Events
Take part in one of the upcoming events near you. To have an event posted, please send an email to dana[at]vcnva.org.
March 13 -14 No Child Left On the Shore Eco-Heritage Workshop
The Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown in partnership with the Schooner Alliance is conducting educational training workshops for the environmental science program "No Child Left On the Shore" (NCLOS).
Mar. 15 National Stop Mountaintop Removal Call In Day
Clear your calendars on March 15th for a National Clean Water Call-in Day to Halt the Filling of Streams with Mine Waste.
Mar. 15 -21 National Wildlife Week
Get Wild, Child! Be Out There At Home, School and Play...
Mar. 13 Belle Isle Wildflower Meadow - Richmond
Come out and help build a wildflower meadow! Volunteers will clear a section of land for re-establishing a native wildflower meadow on Belle Isle in the James River Park. Lots of volunteers are needed for this project so bring a friend!
Mar. 16 Green Building Tour: Ernie Morgan Center - Norfolk
Located near the Zoo in Norfolk and owned by the City of Norfolk. Speakers include Sierra Club Virginia Chapter and Solar Services.
Mar. 16 Database Management Webinar
Database or data basement? Tips for making the database you already have more effective right now.
Mar. 18 Free Webinar: Developing Walking Programs in Your Community
Jeannie Frisco, Activate Program Director will share ways to increase physical activity by making activities fun, free and easy. From historical walk and talks, to I Spy programs on the trails, Activate is improving residents’ health one step at a time.
Mar. 19 Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training Day - Richmond
Attend all sessions on this day and qualify for a 2-year certification credit in these categories: 3A/Ornamentals; 3B/Turf; 8/Public Health; 10/Research and Demonstration; 60/Registered Technician; and 91/private Ornamental Production.
Mar. 20 Conservation Tools to Protect Your Land - Richmond
We all the region changing and we all have questions. Goal: To familiarize landowners with available tools for land conservation
Mar. 20 Hear Lee Smith at the Festival of the Book
The event is free and open to the public and will include the presentation of SELC’s Reed Environmental Writing Awards, given each year for an outstanding nonfiction book and an outstanding work of journalism on the southern environment.
Mar. 24 & 25 Wild and Scenic Film Festival - Charlottesville & Staunton
Wild Virginia is excited to host two showings of the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival. The festival tour brings together the best of Patagonia's Wild and Scenic Films to our community in two two-hour programs in Charlottesville & Staunton.
Mar. 25 Chesapeake Bay TMDL Webinar
Focus on plans being prepared by the states and D.C. to meet the TMDL and the role of models in setting and achieving the diet. The Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body, will also present.
Mar. 25 Middle James Roundtable Annual Meeting - Appomattox
The Middle James Roundtable is offering a forum for communication about stormwater and related topics and an opportunity for networking among various stakeholders in the Middle James River Watershed.
Mar. 26-27 Sustainable Living @ Randolph College presents Lisa Heinzerling
Lisa Heinzerling, Associate Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation will speak as part of the Sustainable Living @ Randolph College speaker series.
Apr. 3 Trimble Mountain Hike sponsored by Wild Virginia
We'll enjoy views of Big Bald Knob and Little Bald Knob on the western section of the loop. Before we get started, we'll make the short climb up to the Lake Todd dam embankment and have lunch with a beautiful view of the lake.
Apr. 6-8 Environment Virginia Symposium - Lexington
Learn the latest, join the discussion and build partnerships.
Apr. 14 Spring Eco-D.I.Y. Workshop - Norfolk
Residents learn small ways to make a BIG difference! Rain barrel info and construction class.
Apr. 17 Crestwood Elementary Nature Fair and Plant Sale - Richmond
The Nature Fair is a free community event that features music by the Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra, many educational exhibits and a fishing derby located at the lake across from the school grounds.
Apr. 17 BayScapes Gardening Volunteer Workday - Richmond
Gardens for Life Hosted by Green Unity for VCU. Location: Trani Life Science Building
Apr. 19 Annual Tree Care Symposium - Richmond
Attend all day and earn 5.25 MAC-ISA continuing education units.
Apr. 21 VCU Monroe Park Campus Earth Day Celebration
Compass Point at Shafer Dining Court and Monroe Park, hosted by Green Unity and VCU Recycling. Free! Come find out what VCU is doing to "Go Green" with informational tables, games, activities, competitions and give-aways, green Fashion show...
Apr. 24 2010 Restore Virginia! Petersburg
Want to learn more about maintaining your older or historic home? Want to learn how to keep and restore your original historic windows and still save energy and money?
Apr. 24 VCU BayScapes Gardening Volunteers Workday - Richmond
Gardens for Life Hosted by Green Unity for VCU. Location: Trani Life Science Building
Apr. 24 Clean Rivers Day 2010
Blackwater Nottoway Riverkeeper hosts a combined effort to clean-up the watershed. This is accomplished by teams going out on our rivers, streams and ditches and picking up trash and other junk.
May 12 Spring Eco-D.I.Y.Workshop - Norfolk
Residents learn small ways to make a BIG difference! Cool Composting.
May 15 Jamestown Day
The 403rd anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. Events of the day include public archaeology, living history programs by period-costumed interpreters, Virginia Indian presentation, etc.
May 14-16 Tour de Chesapeake
The sponsors of the Tour de Chesapeake delightedly announce the first ever Bike, Bands and the Bay Festival. Don't miss this fun-filled weekend of pleasurable bike riding, great music, and water activities.
May 18-19 Virginia Recycles Association Annual Meeting - Virginia Beach
Lots of concurrent sessions including: social networking, glass technologies, the next 20 years of VRA, school recyling and more.
June 26-27; Aug 14-15 Virginia Maritime Heritage Eco-Heritage Project Workshop
The Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown in partnership with the Schooner Alliance is conducting educational training workshops for the environmental science program "No Child Left On the Shore" (NCLOS).
Sep. 20-21 Virginia Preservation Conference - Hampton
Featuring Fort Monroe