Funding available to help you build your rain garden. Rain garden benefits include, reduce standing water after storms, reduce mosquitos, improve health of the Elizabeth River, and use native plants
Funding available to help you build a living shoreline. Benefits from planting shorelines include reduced runoff, prevent erosion and land loss, attract butterflies and song birds, and discourage geese from
A River Stars Home Representative will visit your home to show you how to take a free soil sample and an evaluation on how to take the heathiest care for
Annual recognition for hands-on projects at schools the Elizabeth River watershed (Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth; Kempsville area of Virginia Beach). River Stars is a program for schools, homes and businesses. Participants in
Elizabeth River Project for Elizabeth River watershed, 757-399-7487, elizabethriver.org; Lynnhaven River Now for Lynnhaven River watershed, 757-962-5398, lynnhavenrivernow.org. Non-profits provide plants and classroom/teacher guidance for students to grow native wetland
Students explore one of Virginia’s largest restored wetlands and a restored coastal forest during field investigations with our urban park ranger and educators. Exlpore nature and learn about native bird,
Called “The world’s greenest vessel,” The Learning Barge is powered by sun and wind, and features a live wetland on board. Students can move through six learning stations during field
Enjoy browsing the articles and photos in the Bay Journal by Alliance for the Bay. Topics include water quality, stream cleanup. Or read through the monthly newsletter from the Alliance for
