They will be crushing trash, lots and lots of trash. Four new enormous trash compactors were delivered to Flatwood and the Amissville Refuse Center just a few weeks ago.

News about the newest resident of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute just outside Front Royal:

Virginia is one of 41 states to have a net metering policy in place. In March, Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, pledging to create 30,000 new solar jobs by 2030.

As solar homeowners, we are proud of the contributions our family is making to our energy grid and our environment. Our decision to "go solar" was made, in part, by our ability to recover a majority of our investment via the process of net metering.

I am very pleased to announce that we were able to plant 365 blooming cherry, dogwood and redbud trees in Little Washington and Sperryville and environs this past month.

Reduce the mounds of stuff we might have once thought necessary. Reuse items instead of tossing away, and now, really recycle better as our Flatwood facility implements recycling possibilities.

‘We will discover new places, blaze new trails, invent new names for flowers…’

The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District currently has funding available for restoring and stabilizing eroding stream banks through its funding for the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost Share Program (VACS). 

Curry: ‘I've been asked by BOS members to review the credit card policy during the February 3 BOS meeting’ 

Old clothes can create new and fashionable looks. The Flatwood Fashion Show on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. at the RAAC Community Theater will showcase new outlooks on old outfits.

It’s not every day that you can say you know three folks from your community that made it to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal. 

‘The devil is in the details and the exceptions’

A new 35-foot span bridge across Cedar Run is now open, offering hikers and nature-loving community members improved access to the popular Whiteoak Canyon trailhead and opening up three miles of stream habitat to native fish for the first time in decades. 

Autumn swarms of migrating dragonflies are quite conspicuous this year. This is an extraordinary phenomenon that I look forward to every fall, and springtime too. 

One of meteorologist Bob Ryan’s favorite quotes is from Nobel Prize winning chemist Sherwood Rowland. Known for his expertise surrounding ozone depletion, Rowland’s words continue to inspire scientists around the world:

Land conservation, stewardship, outreach projects enhance rural and scenic value of county

Governor Ralph Northam came to Charlottesville this past week to wish Smokey Bear a happy birthday.

‘We typically on average get about $1.5 million and we just got hit with $4.3’

“I’m crying as I’m driving up because my soul is here,” he says. “I spent a lot of time here. My fondest memories are here.”

By Sally Haynes

One of three bites of food made possible by pollinators

Keep Virginia Beautiful, which is awarding its annual “30 in 30 Green Grants” daily during the month of June, has announced that Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities will receive a grant of $1,000 for its Beautification project.

By John McCaslin

By Torney Van Acker

By Holly Glenn

Darcy Canton is a force of nature, especially when it comes to all things senior related. She runs the Senior Center on Scrabble Road in the old Scrabble Schoolhouse in Castleton. Her monthly calendar of events ensures seniors a broad spectrum of activities including wildly popular bingo, wh…

Every winter, Virginia’s honey bee population experiences colony losses. Over the past five years, surveys have shown a steady increase in honeybee mortality averaging greater than one-third of the statewide population.

By Torney Van Acker

Forestry practices, stream crossings, fencing and grazing systems, water development — all topics of discussion for Rappahannock County agriculture producers during a lunchtime meeting at the Washington Volunteer Fire House, 10 Firehouse Lane, next Thursday, March 7, from noon until 1:30 p.m.

Have a pond on your property with algae problems, aquatic weed infestations, leaking dam, drainage erosion issues, structural problems, or something else?

It is that time of the year when many motorists think they need to let their vehicle “warm up” or idle before driving.

‘Researchers are less concerned about a slow decline in bear numbers, and more concerned about a rapid plunge in the population over just a few short years’

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Since 2016, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) biologists have been radio-collaring adult female bears in Virginia. Data acquired through this project continues to provide insights into the movements, denning habits, and home ranges of wild, female bears in Virginia.

By Ruth Ann Welch

‘REC has replaced about 50 of their leased non-LED pole lights, with another 190 remaining in the county’

Rappahannock County in 2017 had the lowest recycling rate of 117 counties, cities and towns across the commonwealth that submitted data to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has developed an Elk Management Plan to define and describe the future of elk management in Virginia, focused in the Southwest region of the Commonwealth but applying to all Virginians.

‘The idea of preserving a view is not for somebody’s private purpose. It’s for a public purpose, for everybody in the world to enjoy’

‘Just as gracious and magical as anyone would imagine she’d be’