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What to do with fallen leaves: Consider local environment and community needs
FROM Stafford County News 11/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
Determining where leaves can be left alone and where cleanup is necessary can help you strike a reasonable compromise between yard maintenance and land stewardship. Although the advice comes from a Stafford County news release, it is applicable here too,
Gander Mountain’s grand opening in Woodbridge VA Dec. 5, 6 and 7
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12/02/14 / Business / Woodbridge / Nature and the Outdoors /
Woodbridge’s new Gander Mountain, outdoor specialty store, will feature celebrities, special demos and giveaways with events and activities all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5, 6 and 7, to celebrate the store's opening its newest Virginia location.
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Sunday hunting not permitted on state forests, only on private property in Va.
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09/30/14 / Police & Fire Beat / State Government / Nature and the Outdoors /
“While a new law allowing hunting in Virginia on Sundays went into effect July 1st, that law applies only to private lands,” said Gary Heiser, manager of Virginia’s 24 State Forests. “Hunting on Sunday is still prohibited on public lands, including the State Forests.”
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April 10 public meeting on PWC plans to spray Bull Run Mountain area for canker worms
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04/01/14 / Haymarket / Health & Safety / Nature and the Outdoors /
The Mosquito and Forest Pest Management Division of the Prince William County Department of Public Works will host a public meeting April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Evergreen Volunteer Fire Station to discuss the schedule and purpose for an aerial spraying to control fall cankerworms in the Bull Run Mountain area.
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New state park to be created in Loudoun County near Purcellville
Virginia state parks popular with visitors; Leesylvania in PWC ranks fourth
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01/07/14 / State Government / Woodbridge / Nature and the Outdoors /
Virginia State Parks once again set a new attendance record with 8,871,822 visitors in 2013, 6 percent higher than 2012’s record attendance of 8,366,179.
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Christmas bird count set for Dec. 29 in Nokesville
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11/06/13 / Environment / Nokesville / Nature and the Outdoors /
The Nokesville Christmas Bird Count will be held on December 29, 2013, beginning at 7 a.m. There are three ways people can help. RSVP in required, says Prince William Conservation Alliance that is coordinating the local effort.
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US Senate expands healthcare for veterans; measure known as Elizabeth Dole legislation
Measure now goes to House of Representatives for consideration.
