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A Better Future
Find out more about what you can do to CREATE a Better Future.
This site offers a portal to information you will need in order to understand the many connected issues in our world and how the kinds of choices we make based upon this understanding will affect the consequences of our actions (the 3 Cs). The purpose of this site is not to tell you how to live but simply to provide you with enough information so you can make your own, well-informed decisions about how you conduct your life in relationship to sustainability.
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Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional non-profit organization that builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its rivers.
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Center for Watershed Protection
Smart Watershed Benchmarking Tool just released!
Using lessons learned from around the country, this self-assessment tool helps local program managers make better decisions on watershed restoration priorities to maximize the performance of staff and financial resources. Local watershed groups can also use this tool by determining how their community compares to others and work with their local governments to encourage adoption of practices that would improve scores.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation was founded in 1967, and it is the largest conservation organization dedicated exclusively to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Its mission is to reduce pollution, improve fisheries, and protect and resote natural resources, such as wetlands, forests and underwater grasses.
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Chesapeake Bay Program
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
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Evangelical Climate Initiative
An Evangelical Call to Action: As American evangelical Christian leaders, we recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public policy in the most powerful nation on earth, and therefore contribute to the well-being of the entire world.1 Whether we will enter the public square and offer our witness there is no longer an open question. We are in that square, and we will not withdraw.
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LEED-Accredited Professionals at Wiley & Wilson
Wiley & Wilson is a member of the Green Building Council and will work with clients to include sustainability concepts through an integrated design approach and to design buildings capable of receiving a specific LEED Green Building Rating. Wiley & Wilson personnel have attended Green Building Council training sessions and personnel in all disciplines are knowledgeable of the Green Building Council concepts.
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Lynchburg College Year of the Environment
A Greener Tomorrow Today: Lynchburg College has named 2007-08 the Year of the Environment with a theme of "A Greener Tomorrow Today." The College is undertaking a yearlong campaign to make the campus and its inhabitants more aware of their impact on the Earth, and to make changes that will lessen that impact.
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Lynchburg Community Market
The Lynchburg Community Market is located in the heart of downtown Lynchburg at 12th and Main Streets. The market has been in existence since 1783 and provides a wonderful place for local farmers, artisans and other vendors to sell their products. Click on the following link for a brief review of the history of the Market.
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Lynchburg Trails
An exciting variety of trails are available throughout Lynchburg's park system; these include hiking, biking and multi-use trails. Trails for both hikers and bikers are found in Peaks View Park and Riverside Park. The James River Heritage Trail is composed of two smaller trails, the Blackwater Creek Bikeway and RiverWalk.
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Monacan Indian Nation
Bear Mountain in Amherst County has been the home of the Monacan people for more than 10,000 years. The earliest written histories of Virginia record that in 1607, the James River Monacan (along with their Mannahoac allies on the Rappahannock River) controlled the area between the Fall Line in Richmond and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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My Footprint
This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. After answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to what other people use and to what is available on this planet.
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Stop Global Warming
The results are in and the reality of global warming is beyond dispute or debate. It’s not just an environmental issue. It affects ours public health and national security. It’s an urgent matter of survival for everyone on the planet — the most urgent threat facing humanity today. It’s going to take action from you and all of us working together.
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The Holliday Lake State Park
The Holliday Lake State Park is a paradise for the outdoor enthusiast. It provides a variety of facilities, such as campgrounds, excellent trails for bikers, hikers and equestrians, and much more.
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Virginia Conservation Network
VCN is the only statewide organization that focuses on the environment of the Commonwealth in a comprehensive and inclusive manner.
Our Mission – To protect the Commonwealth’s air, lands, and waters for the benefit of the people as guaranteed by the Virginia Constitution.
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Virginia Forest Watch
Virginia Forest Watch (VAFW) is a grass-roots based coalition of individuals and environmental groups organizing throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our mission is "to maintain and restore the natural ecology and biodiversity of woodlands across Virginia through education and citizen participation."
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Virginia League of Conservation Voters
VALCV Mission:
To preserve and enhance the quality of life of all Virginians by making conservation a top priority with Virginia's elected officials, political candidates, and voters.
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Virginia Water Resources Research Center
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) will advance the Commonwealth\'s and its universities\' missions by facilitating the education of future water scientists, encouraging research on solutions to water resources problems and enhancing the transfer of water sciences information to public and private decision makers.
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Wild Virginia
Wild Virginia is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to preserving wild forest ecosystems in Virginia's National Forests. Wild Virginia works to accomplish our mission through our Forest Watch program and by organizing people who care about forest protection.
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Wise Energy for Virginia
Wise Energy for Virginia is a growing coalition of national, regional and local organizations committed to securing a clean energy future for Virginia. In 2007 Appalachian Voices, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, the Sierra Club’s Virginia Chapter, and the Southern Environmental Law Center joined the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards to support its fight against a proposed coal-burning plant in Wise County, Virginia and raise awareness of the benefits of clean and efficient energy. The coalition has since partnered with other organizations including the Virginia Climate Action Network, a statewide student coalition, and the faith-based Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light.
