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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,
USDA funding being offered for forestry practices on Virginia lands
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11/16/15 / Environment / Federal Government / State Government /
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now making $470,000 available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to help increase adoption of forestry practices across Virginia.
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VDOT-Va. Tech partner to test heavy traffic effects on new kinds of pavement materials
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11/12/15 / Education / Environment / State Government / Transportation /
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Nov. 12 began a new program that will cut years off the time needed to test the response of innovative pavements to the daily impacts of heavy traffic.
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Hunting regulations - What’s new for the 2015-16 hunting season
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11/12/15 / Environment / Police & Fire Beat / State Government /
Prince William County Police Department reminds residents that the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries manages hunting and fishing throughout the Commonwealth, including in Prince William County. Below are some things that are new for 2015-2016.
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Volunteers help turn PWC rest area along I-95 into habitat for Monarch butterflies
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FROM STAFF REPORTS 10/27/15 / Environment / People & Places / Woodbridge /
Monarch butterflies whose survival is under constant threat due to dwindling habitats and food supplies have some new friends in Virginia who are eagerly volunteering to shore up the butterflies’ habitats and food supplies, a VDOT press release said.
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PW supervisors set special meeting for 10 a.m. Oct. 26
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10/26/15 / Environment / Local Government / Transportation /
Prince William Board of County Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 to discuss the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) selecting the Cedars Farm, located at 6115 Antioch Road in Haymarket, as part of the preferred alternative for the I-66 Outside the Beltway project.
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PW County offering free document shred Oct. 31 at two locations
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10/26/15 / Environment / Manassas / Money & Taxes /
Prince William County Solid Waste Division will hold a free document shred event for Prince William area residents on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two locations: Prince William County Landfill, 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas and Balls Ford Road Yard Waste Compost Facility, 13000 Balls Ford Road, Manassas, VA
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Virginia Power readying for storm and offers tips to customers
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10/01/15 / Environment / Health & Safety /
Dominion Virginia Power is tracking Hurricane Joaquin and two other weather systems that could lead to flooding, high winds and falling trees and is preparing to deal with possible widespread and extended power outages in the company’s service area. The power company urges customers to also prepare and offers these tips.
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Prince William school officials urge families to be prepared for school closings due to weather
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09/08/15 / Education / Environment / Health & Safety /
Prince William school officials are reminding parents that during inclement weather or emergencies it is important to listen to local media reports, and to check the School Division’s Web and social media sites for any messages about changes in school or School Age Child Care (SACC) or Next Generation schedules.
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Manassas Council names Steve Burke as new Manassas City Manager
Steve Burke, an Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Works for the City of Manassas, has been named City Manager by Manassas City Council effective February. 3, 2025. Interim City Manager Douglas Keen will return to his post as Police Chief and an Assistant City Manager.
