Chesapeake Oyster Alliance (COA) invites you to attend the 2023 Chesapeake Oyster Science Symposium, where the fields of oyster restoration, aquaculture, and research to explore cutting-edge innovation and collaboration in the oyster world.  The Symposium will be broadcast live over Zoom from the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MD, on Thursday, October 26th from 10:30 am […]

Join our partners at Tree Fredericksburg and enjoy the nice fall weather, planting trees in Downtown Fredericksburg College Heights Neighborhood on Saturday, November 4th! From 9am - 12pm.  All equipment and tools will be supplied. Please wear long pants and closed toed shoes for safety. Click here to sign up! Please do not register children […]

You Don't want to miss out on wonderful tree giveaway, this weekend! Saturday, November 11 at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PLEASE RESERVE YOUR TREES IN ADVANCE at riverfriends.org/culpeper-tree-giveaway/ 300 Trees will be available! 50 serviceberry 50 flowering dogwood 50 sweetbay magnolia 50 black gum 30 shumard oak 25 scarlet oak 27 hackberry 18 black […]

Want to learn more about the environment and how to have a better garden? Join Tree Fredericksburg in a series of discovery as they cover different tree and gardening topics throughout 2023. Classes will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 10-11 am at Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal Street. Classes […]

Come out and join The Piedmont Environmental Council in partnership with the Friends of the Rappahannock and the Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority for a volunteer tree planting on Wednesday, December 6th, at the Rappahannock County Park in Washington, VA. Volunteers are needed for two shifts, one from 9:00am - 12:00pm and the other from 12:30pm to 3:00pm, to help […]

Want to learn more about the environment and how to have a better garden? Join Tree Fredericksburg in a series of discovery as they cover different tree and gardening topics throughout 2023. Classes will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 10-11 am at Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal Street. Classes […]

Plant producers are you interested in learning more about what it would take to get involved in coastal plant production? If so we invite you to participate with Old Dominion University, Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, and Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience and share your thoughts on how we can better meet plant […]

Join our partners at Wetlands Watch for a lunch and learn on Friday, January 19th at 12:00pm. During this 1-hour virtual meeting, they will be sharing examples of 2023-funded projects and discussing the upcoming 2024 grant round, which will soon be open for applications. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Coastal […]

In this webinar, Woodland Stewards will provide an introduction to and overview of silvopasture for any level. Learn more about what it is, who should do it, and the advantages and disadvantages of the system. In addition, listen to a producer using silvopasture discuss their experiences on the ground. This is the first webinar in […]

Wetlands Watch is inviting you to a free virtual lunch and learn: "Assessing Shoreline Protection and Oyster Habitat provided by Oyster Castle®  Living Shorelines: Tools, Approaches, and Preliminary Results." Lunch & Learn Description: Living shorelines are promoted for their capacity to build coastal resilience and provide a wide range of ecological benefits typically associated with […]

Tree Fredericksburg invites you to the second Trees Virginia Municipal Tree Care Workshop series held in partnership with Trees Virginia, Tree Fredericksburg and the City of Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Events. This sessions overview consist of urban forestry ecosystems, basic tree physiology, tree safety, trees and utilities, tree ordinances, and tree partnerships. Instructor(s) for this […]