A free Wildlife Habitat workshop will be held on Friday, May 1, 3-7 p.m., at Windy Knoll Farm, 11602 Kettle Run Road, Nokesville, VA. Want to increase species richness of your property? A wealth of wildlife love quail habitats! Come learn how to make it happen at this free workshop.

A total of 154 large bags of trash and 16 bags of recyclables were collected during FOTO's spring Occoquan cleanup at five sites along the river. The volunteers picked up 8 tires, several pieces of lumber boards, 4x4 and 2x4’s, a wooden cross and other building materials.

All 36 Virginia State Parks will offer special programming or volunteer projects related to preserving the environment, recycling, upcycling, developing natural habitats or beautifying parks. Other projects include habitat creation for the threatened Monarch Butterfly, weeding, trail maintenance and plantings.

NOAA is reminding owners and operators of recreational yachts and other recreational vessels to slow down in Right Whale Seasonal Management Areas along the Atlantic coast. In April, right whales migrate from their calving grounds off the coasts of Florida and Georgia to feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine and north Atlantic. Researchers have documented 17 right whale calves born this season and two first time mothers.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is recognizing National Lineman Appreciation Day today, Monday, April 13, and thanking linemen for the work they do to keep electricity flowing to America's homes, schools, and businesses, even in the worst kinds of weather.

Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB) is marking Litter Awareness Month. The month of April, or Prince William County's Litter Awareness Month, gives KPWB the opportunity to raise litter awareness, the laws associated with litter, and the social and environmental effects that littering has on our community.

Virginia American Water said March 30 that hydrant flushing is scheduled to begin in its Prince William system from Monday, April 6, through early May. The routine work is being done as part of the company’s annual pipeline flushing program to improve water service by flushing out mineral deposits and sediment from water mains.

Prince William County hazmat crews smelled petroleum and saw a suspected petroleum product in the tributary feeding into Lake Linden, a storm water management pond, off Williamson Blvd. in Manassas this morning, March 10, according to a news release from Prince William County Fire & Rescue.