
What are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse gasses have become a global concern because of the effects they have on our macroenvironment.

Greenhouse gasses have become a global concern because of the effects they have on our macroenvironment.

Do you have room in your yard or on your business property for a tree? The Staunton Legacy Tree Project needs you! Started a year ago, the project’s goal is to plant one tree for every Staunton City School child — 2,746 trees altogether.

The Harrisonburg Public Works Urban Forestry Team is creating an Urban Forestry Management Plan, and resident feedback is needed in the process.

As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature, streams represent a crucial point-of-contact between human beings and the environment.

The wild American red wolf population, which consistently numbered over 100 wolves between 2002 and 2014, has now been reduced to only 10 known red wolves in the wild population.

An amendment to the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act would add 5,600 acres within the George Washington National Forest in Bath County to two existing wilderness areas.

What’s so special about being outdoors in winter? Let’s count the ways.

Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.

The Great Dismal Swamp is home to the ancestral lands of the Nansemond Indian Nation and the historic lands of the Haliwa-Saponi and Meherrin Tribes.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.
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