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.
Search Results for Wildlife Center of Virginia
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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.
Shenandoah National Park reopens comment period for chronic wasting disease management plan
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In response to a request from several park neighbors, Shenandoah National Park will hold an additional public meeting on the park’s proposed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) response plan.
Paramount Theater Alternative Gift Fair raises $13K for area nonprofits
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Earlier this month, The Paramount Theater opened its doors to forty-two local nonprofits for the third annual Alternative Gift Fair and with the generous support of the local community raised over $13,550.
Shenandoah National Park proposes revised fee structure
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In compliance with a nation-wide review being conducted by the National Park Service, officials at Shenandoah National Park are inviting the public to comment on proposed entrance fee increases for the park.
New forest plan recommends Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area
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Much to the delight of Friends of Shenandoah Mountain, the new George Washington National Forest management plan makes a solid recommendation for a 90,000-acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Birds and windows: A deadly dilemma
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When a bird flew into the window of Becky Schneider’s office at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center last year, the avian ecologist rushed outside and found a stunned flycatcher that flew off shortly afterward.
Risky oil drilling off Atlantic beaches raises multiple concerns
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Opening up the Mid and South Atlantic coast to risky oil drilling is ill-advised, according to comments submitted this week to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by 27 citizens groups regarding the government’s proposed 2017-2022 leasing of the Atlantic Coast to oil companies for drilling.
