Roddy Scheer: What is firescaping, and what’s the connection with native plants?
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Firescaping involves designing a landscape to fireproof a property while maintaining aesthetic appeal.
Search Results for environment
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Town of Pound to evaluate redevelopment potential projects following successful WV model
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Appalachian Voices are working on a revitalization program for a town in Virginia.
Mock Interview Competition gives Mary Washington students jump start on life after college
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A Mock Interview Competition at UMW preps students before entering the workforce and strengthens skills to land a job.
Washington & Lee undergraduate student chosen as medical science grant recipient
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Washington and Lee University student Megan Dufault ’24 recently presented at the VAS undergraduate research competition in Richmond.
We need rain: Virginia DEQ expands, extends drought watches, warnings
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has expanded its drought watch advisory to now include 55 counties, with seven counties, including Augusta and Rockingham, under a drought warning advisory.
DEQ seeks input through community pollution reduction planning meetings
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will host community meetings throughout the Commonwealth as part of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.
Survey: How are Virginia city council members protecting LGBTQ+ residents?
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Virginia fared well in a survey of LGBTQ+ equality in the areas of municipal policies, laws and services.
Vampire bats may soon travel to United States; bringing rabies, danger to livestock with them
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Due to climate change, vampire bats may soon come to the United States – and carry rabies with them.
Did the 55-17 loss really come down to the Colandrea ‘after we beat Virginia Tech’ quote?
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This week’s dumb sports controversy is the fairly innocuous comment from UVA freshman QB Anthony Colandrea about the Cavaliers’ game with Virginia Tech.
Roddy Scheer: What is the status of California’s giant sequoias trees?
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Giant sequoias, which can grow upwards of 300 feet tall with circumferences of 90+ feet around at ground level, are among the largest and longest living species on the planet today.
