An array of education projects funded by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant program will provide students with opportunities to learn about the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and how their stewardship of the watershed can help the Chesapeake. … Continued
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently released a draft feasibility report for addressing coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable property, populations, ecosystems, and infrastructure in the City of Norfolk Virginia. The Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental … Continued
Harvest Faire, the Virginia Peninsula’s oldest Renaissance Festival, will be held October 6-8, 2017 at Endview Plantation, 362 Yorktown Rd., Newport News. Harvest Faire 2017 will include medieval combat and encampments, knights on horseback, live music and dance, merchants, drum … Continued
Several Virginia communities will benefit from $5.4 million in federal flooding mitigation grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Grants will be used to elevate or demolish residential properties in flood-prone areas of Virginia. Virginia Flooding Mitigation Grant Recipients: … Continued
The city of Hampton has received grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) to be used for rain garden installations and workshops. The more than $25,000 NFWF grant went towards garden installations … Continued