In this month's issue, we have:
- Upcoming Events
- Virtual Monthly Meeting - Indian River Small Area Plan - Thurs, 3/18
- Great American Cleanup @ Indian River Civic Campus - Sat, 3/27
- Adopt-A-Park @ Indian River Park - Sat, 4/10
- Future Dates
- Other News
- Virginia Trees for Clean Water Grant Award
- Proposed zoning change for Used Car Dealership
- Indian River High School Scholarship
- Pop-up Nature Program at Plymouth Park, Wed, 3/24
- Agape Feast Community Meals for the Homeless
- Action Alert: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area
- Conservation Landscape Funding
Location: Zoom Meeting, Pre-register
Our guest speaker will be Benajamin Camras from the Chesapeake Planning Department and we'll review the latest on the Indian River Small Area Plan. This will be an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed plan.
We'll have updates on the latest community news and hold a brief business meeting to approve our budget for 2021-2022.
Location: Indian River Library,
2320 Old Greenbrier Rd
The Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council and Green Drinks Chesapeake will be hosting a cleanup at the Indian River "Civic Campus" (the area around the Community Center, Middle School, Library, High School, and Lake).
Meet at Indian River Library Parking Lot at the end by the Middle School.
Please dress in appropriate clothing and shoes for the weather. Be sure to bring your reusable water bottle. We'll provide bags, gloves, and trash grabbers. We will be covering areas around the IR Library, Middle School, Annex building & ballfield. This is a family-friendly event.
Please practice physical distancing and wear your mask when you are in close proximity to others.
More info at https://www.facebook.com/events/894970897934734/
Adopt-A-Park @ Indian River ParkDate: Saturday, April 10, 9 am to Noon
Location: Indian River Park entrance
at Rokeby Ave. and Main St. (2001 Rokeby Ave.) which is located just south of Military Highway, i.e. across Military Highway from the Fire Station.
at Rokeby Ave. and Main St. (2001 Rokeby Ave.) which is located just south of Military Highway, i.e. across Military Highway from the Fire Station.
We'll be tending to the native plant garden at the park entrance. We may also do some trail work, pruning, weeding, and cleanup. Please wear closed-toe shoes, a hat and bring work gloves. If you can, bring shovels, rakes, pruners, saws and other gardening tools. We'll have water and snacks available but we also always encourage folks to bring their own water in reusable bottles to minimize use of plastic bottles and cans.
Participants under 18 years of age must have adult supervision.
All participants should follow Covid-19 safety precautions. If you are sick or have been exposed to someone with Covid-19 please stay home and contact your doctor's office for care and proper quarantine procedures. Masks must be worn properly during the cleanup. Strive to maintain a minimum physical distance of six feet from others not in your household. Wear gloves during the cleanup and sanitize your hands before removing your mask and/or touching your face
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To speed up registration and improve social distancing at the start of the cleanup, please review and complete the online safety release form at least one day before the event.
To speed up registration and improve social distancing at the start of the cleanup, please review and complete the online safety release form at least one day before the event.
Rain date: April 17
Future Dates - Mark Your Calendar
- Monthly Meeting - Steven Traylor, Norfolk City Forester discussing importance of trees in urban environments - Thurs, 4/15
- Monthly Meeting - Topic TBD - Thurs, 5/20
- Clean the Bay Day - Tentative - Indian River Park, Sat, 6/5
- Monthly Meeting - Topic TBD - Thurs, 6/17
Other News
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Pop-Up Program in Pocket Parks On March 24, join Parks, Recreation and Tourism at Plymouth Park (605 Pond Lane) to learn about the local wildlife in the area. Feel some animal furs, see animal skulls, and more! Please maintain physical distancing when approaching the table. Masks required. Hand sanitization required before touching the props. From 2 - 4 pm. https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/Assets/documents/departments/parks_rec/Chesapeake+Outdoors+Newsletter.pdf
Agape Feast Community Meals - Homelessness is a pervasive problem in our nation. In Chesapeake, many area churches have banded together to help alleviate the situation through the Chesapeake Area Shelter Team (CAST) program. But with the pandemic, those programs were greatly modified as the Chesapeake Department of Human Services took on direct responsibility to house homeless guests over the winter. Volunteer efforts have continued to augment this program through the Agape Feast Community Meals program. They can use help, learn how at https://cast.abbalist.org/get-involved
Action Alert: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act - The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act is one of the most important tools in Virginia to protect our waterways and shorelines from over-development. In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly passed changes to strengthen these regulations with regards to protecting mature trees and incorporating climate resilience. These regulations are now being finalized and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is asking for support in making sure these are well implemented. Visit their Action Alert page to submit comments!
While our regular Adopt-A-Road cleanups are suspended, we always encourage you as individual to pick up any stray litter that you come across along our roads, parking lots, and in our parks. Every piece of trash collected is one less that causes harm to wildlife in our natural areas and waterways. And just as important, reduce your use of single use packaging to not create litter in the first place. Take The Pledge to keep Virginia Litter Free at https://loversnotlitter.org/pledge/
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