Your “foodprint” is the result of everything it takes to get your food from the farm to your plate. Many of those processes are invisible to consumers. Industrial food production — including animal products like beef, pork, chicken and eggs and also crops — takes a tremendous toll on our soil, air and water, as […]
Explore the convergence of conservation and culture with Dr. J. Drew Lanham at a special evening program and book signing on February 27th at the Chapel on the campus of Sweet Briar College. In this intimate evening, Dr. Lanham will reflect on his lifelong love of birds and wildlife and the part they play as […]
What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as drawdown, is our only hope of averting climate disaster, says strategist Chad Frischmann of Project Drawdown. In a compelling TED Talk about climate change, he shares solutions that exist today: conventional tactics like the use of […]
According to End+Stems’ Alison Mountford, it’s hard to measure household food waste at the scale of the individual home. She reports that 40% of all food produced is wasted and that 67% of the we waste at home is edible. In other words, the average family of 4 is throwing out upwards of $2100 worth […]
Kristina Watts There’s nothing on this earth more essential to life than water. Seventy-one % of the globe is covered in water, so it seems like we have an endless supply. However, about 97% of our water is in the salty oceans, and about 2% is currently stored in ice caps and glaciers. That leaves […]
Are you ready for a chance to visit some of the most gorgeous wild places in Northern Virginia–places you’d never find on your own? Would you like an opportunity to apply your naturalist skills to ground-breaking scientific research (and get credit for service hours)? Does cost-free training in survey and preparation protocols for specific guilds […]
Marilyn Kupetz During a two-day workshop at Rare’s Center for Behavior & Environment in October 2019, one of the participants, a professor of restorative ecology, described an initiative that he’s launching at Longwood University: getting students, faculty, and staff to reduce the number of single-use plastics that they deposit into the waste stream in Farmville, […]
Saturday, February 8, 2020, 6:00-7:30pm Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge VA More details and registration info to follow. See plantnovanatives.org for more information.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 12:15pm Mason Neck State Park, Lorton VA Have you ever seen Tundra Swans, those amazing birds that migrate thousands of miles from the Arctic to spend the winter in our region? Their haunting calls are nearly impossible to forget! You’ve got a great opportunity to see the Tundra Swans at 12:15 pm […]
The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Rd., Marshall, VA, 20115 Thursday, January 30, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM For their second book club, Clifton Institute is switching from birds to plants and reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. You’ll gather around the fire with warm drinks in hand and discuss the book with fellow nature […]