Join RC this Tuesday, November 19th as we co-host this event with partners VCN, Potomac Riverkeeper Network, Wild Virginia, and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. Is sewage sludge laced with 'forever chemicals' contaminating Virginian farmland? Join our webinar on Nov 19th to learn…
David Yarrow describes the synergistic benefits of creating carbon sinks for the land beneath our feet. He is the manager of a citizen scientist project in Columbia, Missouri that seeks to demonstrate this potential by documenting increases in organic content…
Food Recovery Composting Program Rockbridge Conservation's Food Recovery composting program is open to residents on Lexington and takes household food scraps that are then used by a local farmer. We have two weekly drop-off locations: one near Lime Kiln and…
PFAS Forever Chemicals: Research & Advocacy "Forever chemicals" - per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or ‘PFAS’ for short - have been in the news nationwide as people become aware of the threat of these toxic and cancer-causing compounds. One major concern…
September 21, 7:00pm Carbon Sink Demonstration Project Rockbridge Conservation (RACC) will host David Yarrow, an agronomist who will describe his Columbia, Missouri project on how to create soil carbon sinks. Yarrow is leading a Citizen’s Science project that documents improvements…
The June 2022 webinar in Rockbridge Area Conservation Council’s seminar/webinar series will discuss how to deal with leftover food scraps/residue in an eco-friendly way...just in time for all our summer garden trimmings. Food scraps, composting and more will be discussed…