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
During her sabbatical from The Virginia-Pilot, Marjorie Mayfield Jackson spent time in her backyard and admired Scott’s Creek as part of the Elizabeth River in Hampton Roads, VA. The environment weighed heavily
Continuing sea level rise and coastal erosion are top issues for many in Hampton Roads. NORFOLK, Va. — Continuing sea level rise and coastal erosion are top issues for many
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Casey Shaw from the Elizabeth River Project discusses the organization’s efforts since 1993 to revive and conserve our local ecosystem, and how it’s addressing modern challenges like climate
2024 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects competition From educational facilities to courthouses to central utility buildings and art museums, the winning submissions in the 2024 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects competition represent
The International Union of Railways (UIC) awarded Norfolk Southern Railway a Sustainability Impact Award for the Class I’s achievements in climate change adaptation and resilience. The UIC award ceremony took place on Sept. 25
World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways, and we have many of them here throughout Hampton Roads. I visited the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab on
When Casey Shaw and Bryan Watts motored their Boston Whaler into Craney Island Creek this summer looking for osprey nests, they hoped to find a pair of birds on every
After more than three decades of environmental advocacy for one of Hampton Roads’ most important waterways, Marjorie Mayfield Jackson will retire as executive director of the Elizabeth River Project. Eliza
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