📅 Deadline: Sep. 15, 2026
📍 Send to: Amanda.Whispell@ColonialSWCD.org
Get the application:
www.colonialswcd.org/nacd-poster-contest
📅 Deadline: Sep. 15, 2026
📍 Send to: Amanda.Whispell@ColonialSWCD.org
Get the application:
www.colonialswcd.org/nacd-poster-contest
📍 Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest
📅 June 15–19, 2026
⏰ Deadline to apply: April 15, 2026
Open to Virginia residents ages 13–16 with an interest in conservation.
Cost: $95 registration
🔗 www.colonialswcd.org/woods-and-wildlife-camp
📍 Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest
📅 June 15–19, 2026
⏰ Deadline to apply: April 15, 2026
Open to Virginia residents ages 13–16 with an interest in conservation.
Cost: $95 registration
🔗 www.colonialswcd.org/woods-and-wildlife-camp
📍 Virginia Tech | 📅 July 12–18, 2026
⏰ Apply by April 13, 2026
Calling all high school students (grades 9–12)!
Full scholarships available for eligible local students.
www.colonialswcd.org/youth-conservation-camp
📍 Virginia Tech | 📅 July 12–18, 2026
⏰ Apply by April 13, 2026
Calling all high school students (grades 9–12)!
Full scholarships available for eligible local students.
www.colonialswcd.org/youth-conservation-camp
2/3 | 5pm - Urban Committee - CSWCD Office
2/10 | 5pm - Outreach & Ed Committee - CSWCD Office
2/17 | 4pm - Personnel Committee - CSWCD Office
5pm - Operations Committee
2/24 | 4pm - Ag Committee - JCC Library
5:30pm - Board Meeting
colonialswcd.org
2/3 | 5pm - Urban Committee - CSWCD Office
2/10 | 5pm - Outreach & Ed Committee - CSWCD Office
2/17 | 4pm - Personnel Committee - CSWCD Office
5pm - Operations Committee
2/24 | 4pm - Ag Committee - JCC Library
5:30pm - Board Meeting
colonialswcd.org
Summer Tanager taken on the Jamestown sector butterfly count. Image from off Colonial Parkway. Photograph by Barbara Creel.
Submit yours to be included in the 2026 Photo Contest!
colonialswcd.org/colonialphoto
Summer Tanager taken on the Jamestown sector butterfly count. Image from off Colonial Parkway. Photograph by Barbara Creel.
Submit yours to be included in the 2026 Photo Contest!
colonialswcd.org/colonialphoto
📅 March 9 & May 18
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Poquoson Public Library
Learn how to tackle stormwater issues on your property using practical, eco-friendly solutions like rain gardens, native plant habitats, permeable pavement, living shorelines, and more.
📅 March 9 & May 18
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Poquoson Public Library
Learn how to tackle stormwater issues on your property using practical, eco-friendly solutions like rain gardens, native plant habitats, permeable pavement, living shorelines, and more.
Deadline to apply: 4/6/26
Four $2000 scholarships will be granted state-wide.
If that is, you! Head on to our website for more information!
www.colonialswcd.org/student-scholarships
Deadline to apply: 4/6/26
Four $2000 scholarships will be granted state-wide.
If that is, you! Head on to our website for more information!
www.colonialswcd.org/student-scholarships
1/6 | 5pm - Urban Committee - CSWCD Office
1/20 | 5pm - Operations Committee-CSWCD Office
1/27 | 4pm - Ag Committee
1/27 | 5:30pm - Board Meeting
JCC Library, Kitzinger Room
Not meeting in January:
Personnel Committee
Outreach & Education Committee
www.colonialswcd.org
1/6 | 5pm - Urban Committee - CSWCD Office
1/20 | 5pm - Operations Committee-CSWCD Office
1/27 | 4pm - Ag Committee
1/27 | 5:30pm - Board Meeting
JCC Library, Kitzinger Room
Not meeting in January:
Personnel Committee
Outreach & Education Committee
www.colonialswcd.org
In a quiet moment of their mating ritual, the smaller male & larger female Northern Watersnakes pause—entwined in a delicate dance that reveals both intimacy and instinct. Photo by Judy Jones.
Submit yours to the '26 contest.
www.colonialswcd.org/colonialphoto
In a quiet moment of their mating ritual, the smaller male & larger female Northern Watersnakes pause—entwined in a delicate dance that reveals both intimacy and instinct. Photo by Judy Jones.
