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The Elizabeth River Project is bringing 200+ year old wetlands back to the river Each Seed Keeper outing begins with a song.  As volunteers gather along a shoreline of the

The Elizabeth River Project will unveil the community resource as part of its Seed Keepers Initiative, which also emphasizes Indigenous traditions. There’s a new library in town, home to thousands

(WTKR) NORFOLK, Va. — Access to healthy food remains a challenge in certain areas of Hampton Roads. To tackle this issue, the Elizabeth River Project has partnered with local businesses

The Elizabeth River Project announced a new leader after director Marjorie Mayfield Jackson announced her retirement last fall. Starting Feb. 24, Lacy Shirey will take on the group’s goal of preserving environmental

Marjorie Mayfield Jackson so loved the Elizabeth River, which she could see from the back porch of her home near Norfolk, Va., that she quit a successful career as a

The project, called an “environmental justice incubator,” is working with historically Black communities on Norfolk’s Southside. On a cold winter morning outside the Berkley Community Center in Norfolk, Jay Boone

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A nationwide search for a new executive director for The Elizabeth River Project’s Board of Directors has resulted in a candidate right in Hampton Roads. Lacy

Marjorie Mayfield Jackson is retiring from the Norfolk nonprofit, which grew from her kitchen table in the 1990s to a major force in local conservation. The Elizabeth River Project’s new

For three decades, retiring Elizabeth RiverProject Executive Director Marjorie Mayfield Jackson has made it her mission to save one of the region’s most storied waterways Leadership takes many forms, but

Most people think about good schools, safe streets or desirable jobs when considering where to live. As climate risks inexorably rise, how well your community bounces back from a climate-related disaster