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Oyster Recovery Partnership

Learn all about Oyster Recovery Partnership including shell recycling, aquaculture, resource management, monitoring, outreach and education.  Enjoy educational videos about oysters and oyster restoration, history of oysters in the Chesapeake

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CBF

CBF: Polluted Runoff in the Bay

Learn about the consequences of polluted runoff within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.  Students learn what it means for a landscape to either be a green filter or a gray funnel.

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VAaquarium

Virginia Aquarium Conservation In Action

Learn about the Conservation Efforts the Virginia Aquarium does involving sea turtle hatchlings, fish eggs, coral restoration & repair, osprey hatchlings, frogwatch, marine debris/trash talking turtles, and water quality. Keep

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NOAA’s Climate Education Resources

NOAA’S Climate Education resources include activities, research, cases studies, data, charts, and background information on Climate related topics.  Topics include Carbon Cycle, Changing Seasons, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Monitoring and

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Become an Eco School!

Register your school as an Eco School!  Students learn environmental responsibility and how to take positive action.  Includes Lesson Plans for teachers, Case Studies, Earth Charter for Education Guide, and

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Ryan Resilience Lab Event Request

Thank you for your interest in the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab. We’re delighted that our site is in high demand. As the Ryan Resilience Lab is operated by a small non-profit with a big environmental mission, please help us make sure your event is a great fit.

Our priority is to host groups with relevance to our mission: to restore the Elizabeth River through equitable collaboration with diverse communities, governments, and businesses. When space and staff support are available, we are happy to host such groups free of charge, but do request that you consider an organizational membership and allow us to offer the opportunity for individual memberships.

Please fill this form out at least 30 days in advance of the event.

Our maximum for indoor seated events is 85 theater style and 45 classroom style. For standing receptions, the maximum is 100 indoors or 125 indoor-outdoor.
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If given the go-ahead for our event, sponsor organization agrees to these Ryan Lab policies:

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Additionally, sponsor organization agrees to these administrative/liability requirements:

  • ERP maintains insurance for its activities at the Ryan Lab. Sponsoring organizations should ensure that they have appropriate insurance coverage as well.
  • Weapons are prohibited.
  • Open flames generally are prohibited (special permission only).
  • Outdoor guests will be required to exit the Learning Park during thunder, lightning, high winds or any circumstance deemed hazardous by ERP.
  • Waiver of Claims: Sponsoring organizations agree to release, waive all claims, discharge, and covenant not to sue Elizabeth River Project, its officers, employees, volunteers, and agents from liability from any and all claims resulting in personal injury, accidents or illnesses and property loss arising from, but not limited to, participation in the event and related tours, due to the negligence of sponsor, sponsor's employees, or event participants.
  • Notice of Claims: Sponsor agrees to provide immediate notice to ERP if any participant either files, or threatens to file, a claim arising from or related to the event, so that ERP can notify its insurance carriers.
  • COVID Statement: Participants will monitor their own health prior to reporting to any Elizabeth River Project event/activity. If any signs or symptoms of infection are present, the individual must not report to the event.
  • Photo Release: Photos of the event may be shared as part of grant reporting or posted on Elizabeth River Project website/social media unless otherwise specified by the sponsor organization.
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