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Blackwater Creek Association
Blackwater Creek Association works to promote the cultural, architectural, historical, and natural heritage of the environs of Lynchburg’s Blackwater Creek, Upper and Lower Canal Basins, and James River. For more information, please contact: Scott Smith P.O.Box 75 Lynchburg, VA 24505 (434) 528 3995
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Blue Ridge Wildflower Society
The Blue Ridge Wildflower Society is a chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. The society aims to strengthen and unify conservation efforts on behalf of Virginia's native and naturalized plants. The combined efforts of the numerous statewide chaptes are directed toward conservation, public education, wildflower cultivation, landscaping with native plants, rare plant inventory and habitat preservation. For more information, please contact: P.O.Box 20385 Roanoke, VA 24018 (540) 384 7429 Or Dorothy Bliss (434) 845 5665
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Camp Kum-Ba-Yah
For 56 years, a summer day camp program, Kum-Ba-Yah is now a year round program offering a variety of family related activities. Kum-Ba-Yah in all its activities welcomes all children, youth and families to its 40 acre facililty without regard to racial, ethnic, cultural or religious background, economic circumstance or disability. Founded in 1950 by the late Beverly Cosby, the day camp provides to children and youth 5-15 a safe outdoor location in which to play, form friendships, experience hands on learning about nature and the environment and learn to appreciate and respect the differences in everyone. Over 400 children from all parts of Lynchburg and the surrounding communities attend day camp each summer with 40-50% from low income families receiving scholarship assistance. A primary focus of the day camp program is upon Earth Education and hands on learning. Area schools are invited to Kum-Ba-Yah for Field Study and hands on learning with a curriculum that meet Virginia standards of learning for 5th and 6th grads levels. The program will expand this year to include third and forth grades. Contact informtaion: Jean F.Clements, Executive Director Lora DeVan , Earth Ed Coordinator 4415 Boonsboro Road Lynchburg, 24503 (434) 384 1755 Email- kumbayah@lynchburg.net
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Central Virginia Land Conservancy (CVaLC)
CVLC's goal is to promote land conservation in the Central Virginia area (Region 2000 and Nelson County). Contact Information: Jeff Smith Telephone: (434) 942 9320 Email: info@cvlc.info Location: 1824 Clayton Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24503
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Central Virginia Master Naturalists
The Virginia Master Naturalist Program is a chapter-based program. Locally-based chapters hold trainings and work with partners to organize service projects. For 2006, the first year of the program, there are 10 chapters forming across the Commonwealth.
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Citizens for a Clean Lynchburg
Citizens for a Clean Lynchburg, Inc. (CCL) concerns itself with solid waste management issues with the purpose of educating the community and instilling in the citizens a sense of individual responsibility and pride which we hope will result in a cleaner, safer and more beautiful Lynchburg. By planning, implementing, directing and coordinating a litter control program, we wish to generate and promote public interest in improving Lynchburg's environment. By installing a sense of pride in every citizen towards the awareness of his/her surroundings and educating all citizens about efficient solid waste management, Citizens for a Clean Lynchburg serves as a partner in helping the community reduce the amount of littering and increase the rate of recycling. CCL is a non-profit, nonpartisan and educational organization as described by Section 501 © (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
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Extreme Stream Makeover 2009
On October 19, 2009, the James River Association, with the help of local government, businesses and organizations, will kick off Extreme Stream Makeover 2009! This year's project, the third of its kind, will take place in the Blackwater Creek watershed. This watershed includes portions of Bedford and Campbell Counties, as well as the City of Lynchburg. Extreme Stream Makeover (ESM) is a week-long, local project aimed at sparking greater community involvement and public action to improve and restore water quality through a series of low impact design projects. In this case, low impact design refers to reducing the amount of rainwater runoff from roads, buildings, parking lots, and managed turf that enter streams and creeks and ultimately, the James River.
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Friends of Lynchburg Stream Valleys
Friends of Lynchburg Stream Valleys serves to educate the public about wise use of the environment and promotes the Blackwater Creek natural area. Contat Information: Jim Douglas, President (434) 384 8712
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Green Social
An open social forum for people working with environmental issues (academia, business, government, environmental groups, and individuals), but anyone can come, to discuss their thoughts, opinions, and anything else related to environmental issues.Attendees are welcome to actively invite people to the meetings, and all attendees commit to meeting new people at not just sticking to people they already know. We meet on the first Tuesday a month, at the Depot Grille at 5:30 pm. So please feel free to come, mingle, share your insights, and inspire each other. We are associated with "Green Drinks."
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Hill City Master Gardener Association
The Hill City Master Gardeners Association, formed in 1991, is a group of Master Gardeners who serve as volunteer educators and are trained to provide citizens of Lynchburg, Amherst and Campbell counties with Virginia Cooperative Extension research-based information. Contact Information: Bill Morton, President 1028 Ivy Place Forest, VA 24551 (434) 525 7631
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James River Association
The James River Association serves as the guardian of the James River and provides a voice for the river and takes action to promote conservation and reponsible stewardship of its natural resources.
