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Page Updated: July 13, 2010

 

NRCS Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)

Funds Awarded

Pictures

Article

Fact Sheet

Farmers need to sign up by August 15! - More>>

 

NRCS Announces "Chesapeake Bay Showcase Watershed"  Focusing on Smith Creek

Smith Creek Watershed Partnership Website

Shenandoah RC&D Wins Outstanding Council Award

This award was presented at the 2010 Virginia Association RC&D Council Meeting in Smithfield, Virginia on April 28, 2010.  Pictured from left are Jim Nichols, Council Member; Joan Comanor, Vice-Chair; John Eckman, Chair; Jim Lawrence, Immediate Past Chair.

Lorraine Cormier wins 2009 NARC&DC Program Assistant of the Year

Click on picture for more pictures

News Release

Article in NRCS "Current Developments" Newsletter

 

Biological Control:  Invasive Species Land Reclamation

and Management

 

Boer Goats controlling invasive species at Frontier Culture Museum

more pictures

brochure

poster

Linda's Blog about the goats!

 

Clean Virginia Waterways is an award-winning, statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of Virginia's water resources. For 15 years, Clean Virginia Waterways (affiliated with Longwood University) has coordinated the annual Virginia Waterways Cleanup.

 

Here’s the website to check out with information resources on litter as well how to volunteer or be a leader of a local cleanup effort.

 

This year over 500 volunteers cleaned up parts of the Roanoke River as part of Clean Virginia Waterways.  Below is a link to a video on this year’s effort.

 

Local Woods Website Announced

News Release

News Article - Augusta Free Press

News Article - WSVA Agribusiness

News Article - Shenandoah.com

News Article - New River Valley News

News Article - News Leader

 

2008 VARC&DC Awards Announced

Kathy Holm - RC&D Coordinator of the Year

Lorraine Cormier - RC&D Assistant of the Year

NRCS Newsletter see page 2

 

Shenandoah RC&D Receives Circle of Diamonds Certificate

for 2009-2010

Picture

 

2008 Farm Bill Information

Information

 

Managing Energy on Virginia Farms Conference

News Release

 

Local Foods Article (Kathy Holm interviewed)

The New Dominion - 4/6/09

 

Shenandoah RC&D Wins NRCS Earth Team Award

"Outstanding RC&D in Virginia"

NRCS Newsletter see page 11

News Leader - 12/23/08

 

Strengthen Agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley Presentations

Todd M. Erling, Exec. Dir., HVADC

Winchester Star - News Article - 9/16/08

News Leader - News Article - 9/20/08

If you would like a CD with Todd's presentation on CD, please email us.

 

2007 VARC&DC Awards Annouced

2007 VARC&DC Awards Announced - News Leader - 5/11/08

2007 VARC&DC Awards Announced - Press Release

 

Forestry Mini Grants Announced

Forestry Mini Grants - Press Release - 4/1/08

 

Website for Poultry Litter Hotline

Poultry Litter Website

 

Leadership Forum 2008

Pictures

 

2008 Farm Show

Pictures

 

Environmental Finance Center

Financing Greenways

This resource guide will provide information about how to establish and finance greenways.

Initial Action Plan for Staunton Greenway

 

Greenways in the Shenandoah RC&D Area

Liberty Park (Black's Run Greenway) - Harrisonburg, Virginia

Hawksbill Greenway - Luray, Virginia

 

Media Articles - 2008

Most Recent Listed First

Waynesboro Farmers Market - News Virginian - 7/24/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market - News Leader - 4/30/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market - Augusta Free Press - 4/27/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market - News-Virginian - 4/24/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market - News-Virginian - 4/23/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market - News-Virginian - 3/28/08

Waynesboro Farmers Market -  News-Virginian - 3/25/08

 

Press Releases - 2008

Most Recent Listed First

New Poultry Litter Website

Forestry Mini Grants

Waynesboro Farmers Market - from WDDI

 

Media Articles - 2007

Most Recent Listed First

Rockingham County Farm and Family Safety Day - 8/27/07

 

Press Releases - 2007

Most Recent Listed First

Farmers Markets' Workshop - 11/26/07

 

Press Releases - 2006

Most Recent Listed First

Poultry Litter Hotline Press Release - 2/12/07

Becky Barlow - 11/7/06

Jennifer Howard - 10/30/06

Biodiesel for Fleet Managers Workshop - 6/12/06

NFWF Grant Advisory - 5/31/06

Shenandoah RC&D accepted into NRCS Circle of Diamonds Program - 1/31/06

 

Press Releases - 2005

Most Recent Listed First

Farmer's Market Guide - 7/18/05

Waste Solutions Forum - 5/13/05

PDR Technical Workshop - 4/19/05

Agua Fund Session - 2/23/05

Conservation Easement Workshop - Lord Fairfax - 1/18/05

 

Press Releases - 2004

Most Recent Listed First

Presenting Check to Clarke Co. Conservation Easement Authority - 12/15/04

Shenandoah RC&D Opens office; Celebrates National RC&D Week- July 11-17, 2004

 

Events Photo Gallery

Most Recent Events Listed First

 

Community Food Systems Seminar

March 27, 2008

RC&D Display

 

Farmers Market Workshop

December 4, 2007

Pictures of the event

 

Green Infrastructure Workshop

November 16, 2007

Information

PowerPoint Presentations

 

Virginia Association of RC&D Councils - 2007

Jim Nichols received the award for Outstanding Council Member of the Year

 

The Waste Solutions Forum won Outstanding Project of the Year

 

Pictures from the meeting

2006 VARC&DC Awards - Awarded April 2007

Outstanding Project - Waste Solutions Forum

Outstanding Council Member - Jim Nichols

News Article

Press Release

 

Virginia Association of RC&D Councils

2006 Fall Board Meeting

Pictures

 

National Association of RC&D Councils - 2006

Agua Fund receives the award for Outstanding Supporting Organization at the National Association of RC&D Councils Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia

Pictures

 

Virginia Association of RC&D Councils - 2006

Agua Fund receives the award for Outstanding Supporting Organization at the Virginia Association of RC&D Councils Annual Meeting at the Eastern Shore

Pictures

 

Shenandoah RC&D Receives "Circle of Diamonds" Award

 

2006 Legislative Forum - Crystal City, VA

 

Circle of Diamonds Tier 1 Member 2006-2007

 

Sue Adams, Old Dominion Administrative Assistant, Receives the "2005 National RC&D Program Assistant of the Year"

Old Dominion RC&D Cited For Two Awards

 

Nutrient Input and Removal Verification Project

(Portable Scales)

 

Waste Solutions Forum - April 28 & 29, 2005

 

PDR Workshop - April 19, 2005

 

Donation to Clarke Co.

 

 

Other News (no pictures)

 

Shenandoah RC&D accepted into NRCS Circle of Diamonds Program - Press Release - 1/31/06

 

2006 - Virginia RC&D Annual Meeting

May 4 - 6, 2006

Chincoteague, Virginia

 

2005 - Virginia RC&D Annual Meeting

May 18 - 20, 2005

Petersburg, Virginia

 

Reasonable Solutions for I-81

Shenandoah RC&D Council endorsed this resolution.

Resolution

Shenandoah Valley Network

news and Photo gallery

 

Kathy Holm

2008 Award Winner

 

Lorraine Cormier

2008 Award Winner

 

Bobby Whitescarver

2007 Award Winner

 

Joan Comanor

2007 Award Winner

 

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