NAPS Launches Great Wicomico River Cleanup Flotilla (w/Slideshow)
One day after Tropical Storm Ophelia brought high winds and storm surge through the area, 53 volunteers teamed up to remove trash from...
Save The Date: Heathsville Earth Day Festival, Saturday, Apr. 15
Learn about nature, stewardship, green energy, climate change, and the future of transportation...
Install Solar Panels on Your Home
Solar power is a great way for homeowners to help save the planet and save money. A couple dozen photovoltaic (PV) solar panels can...
Carry Your Own Water
Buying a bottle of water at a convenience store is not only expensive, it needlessly adds one more plastic bottle into the trash or...
The ABCs of LEDs – an FAQ
No longer do you need to be the type inclined to hug a tree… Light your home with LEDs and lower your electric fees! Replacing your old...
Changing Baselines
(Published June 2003) “You shoulda seen it when... you could see grass on the bottom in at least 10 to 12 feet of water. oyster reefs...
Flush Tax
(Published February 2005) Stewardship means not only taking practical individual actions to improve our community and especially water...
Marsh Grass for Shoreline Stabilization
(Published July 2005) The current Northumberland County Comprehensive Plan states (p. 5:10) “Vegetation as an alternative to structures...
Septic Systems
(Published May 2004) Responsible disposal of human wastes is a necessary, albeit unpleasant, part of everyone’s life. Here’s how it...
Crabs
(Published May 2002) Oysters and crabs are two marine resources for which Chesapeake Bay is famous. Both organisms have been, and...
