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Lynnhaven River NOW
Celebrating our 10th year of working for a cleaner Lynnhaven River. |
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Pearl Homes Count
The number of Pearl Homes keeps growing. We are currently at 600 and hope you will help us get to 1000.
Do you "scoop the poop" and use reusable grocery bags? Have you reduced your lawn and planted natives? Are you an oyster gardener? Or have you installed a rain barrel? You may already qualify to be a Pearl Home.
Be the first person on your block to fly a Pearl Home flag. You can pick up an application at our office or check it out on our website, www.LRNow.org. Thank you to everyone who is already proudly flying the Pearl Home flag!
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Community Events
Virginia Aqarium, Sensible Seafood Fest, May 24, 6-9 PM
Enjoy a fun and flavorful adults-only feast with friends and foodies at the Virginia Aquarium. Sample foods from Sensible Seafood Restaurant partners and learn about regional efforts focused on restoration, sustainability, and environmental stewardship.
Buy tickets online at www.VirginiaAquarium.com or call 757-385-0300
Wild Nights at Wild River Outfitters,
May 29, 7:00-8:00 PM.
Reese Lukei talking on Ospreys
3636 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginians for High Speed Rail
16th Annual Meeting
Friday, June 1, Norfolk Waterside Marriott
This is a great opportunity to show the Federal Transit Administration that Hampton Roads wants and needs higher speed passenger rail. At group will be meeting at the Newtown Tide Station at 11:00. For more information, go to vhrs.com/AnnualMeeting
Blue Planet Forum
Thursday, June 7, 6:30 PM
Nauticus, Waterside Drive
Environmental Intelligence for Coastal Communities,
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan For more information, go to www.cbf.org/blueplanet.
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New Oyster Spat Catcher Project
You Can Get Involved
June 18, 6-7:30 PM, Rescue Squad, 740 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Want to catch oysters off your dock? Sign up to become a Spat Catcher in the Lynnhaven River! You will hang a cage that is less than one foot cubed off of your dock (or your neighbor's) 
for the summer and see how many baby oysters settle on the shells or alternate substrate in your cage. All you have to do is shake the cage around in the water every few weeks and you will be raising oysters that will filter the Lynnhaven River for the rest of their lives. Plus you will be helping us with an experiment to see which kinds of substrate oysters will settle on. This program took off in Norfolk's Lafayette River---let's see if we can get even more spat catchers in the Lynnhaven! Cost for all materials for three spat catchers is $ 25. For more information or to register, contact Kris McKinnon at
kris@lynnhaven2007.com or 757-962-5398. |
Rain Barrel Workshop
Tuesday, June 19, 6:00-7:30 PM LRNow Office at 1608 Pleasure House Road, Suite 108  Cost - $60 (includes all supplies and equipment) A rain barrel is an easy way to reduce stormwater runoff from your property and make the water available for irrigating your garden. In this workshop, you will be constructing a rain barrel that you can take home with you. Offered in conjunction with Mike's Rain Barrels. |
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Thanks to everyone who came out to help with the May 12th, Clean Mother River Cleanup at
Hutton Circle Kayak Launch
Next River Cleanup -- Clean the Bay Day, Sat, June 2
Land and Water Cleanup Opportunities
To register, contact hkuhns@lynnhaven2007.com |
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Diamondback Terrapin Research
Access Needed by Researchers
Ashley Lavender, a PhD Candidate from Old Do  minion University, and her team need help from Lynnhaven River landowners to better understand how humans affect diamondback terrapins. If you are a landowner along the river, particularly in less disturbed areas, and are willing to allow Ashley and her team to capture terrapins on your land, please contact her at 757-683-5571 or alave002@ocu.edu.
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Kayak Trip for Our Oyster Gardeners
June 24, 2012, 9-12:30 or 1-4
Our oyster gardeners contribute so much to the river and we would like to thank you with this special trip. Kayak to the Lynnhaven River Hume's Marsh and plant your own oysters on this protected reef. This program will give you a more in-depth understanding of the oyster restoration efforts on the Lynnhaven and the important role you play as a Lynnhaven Oyster Gardener.
This program is free to Oyster Gardeners in the Lynnhaven through a grant by Columbia and Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Kayaks are being provided by Wild River Outfitters. Trips are limited to 2 participants per household and space is limited. Advanced registration is required. To register, contact Wild River Outfitters by calling 757-431-8566. Paddling experince is helpful, but not necessary. For more information, contact Helen Kuhns hkuhns@lynnhaven2007.com. |
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Virginia Beach Stewardship Awards
Application Due July 1, 2012
 Have you made any environmentally-friendly improvements to your home, business, or community facility over the past year? If so, please let us know and encourage others to do likewise by submitting the Virginia Beach Stewardship Award nomination form. The form is available online at The submission deadline is July 1, 2012. The awards will be presented on September 29, 2012 during the Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo event at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. |
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In the month of May, the female and young osprey can be seen in their nests on many of the buoys on the Lynnhaven River.
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