Environment

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Virginia Watershed Implementation Plan (PDF) - Presented by Brian Benham and Jim Pease on November 4th
Chesapeake Bay Health and Citizen Science Opportunities - Four documents related to the health of the Chesapeake Bay plus opportunities for local outreach and citizen science.
Chesapeake Bay Program - Underwater Bay Grasses - Learn about the Bay and its issues. Catch up on Bay Grasses, Oysters, Blue Crabs and rivers and streams.
Climate Changes in Hampton Roads (PDF) - Dr. Doug Dwoyer
Climate with Attitude (PDF) - Gazette Journal Article
NOAA Literature Database
EPA Green Homes
Housekeeping the Outdoors (PDF) - Gazette Journal Article
How to Build a Rain Barrel (PDF) - Kathy Van Mullekom, Daily Press
Lawn or Landscape (PDF)
Recycling Locations
- Batteries may be turned in at the Main Street Public Library
- Computers may be turned in to the Puller Center
- Printer Cartridges may be turn in to the Gloucester Mathews Middlesex Animal Shelter
Recycling Website
- Earth911 is a privately owned, for-profit company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable recycling information across the country.
Ten Things to do Now to Help the Environment and Save Money (PDF) - McSeed 2008
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Coastal Habitats
- Part 1: Estuarine and Coastal Environments of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (PDF)
- Part 2: Streams and Rivers (PDF)
Weed or Read - Gazette Journal Article (PDF)