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Towns and cities across Virginia are eligible to apply for a new grant program that will provide up to $10,000 to map, evaluate and plan for conserving their natural resources.
Homeowners can help protect environment with native plants
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Virginia homeowners can help protect the environment and the Chesapeake Bay by planting Virginia-grown plants this spring.
April is Invasive Plant, Pest and Disease Awareness Month
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April is national Invasive Plant, Pest and Disease Awareness Month and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) urges residents to help reduce the threat that invasive plants and pests pose to the Commonwealth’s agricultural and natural resources.
Governor McAuliffe announces $1.5 million in farmland preservation grants
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2015 farmland preservation grants. Six localities have been awarded more than $1,581,000 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
