On Feb. 22 community partners are invited to participate in a second 90-day appeal and comment period
Public invited to review flood maps in Spotsylvania County
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REC joins electric school bus initiative
In the nation’s 13,185 unified school districts, rural electric co-ops like REC serve more than 50 percent of the territory in nearly 6,000 of those districts.
City bag tax goes into effect Saturday
The city says plastic bags have a major impact on the environment because it takes hundreds of years to for them to breakdown,
Volunteers plant native shrubs around FredNats stadium
Tree Fredericksburg coordinated the event with mainly native shrubs
Weather continues to impact Chesapeake Bay water quality
Models suggest conservation practices are reducing nitrogen, phosphorus pollution entering Bay
Farmland protected near Fort AP Hill in Caroline supports military readiness
Preventing development of the working farmland was a top priority for environmental protection and nearby Army installation operations
WATCH: City Council expected to vote Tuesday on disposable bag tax
If approved, five cent tax would likely go into effect January first
Harmful algae bloom advisory issued for Upper Pamunkey Branch–Lake Anna in Orange and Spotsy
Public advised to avoid water contact in this part of the lake
Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday for Stafford and the City
The location is the Stafford Regional Airport
LISTEN: Town Talk/Rappahannock River Stewards
Brent Hunsinger and Adam Lynch talk about their work on the river. Topics include the River Ambassadors program and the river safety partnership (Respect the Rapp)
PHOTOS: Tree Fredericksburg in Huntington Hills
Tree Fredericksburg volunteers out early on Saturday morning
WATCH: From the pot to planting. Anne and Carl Little demonstrate how to successfully plant a tree
This demonstration was done at Downtown Greens
WATCH: You’re needed Saturday morning to help cleanup Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission holds its annual Spring Cleanup Saturday. A preview with Sarah Hurst and Robert Courtnage.
PHOTOS: Tree Fredericksburg: Trim
Tree Fredericksburg trims trees for spring at Dixon Park
PHOTOS: Tree Fredericksburg: Teach
Anne and Carl Little of Tree Fredericksburg lead a class on proper planting at Downtown Greens early Saturday
Annual Bay Barometer shows mixed recovery of Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
The Chesapeake Bay program releases annual assessment of Bay health
State Forestry Department offering Ash treatment cost-share program
This spring, the State Forestry Department is offering a 50 % cost-share program for landowners and organizations to offset the treatment of specimen ash trees via trunk injection.
Keep Virginia Beautiful kicks off 2021 Green Grants Program
Applications open for 30 in 30 Green Grants to be awarded during June
UMW, Marstel-Day to present climate series
This three-part series of public discussions with local leaders, held on Tuesdays in April on Zoom, aims to amp up critical dialogue about climate change, environmental justice, clean energy and conservation.
Town Talk: Rappahannock Adult Activities Spring Plant Sale
Andy Lynn and Alexis Fox preview Rappahannock Adult Activities Spring Plant Sale that helps fund their programs with developmental disabilities.
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