VIDEO: The Master Gardeners of the Central Rappahannock Area held their annual Seed Swap on Saturday in Stafford. Brent Hunsinger of Friends of the Rapphannock says warmer conditions are having an impact on trees.
The REC program would pay its members-owners to use less electricity during certain hours in the summer
VIDEO: Friends of the Rappahannock and James Monroe High School are working together in a program called “Trout in the Classroom.” Representatives from Friends of the Rappahannock talked to students in Michelle High’s class about their responsibilities from now until the fish are released in April.
AUDIO: Virginia Energy Sense is the Commonwealth’s energy education program under the guidance of the State Corporation Commission that provides tools to educate and empower Virginians to get involved and lower the amount of electricity they use.
VIDEO: A resolution will come before council in December. It asks Fredericksburg to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
VIDEO: The R-Board is asking Fredericksburg residents to voluntarily separate their glass from the curbside recyclables, and take it to the Belman Convenience Center at 1200 Belman Road. Here’s why…
The area was the scene of Civil War battles.
FOR says the funding helps continue efforts to reduce pollution in the Rappahannock. FOR says they’ll continue to with partners to continue to install riparian buffers, livestock exclusion fencing, living shorelines, restore oyster reefs and plant trees.
PHOTOS: Tree Fredericksburg volunteers were out early Saturday planting in Old Mill Park and along the Rappahannock River Heritage Trail.
Local officials asking state residents to take this watch seriously and to familiarize themselves on voluntary measures they can take during the drought watch to help conserve water. A drought watch is issued to increase public awareness of climate conditions
Meeting planned October 9th at Eastern View High School
Lifting the advisory means swimming can take place at Lake Anna in Spotsy, Orange and Louisa
AUDIO: Bryan Hofman with Friends of the Rappahannock and Anne Little with Tree Fredericksburg talk about the impacts of erosion at Telegraph Hill and Braehead Woods on the river.
Virginia State Parks Round Up program pays big dividends. New water stations are expected to save more than 200,000 plastic water bottles annually.
On Aug. 7, 2019, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) acquired a 270-acres of land for the future Clinch River State Park.
The Upper and Middle Pamunkey Branches as well as the Upper and Middle North Anna Branches of Lake Anna in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties are experiencing a harmful algae bloom.
AUDIO: Virginia Energy Sense is the Commonwealth’s energy education program. Managed by Virginia’s State Corporation Commission, its mission is to help all Virginians understand their energy use and how to save energy easily and cost effectively. We talked about the program with Andy Farmer.
R-Board collecting household hazardous waste this Saturday at the Stafford County Government Center
VIDEO: Big celebration in Richmond County along the Rappahannock. 252 acres of historically and environmentally important land is preserved.
PHOTOS: The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service and the Conservation Fund gathered in Richmond County to celebrate the preservation of 252 acres at Fones Cliffs. The Rappahannock River Valley Wildlife Refuge isn’t open yet. Officials say road work and fencing near the cliffs still must be completed.
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