JOB OPENINGS – Forest Stewards Apprenticeships – Virginia

The Forest Stewards Apprenticeship (FSA) is a paid program providing training, education, and experience in forestry and natural resource management. The FSA-Virginia program is a one-year apprenticeship based out of St. Paul, VA. Participants will complete forest resilience projects include invasive species removal, mechanical thinning, ecological monitoring, and prescribed fire implementation (if conditions permit). The… Read More JOB OPENINGS – Forest Stewards Apprenticeships – Virginia

AARP Virginia Offers Free Online Workshops in March 2025

Healthy Living and Lifelong Learning Webinars Highlighted RICHMOND, Va. _ AARP Virginia offers free online workshops every month so that Virginians can keep their minds and bodies active without leaving home. Free online seminars throughout March will focus on healthy living and lifelong learning, with numerous exercise classes, hearing health and women’s history webinars available to… Read More AARP Virginia Offers Free Online Workshops in March 2025

THE ACTING COMPANY PRESENTS AUGUST WILSON’S “TWO TRAINS RUNNING” Feb. 26, 2025

Pound, VA – From the author of “The Piano Lesson” and “Fences” comes the story of Memphis Lee, a diner owner in a historically black neighborhood in Pittsburgh at the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Lee must decide if he should allow the government to take over his building or sell… Read More THE ACTING COMPANY PRESENTS AUGUST WILSON’S “TWO TRAINS RUNNING” Feb. 26, 2025

VIRGINIA STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TO BE HELD MARCH 11, 2025

Richmond, VA – The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the National Weather Service (NWS) would like to announce this year’s Virginia Statewide Tornado Drill. The statewide tornado drill will be on Tuesday, March 11 at 9:45 a.m. Every school, business, workplace, and family across the commonwealth is strongly encouraged to participate in the statewide tornado drill.… Read More VIRGINIA STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TO BE HELD MARCH 11, 2025

VIRGINIA’S 2025 SPRING FIRE SEASON IS HERE

Statewide 4 p.m. burning law in effect Feb. 15 through April 30 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) joins fire departments across Virginia to announce the start of spring fire season. Virginia’s statewide burning law – which prohibits outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m. – is in effect from Feb. 15 through… Read More VIRGINIA’S 2025 SPRING FIRE SEASON IS HERE