Northern Virginia Community College Sustainability Office

02/02/2022

Green Students deserve some green of their own! Incoming and current college freshmen with an interest in conservation can apply online for this year’s Soil and Water Conservation District $1,000 Scholarship. Students must live in Fairfax County and have at least a 3.0 GPA or be ranked in the top 20% of their class. The submission deadline is April 1st, 2022. To apply or get more information, visit https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/college-scholarship-conservation-environment

Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax County Environment George Mason University's Office of Sustainability

09/01/2020

When you picture Fairfax County in 50 years, what do you see? We see a clean, healthy, safe, and prosperous community, and we need your help to ensure this vision becomes reality. Climate planning is underway and you can offer your opinions and suggestions via a brief online survey. Click below. https://bit.ly/3fW2cn8

06/19/2020

The Assateague Island National Seashore along the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and Maryland and the Appalachian Trail farther inland.

06/12/2020

If you missed the earlier online talk by entomologist and wildlife ecologist Doug Tallamy, the archived video has been posted. Hosted by the Caldwell, NJ Environmental Commission, Tallamy talks about why and how we should transform our yards into havens for pollinators and other insects.
http://ow.ly/7nYa50zWZBO

05/15/2020

https://store.usps.com/store/results?Ntt=earth+day&_requestid=12132

Since the first observance of Earth Day 50 years ago on April 22, 1970, people have come together annually on that date to raise awareness about the natural world. Every year, millions of Americans mark the anniversary by celebrating the importance of protecting the environment.

05/08/2020

Watch the film followed by a special pre-taped conversation with Director Matt Wolf. You can also join one of our live virtual Q&A’s with the filmmakers and Biospherians. Click HERE for more info. Spaceship Earth is the true, stranger-than-fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent ...

03/01/2020

02/14/2020

The artworks, collected by the open-access Biodiversity Heritage Library, range from animal sketches to historical diagrams and botanical studies

02/08/2020

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stop-mowing-start-growing-2nd-annual-native-plant-symposium-for-beginners-tickets-85808767333

01/28/2020

11/17/2019

https://www.today.com/food/dunkin-ditching-its-styrofoam-coffee-cups-t167315

Farewell, foam cups!

10/28/2019

Knowing what to recycle is confusing. Here's a look at the process, from store to recycling facility.

10/24/2019

This fall is the last season for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Fox Island Education Program, the foundation announced in a blog post on Oct. 10.

10/21/2019

Sustainability Week @ NOVA Woodbridge Campus!!

10/11/2019

The Office for Sustainability created a six-year plan to improve the integration of sustainability across the University of Richmond. 

10/03/2019

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – We all know that drinking water is essential to health, and the American Heart Association of Virginia is proposing adding water-bottle filling stations to all new or renovated schools throughout the state. Studies have shown that kids who have access to filling stations at s...

10/02/2019

Find water anywhere with the Tap app.

09/27/2019

Volunteering - Fairfax County Virginia

06/27/2019

The 16-quart cooler made from paraffin wax and recycled paper has a weight capacity of 75 pounds and is highly water resistant. Igloo says the RECOOL can keep ice cold for up to 12 hours while holding water for up to five days without leaking.

06/21/2019

https://technical.ly/dc/2019/06/19/virginia-tech-is-bringing-its-solar-home-to-northern-virginia-for-the-summer/

FutureHAUS is a 900 square-foot solar home that's powered by solar energy and is equipped with smart tech. The house will be on display in Alexandria this summer.

04/26/2019

Planting trees around your home will lower your energy bills, clean the air you breathe, increase the value of your home, reduce pollution, and beautify our community. Get some free saplings at the Earth Day event on 4/28 from 2:30-5pm at Daniels Run Elementary School!

04/26/2019

04/25/2019

Today! - https://www.nvcc.edu/green-festival/2019/index.html

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03/12/2019

03/07/2019

https://earther.gizmodo.com/recycling-is-broken-1833063010

In Philadelphia, people like to recycle. Together, all 1.6 million of us generate about 400 tons of recyclable material each day. But since last fall, roughly half of the bottles and cans my neighbors and I have placed dutifully curbside in our blue bins every week haven’t made their way to a sort...

12/18/2018

The holidays are a time for generosity and tasty food, but its environmental impact can be a bit more sobering. Want to make your holidays more eco-friendly? You're not alone. According to data by Stanford, it's the peak time for rubbish heading to…

11/16/2018

11/05/2018

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/news/volunteers-wanted-planting-event-springfield-industrial-site

10/05/2018

Fairfax County, Virginia - Fairfax County’s Solid Waste Management Program is co-hosting a Waste & Recycling Symposium in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Ernst Center, located on

10/04/2018