Submit yours to the '26 contest.
www.colonialswcd.org/colonialphoto
Date/Location
1/27 Wytheville
1/28 Chatham
1/29 Warrenton
1/30 Weyers Cave
www.vaforages.org
Date/Location
1/27 Wytheville
1/28 Chatham
1/29 Warrenton
1/30 Weyers Cave
www.vaforages.org
12/4 | 4pm - Personnel Committee
12/4 | 5pm - Operations Committee
12/15 | 5pm - Outreach and Education Committee
12/16 | 4pm - Agriculture Committee
12/16 | 5:30 pm - District Board Meeting
Not meeting: Urban Programs
See www.colonialswcd.org for more info
12/4 | 4pm - Personnel Committee
12/4 | 5pm - Operations Committee
12/15 | 5pm - Outreach and Education Committee
12/16 | 4pm - Agriculture Committee
12/16 | 5:30 pm - District Board Meeting
Not meeting: Urban Programs
See www.colonialswcd.org for more info
"A Delta Flow Scarab (Trigonopeltastes delta) enjoying one of my Summersweet shrubs (Plethora alnifolia). This was my only sighting of this very picturesque insect, not just in my garden by anywhere."
By Emilia Godwin
"A Delta Flow Scarab (Trigonopeltastes delta) enjoying one of my Summersweet shrubs (Plethora alnifolia). This was my only sighting of this very picturesque insect, not just in my garden by anywhere."
By Emilia Godwin
November 20, 6pm
King and Queen Public Library
Register here: kingandqueen.libcal.com/event/15334800
November 20, 6pm
King and Queen Public Library
Register here: kingandqueen.libcal.com/event/15334800
November 20, 6pm
King and Queen Public Library
Register here: kingandqueen.libeal.com
November 20, 6pm
King and Queen Public Library
Register here: kingandqueen.libeal.com
"A Red-spotted Purple butterfly (Limenitis Artemis astyanax) from my yard."
Photograph by Jeanette Navia
"A Red-spotted Purple butterfly (Limenitis Artemis astyanax) from my yard."
Photograph by Jeanette Navia
11/10 | 4pm - Nominating Committee
11/17 | 3pm - Outreach & Edu Committee
11/18 | 4pm - Personnel Committee
11/18 | 5pm - Operations Committee
Not meeting: Urban Programs, Agriculture Programs, District Board
See www.colonialswcd.org for information about CSWCD.
11/10 | 4pm - Nominating Committee
11/17 | 3pm - Outreach & Edu Committee
11/18 | 4pm - Personnel Committee
11/18 | 5pm - Operations Committee
Not meeting: Urban Programs, Agriculture Programs, District Board
See www.colonialswcd.org for information about CSWCD.
October 22
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Essex Public Library
Space is limited, so please register in advance to secure your spot!
bit.ly/4haLPUR
October 22
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Essex Public Library
Space is limited, so please register in advance to secure your spot!
bit.ly/4haLPUR
October 7, 2025
King of Glory Church (correction)
4897 Longhill Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188
This talk is packed with stunning photos and videos to bring these fascinating insects to life. If you love dragonflies—you won't want to miss it!
October 7, 2025
King of Glory Church (correction)
4897 Longhill Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188
This talk is packed with stunning photos and videos to bring these fascinating insects to life. If you love dragonflies—you won't want to miss it!
"I snapped this photo of a juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) and a few Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) while they rested on a column at the Jamestown Ferry Terminal.
Photo by Ty Smith.
"I snapped this photo of a juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) and a few Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) while they rested on a column at the Jamestown Ferry Terminal.
Photo by Ty Smith.
10/7 | CSWCD Office
5pm - Urban Committee
10/21 | CSWCD Office
4pm - Personnel Committee
5pm - Operations Committee
10/22 | CSWCD Office
3pm - Outreach & Edu Committee
10/28 | JCC Library
4pm - Ag Committee
5:30 pm - Board Meeting
www.colonialswcd.org
10/7 | CSWCD Office
5pm - Urban Committee
10/21 | CSWCD Office
4pm - Personnel Committee
5pm - Operations Committee
10/22 | CSWCD Office
3pm - Outreach & Edu Committee
10/28 | JCC Library
4pm - Ag Committee
5:30 pm - Board Meeting
www.colonialswcd.org
Dates: October 2025 – June 2026
Apply by: October 2, 2025
www.colonialswcd.org/youth-conservation-leadership
Dates: October 2025 – June 2026
Apply by: October 2, 2025
www.colonialswcd.org/youth-conservation-leadership
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Doors at 6pm so you can visit w/ local conservation orgs hosting tables b/4 the talk. Talk @ 7pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/invite-nature-back-into-your-yard-a-special-evening-with-doug-tallamy-tickets-1293033892179
Doors at 6pm so you can visit w/ local conservation orgs hosting tables b/4 the talk. Talk @ 7pm.
www.eventbrite.com/e/invite-nature-back-into-your-yard-a-special-evening-with-doug-tallamy-tickets-1293033892179