Virginia Beef Exposition

by Sue April 12, 2012

Virginia Beef Exposition April 20-22, 2012 Rockingham County Fairgrounds Harrisonburg, VA The annual Virginia Beef Expo will be held April 20-22, 2012 at Rockingham County Fairgrounds. Catch up with old friends at the cattle sales, trade shows, junior beef roundup and more. For more information please visit the Virginia Beef Expo website.

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Chestnut Trees for Albemarle County

by Staff April 11, 2012

For those of you who follow this site routinely, you may remember that previously we’ve talked a bit about the chestnut trees of Virginia.   Though chestnut trees accounted for nearly 25% of the trees in the Blue Ridge only a century ago, a fungal blight all but obliterated the American chestnut tree from the landscape. [...]

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Virginia’s Air Quality

by Gayle April 8, 2012

Just recently I had a client ask me about the air quality in  central Virginia.  I thought this was an interesting question and one that might be of interest to other readers and clients.  I have found a few websites that provide information in comparing the air quality for various areas.  One is AirNow, which [...]

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Virginia Health by County

by Gayle April 7, 2012

Wondering which counties in Central Virginia are the healthiest?  The University of Wisconsin Population Health Insitute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have just released their study and rankings of all the healthiest counties as well as those unhealty ones throughout the United States.  At their site, you can search by any county in the U.S. and [...]

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Charlottesville Area Stream Quality

by Gayle April 5, 2012

Quite often when showing acreage around central Virginia I am asked about the quality of the local streams.  Streams free from pollutants is important to everyone and if not, should be.  Whether you want a stream for recreational activities, fishing or to provide fresh water to your animals, clean water cannot be taken for granted.  Growing [...]

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StreamWatch – Introductory Training

by Sue April 3, 2012

Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Center April 7, 2011 10:00AM Learn about benthic invertebrate sampling to monitor water quality and health. Reservation is required for this free class. For more information please visit the StreamWatch website.

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