We need to protect the clean water we use to drink, to grow the food we eat, and to provide safe places for fishing, swimming, and recreation.
The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act (S.1816 and H.R.3852) proposes a comprehensive approach to address pollution from all sources, and provides the authority and resources to make sure it gets done. Most importantly, it focuses on the spiraling stormwater runoff problem that feeds ever more pollution into Virginia waters and is contributing to the loss of the great Chesapeake Bay fishery and estuary.
This legislation to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program, which is now being considered by Congress, presents a fair way of getting every individual, business, farm and community focused on what needs to be done to get the results we want.
Contact Congress Now to Urge Passage of S.1816 and HR 3852 The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act!
Sincerely,
Nathan Lott, Executive Director
Virginia Conservation Network
nathan@vcnva.org
Workshop to understand he implications of Marcellus Shale drilling: Harrisonburg (May 5)
What’s coming down the pipe: Exploring emerging water quality issues: Richmond (May 7)
Tools to Protect the Land You Love: Richmond (May 11)
James River Association’s Runoff Calculator
The James River Association recently launched a new website to provide stormwater run-off solutions
and increase public knowledge regarding pollution in the James River. We contracted with Timmons
Group to create an interactive website which assists landowners in the estimation of rainfall run-off quality and quantity. Using a map-based website, landowners can easily locate their address, provide input for land use characteristics, and generate output reports detailing lot run-off values.
Recycle 4 Virginia
The Virginia Recycling Association (VRA) announces a drawing for prizes will be held at the 2010 annual conference for everyone who submits an application for a recycling license plate. The recycling license plate will show support for recycling and raise awareness, which is critical to our efforts in the battle to keep valuable material resources out of our landfills. And people can feel proud that $15 of each $25 plate purchased will help fund programs and initiatives aimed at increasing opportunities for growing recycling in Virginia.
The VRA strongly encourages those who care about recycling to drive home the point by pre-purchasing a recycling license plate. "Some special interest license plates have taken years because it took that long to get 350 pre-paid applications," said VRA staff. "We hope people order now if they are interested in purchasing the plate, so we can keep the process moving."
Local Action Video Showcase Send the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBF) a short video (5 minutes or less) showing what you’re doing to help your local waterway or the Chesapeake Bay. CBF will use all the video submissions to create a collective video that highlights all the local work being done throughout the Bay watershed—from New York to Virginia, West Virginia to Delaware—to restore and protect the Bay and its many streams, creeks and rivers. Additionally, submitted videos will be included in a feature on the Chesapeake Bay Program's website in early June about local restoration work throughout the Bay watershed.
Executive Director - Baltimore Water Alliance Location: Baltimore, MD Deadline: April 30, 2010
The Alliance seeks an experienced, respected and creative executive to help launch and lead the new organization. The Baltimore Water Alliance (working name) is a new organization forming from the merger of five existing watershed organizations in the Baltimore area. The mission of the new organization is to promote clean water in the Baltimore region, which it intends to do by conducting expanded and innovative education, restoration and advocacy programs related to Baltimore’s streams, rivers and the harbor. The new organization will combine and build on the strengths of the individual watershed organizations and the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper to become the leading voice for clean water in the Baltimore region. (Full Description)
NWF Climate Science Communcation Intern Location: Reston, VA
This position is ideal for a recent graduate with a scientific background who is interested in learning more about science policy, communication, and outreach. There will be opportunities to participate in science policy activities and briefings in the Washington, DC area. (Full Description)
Audubon Birdathon!
Would you like to test your birding skills and help your local Audubon Society at the same time? The annual Birdathon is the way to do it. You can participate as part of a birding team or as a sponsor. It is a whole lot of fun and will help our organization raise much-needed funds at the same time. The process is simple: Form a team, gather a few pledges from sponsors, and go birding to see how many species you can find on any given day in May.
Birding: This is the fun part! How many bird species can you see or hear on a particular day during the height of migration? Team members visit their favorite birding locations in Northern Virginia and see how large a tally they can get. The length and intensity of the outing is up to the team. The day can extend from owls at daybreak to whip-poor-wills at night. Or it can last only three or four hours, if that's what the team wants.
Prizes: All participants will receive an ASNV ball cap as a thank you gift, as will any donor who contributes $30 or more. The team locating the most bird species and the team that raises the most money in donations will receive valuable prizes.
Get the DIRT Out Training - Fairfax Saturday, May 1 * 10am - 12pm * REI Fairfax, VA
Take action against one of the biggest problems in our watershed: polluted runoff from construction sites. You will learn how to evaluate the polluted runoff violations on construction sites, report violations, and help ensure that construction sites are not contaminating our rivers and streams. You can register here or learn more here.
Grants Enhance the Environment in Virginia and Surrounding Regions
The mission of the Virginia Environmental Endowment is to improve the quality of the environment by using its capital to encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote environmental literacy. The Endowment provides grants to nonprofit organizations for programs conducted in the state of Virginia and in the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys of Kentucky and West Virginia. Specific grant programs include: the Virginia Program, the Virginia Mini-Grant Program, and the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys Program. The upcoming application deadline for all three of these programs is June 15, 2010. Visit the Endowment’s website to review the funding guidelines for each program.
Learning Grant Program Offers Funding for Climate Change Education
Nature of Learning is a community-based environmental education initiative that seeks to use national wildlife refuges as outdoor classrooms to promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues. 2010 Theme is Climate Change.
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