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Lynchburg College Environmental Science
The Environmental Science Major is an interdisciplinary program for students wishing to pursue careers in the natural resources. Our students prepare to become foresters, wildlife or aquatic ecologists, hydrologists, geologists, meteorologists, and GIS technicians. Potential employers include government agencies, commercial environmental laboratories, private consulting firms, and teaching institutions. Graduate studies are also possible.
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Lynchburg Community Market
The Lynchburg Community Market is located in the heart of downtown Lynchburg at 12th and Main Streets. The market opened its doors in 1783; read a brief history of the Market.
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Lynchburg Garden Club
The Lynchburg Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of Virginia, an active association of forty-seven garden clubs, whose members collectively form a group of more than 3,300 civic leaders from around the Commonwealth. The Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge future generations to build on this heritage.
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Lynchburg Grows
Lynchburg Grows in Lynchburg, Virginia is a 6.5 acre urban farm with 2 acres under glass. Lynchburg Grows was formed in 2003 as a not-for-profit corporation. After reading in the Lynchburg News & Advance about the destruction of a vegetable garden at a local home for disabled individuals due to a miscommunication, the founding members of Lynchburg Grows came together to rebuild the garden. While working on the garden, the members decided to expand their mission to help all disadvantaged persons enjoy the healthy benefits of gardening and having access to such spaces.
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Middle James Roundtable
The Middle James Roundtable is a collaborative effort among various stakeholders in the Middle James watershed to improve water quality and the overall health of our communities. Roundtable stakeholders include elected officials, local government staff, the agricultural community, planning district commissions, business and industry, water and sewer utilities, commercial fishermen, soil and water conservation districts, developers, interested citizens, environmental groups, tourism and recreational groups, state and federal agency staff and public service authorities. Roundtable activities are dictated by the participants and can involve activities such as hosting forums to discuss local watershed issues and landuse, educating citizens about water quality, grant writing, coordinating workshops, social marketing campaigns, collecting and analyzing water quality data and planning and implementation of watershed goals.
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Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club
The Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club maintains ninety miles of the Appalachian Trail in Nelson, Amherst, Rockbridge, Botetourt, and Bedford counties, from Tye River to Black Horse Gap. Contact Information: Tom Morgan, President P.O.Box 3012 Lynchburg, VA 24503 Email- tmorgan@cvgs.k12.va.us (434) 582 1104, Extension 7
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Nature Zone
The Nature Zone is located in the Kemper Street Train Station, on the ground floor. The Nature Zone is designed to be hands-on for everyone, from toddlers to teens, so bring the whole family with you. We’ve got live animals (snakes, toads, flying squirrels, turtles, an iguana and an opossum) for you to visit. We also have a large collection of animal skulls and bones, snake skins, animal pelts, stuffed animals, an insect collection and lots of books and pamphlets with information about the natural world around us.
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Old City Cemetery
The Old City Cemetery is the oldest continuously-operated Public Cemetery in Virginia. The cemetery is an arboretum of 19th century plants, roses and shrubs. Contact Information: Jane White 401 Taylor Street Lynchburg, VA 24501 (434) 847 1465
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Pedlar River Institute
The Pedlar River Institute, located near Pleasant View in Amherst County, Virginia, offers educational programs to increase understanding, awareness, and knowledge of the Pedlar River watershed community. Through free, hands-on programs based in the riparian forests and streams of western Amherst County, the Pedlar River Institute creates opportunities to explore the wonderful complexity of the natural world and fosters responsible stewardship and conservation of the rich and diverse natural resources in this special part of Virginia.
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Public Ecology
Public Ecology is a campaign to advance civic environmentalism in today's global society.
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Robert E Lee Soil and Water Conservation District
The Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District was organized on July 24, 1940, under the provisions of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law of 1938 to provide local leadership for soil conservation programs. The District was originally made up of the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Buckingham and Cumberland.
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The 500-Year Forest Foundation
The 500-Year Forest Foundation is a non-profit, forest conservation organization that works to identify, steward, and enhance privately owned forests in order to allow the development of old-growth forests and the biodiversity natural to each forest . They work with private landowners to promote the development of old-growth forests. At present, there are three 500-Year Forests, working on two new forests to become 500-Year Forests. The 500-Year Forest Foundation is currently redeveloping its website, and it recently received $224,130 grant to preserve Giles County, VA old-growth site. Contact information: (434)384 2324 Email- highview@lynchburg.net or info@500yearforestfdn.org Location: 1133 Old Abert Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503
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Virginia Conservation Network
The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) is devoted to advancing a common, environmentally sound vision for Virginia. Created in 1990, the Network's membership is comprised of more than 100 groups committed to protecting Virginia's natural resources. VCN is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization supported by membership dues and grants.
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Virginia Naturally
Virginia's gateway to environmental information and resources. Virginia Naturally provides citizens with “one-stop” shopping to programs and information to learn about Virginia ’s environment. At this gateway site, you’ll find links to more than 800 organizations which provide environmental education programs and services in Virginia including volunteer and funding opportunities, teacher workshops and lesson plans, conferences, and community events to name a few. You can also find out what your ecological footprint is based on your lifestyle and what you can do to help reduce your impact on the environment.
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