Mighty Outdoors
Rusty Dennen writes about the environment and the great outdoors.
After storms, Westmoreland nature preserve trails reopen
Hurricane Irene in August 2011 wreaked havoc on parts of the Northern Neck, including the Voorhees Nature Preserve along the Rappahannock River in Westmoreland County. That, and several successive storms, …more
April 25th, 2013
Dominion power goes back to GE-Hitachi design for planned North Anna reactor
Dominion Virginia Power now says it’s going back to its original plan for the design of a proposed Unit 3 at North Anna Power Station. Eugene Grecheck, vice president of …more
April 22nd, 2013
Elephants for Earth Day
Here’s an Earth Day video, “Moment of Zen: Peaceful Elephants in Cambodia,” from the Wildife Conservation Society that’s worth seeing.
April 22nd, 2013
Join Fredericksburg mayor for Earth Day signing
Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw will be at Old Mill Park today at 4 to help celebrate Earth Day. She’ll sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement at the …more
April 20th, 2013
Minimal tornado touched down in city
A tornado briefly touched down in the vicinity of Cowan Boulevard during Friday night’s storm, according to the National Weather Service. After sending a storm-assessment team to the area, the Baltimore-Washington …more
April 16th, 2013
Dahlgren base environmental survey available
Want to know more about how the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren is caring for land, air and water at the King George County site? The Navy has set up an …more
April 11th, 2013
PEC among environment excellence award recipients
The Warrenton-based Piedmont Environmental Council is among nine gold medal winners of the Environmental Excellence Awards given by Gov. Bob McDonnell. The awards recognized excellence in sustainability and land conservation, …more
March 18th, 2013
USGS stream gauges at risk from sequester
The U.S. Geological Survey says that up to 375 stream gauges across the country, including one in Virginia, have funding issues connected with the automatic, across-the-board funding cuts that went …more
March 15th, 2013
Take your kid trout fishing here on Saturday
So you want to take your kid trout fishing, but the mountains are too far? The perfect solution is the Kid’s Fishing Event Saturday, March 16, beginning at 9 a.m. …more
March 15th, 2013
Grymes school gets land gift from environmental council
Grymes Memorial School in Orange County has gotten a timely gift from the Piedmont Environmental Council: land for outdoor activities for students. PEC announced that it donated nine acres to the …more
