Calendar

Jul
21
Tue
Committee Meetings @ Culpeper SWCD
Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

9am Personnel

9:30am Operations

10am Education

10:30am Technical

Jul
22
Wed
Intro to Pasture Management @ Graves Mill Farm
Jul 22 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Rapp River Basin Commission Technical Committee Meeting @ Zoom
Jul 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

We will again be having a discussion of PFAS, specially around the recently released draft guidance from EPA. The press release and new document are linked below:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USEPAAO/bulletins/41e8bc9

https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/draft-guidance-reducing-risk-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa-and-perfluorooctane-sulfonic

E-mail Eldon James for Zoom link.

Jul
23
Thu
VA Grain Producers Education Event @ Marshall Farms
Jul 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jul
24
Fri
Generation NEXT Legacy Planning Workshop @ John Barton Payne Building
Jul 24 @ 5:00 pm – Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm
Aug
4
Tue
Board Meeting @ Pepper's
Aug 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Aug
5
Wed
Where’d You Get That? Tools, Materials, and Suppliers @ Zoom
Aug 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Gardening and farming can be expensive, and some tools and materials can be difficult to find. Join Fauquier Education Farm Executive Director Jim Hankins as he shares information about the supplies, equipment, and materials used at the farm, along with ideas on where to purchase them. Participants will learn about vendors, sourcing options, and practical considerations when selecting tools and supplies for their own operations.

Aug
6
Thu
Beginning Woodland Landowner Retreat @ Holiday Lake 4-H Center
Aug 6 @ 6:00 pm – Aug 8 @ 12:00 pm

This day and a half retreat will cover the people and process involved in a timber sale. A combination of classroom, field trip, and hands-on sessions will be used to teach the concepts of sustainable timber harvesting. The program will conclude with a virtual timber sale activity.

Topics include: People involved in a timber sale; Overview of the forest industry; Factors that affect price; Is your timber ready to sell?; Field trip with active timber harvests; Virtual timber sale experience

Aug
8
Sat
Insect & Plant Communities of Montpelier @ James Madison's Montpelier
Aug 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Montpelier’s Horticulture Department and Virginia Master Naturalist volunteers to explore the world of insects! We will cover the basics of insects, their diverse roles in the environment, and some of their relationships with plants. We will tour a variety of habitats, from the cultivated formal garden to the more natural habitats of the Landmark Forest and grasslands.

Aug
18
Tue
Committee Meetings @ War Memorial building
Aug 18 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am