With the holidays upon us, 2009 is drawing to a close.
In order to keep winning environmental victories in 2010, we need your help—and we need your financial support.
Now more than ever, Virginians want energy efficient homes, cars and communities. They want to support local farmers and enjoy fresh, healthy food. But economic turmoil threatens to cripple nonprofits like ours just when we are needed the most.
When you become a Friend of the Network, you support environmental education and advocacy throughout Virginia. Your tax-deductible gift to Virginia Conservation Network is more important now than ever. Please donate today using our secure online server.
Happy Holidays,
Nathan Lott Executive Director
P.S. Don't forget to join us in Richmond this Saturday for the Legislative Workshop. (Details and Registration).
Turning Trash Into Eco-Friendly Treasure November 30, 2009 - Virginian Pilot
"Camden, one of the state's poorest counties, is in the early stages of developing plans for an eco-friendly corridor along U.S. 17, just south of the Virginia line. Earlier this year, the county won a $2 million grant to run water and sewer lines to the area to serve the new development."
Students Research Green Roof Possibilities for W&M Campus November 30, 2009 - William and Mary
"Already lush with vegetation, William & Mary's skyline may soon get a little greener. Last month, more than 20 students from various organizations - including the College's Committee on Sustainability, the Sharpe Community Scholars Program, the EcoHouse, and the Student Environmental Action Coalition - completed the College's first green roof test plots."
Climate Change May Drastically Alter Chesapeake Bay November 30, 2009 - Smithsonian Science
"It is one of the largest and most productive estuaries in the world, yet dramatic changes are in store for the Chesapeake Bay in coming decades if climate change predictions hold true, say a team of scientists from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University, and other research organizations in the journal “Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science."
USGS Report: Contaminated Soil is Source of Mercury in Fish in Shenandoah Valley Rivers Riverbank and floodplain soils are the major source of mercury in fish from several Shenandoah Valley rivers. A new federal study shows that 96 percent of the mercury loads to the South River come from soil that was contaminated more than 50 years ago by a textile manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Va. The results of the study will be used by VDEQ to develop plans for cleaning up the rivers contaminated with mercury.
Sierra Club Looking for Your Coal Ash Stories US EPA will be issue\ing new rules to regulate coal ash disposal. Across Virginia, communities’ water supplies and streams and rivers have been contaminated by coal ash which contains heavy metals like mercury and lead. In advance of these regulations being issued, Sierra Club is collecting stories of people impacted by coal ash. Click the link above or email Glen Besa at glen.besa@sierraclub.org
Education Programs Director (Friends of the Rappahannock) Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Friends of the Rappahannock, the regional voice for a healthy and scenic Rappahannock River, currently has an opening for the position of Education Programs Director to join our team of dedicated environmental professionals.(Full job description)
Bridging the Watershed Educator (Alice Ferguson Foundation) Location: D.C./Metro Region
Facilitates day-long, curriculum-based field studies to middle and high schools students in an outdoor setting at national parks in the Washington, D.C. metro region. The position also includes contacting teachers, pre- and post-field study classroom visits, data recording and reporting. (Full job description)
Executive Director (Keep Virginia Beautiful) Location: Richmond, Virginia
Manage and lead the rebuilding of statewide non-profit in implementing a three year strategic plan. Actively facilitate a 21 member working Board of Directors toward achieving the mission of engaging and uniting Virginians to improve our natural and scenic resources (Full job description)
Outreach and Watershed Program Coordinator (Northern Virginia SWCD) Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Applicants should demonstrate experience: facilitating hands-on watershed stewardship opportunities, developing and implementing adult and student environmental education programs, managing and supporting volunteers, coordinating multi-organization projects and creating web and print environmental outreach materials. (Full job description)
Rivanna River Basin Commission Student Internship Positions
Stormwater Tools for Localities; Rainwater Harvesting: Working the System;
Rivanna River Corridor Plan: Preliminary Steps;
Rivanna River Basin Commission/Technical Advisory; Rivanna River Resources: What's Missing?; Rivanna River Basin Commission: Building an Inter-jurisdictional Body for Watershed Protection. For more information about any of these positions, contact Leslie Middleton, Executive Director, at 434-975-0224 between 8:00 am to 4:30 pm weekdays or email lmiddleton@embarqmail.com.
Grants Encourage Wildlife Conservation Deadline: January 1, 2010 To Apply:click here
The mission of Wildlife Forever is to preserve America's wildlife heritage through conservation education, preservation of habitat, and management of fish and wildlife.
Support for Youth Environmental Programs Deadline: December 31, 2009 To Apply:click here
The Foundation is interested in funding innovative programs that empower children and youth to work towards solving environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities.
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