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READ: Pellets of carbon will help clean up Paradise Creek—after millions of pounds of historically polluted sediment are dredged | WHRO
For centuries, industrial enterprises set up shop along the banks of the Elizabeth River, many feeding local shipbuilding by making tar-based creosote to preserve wood. These substances easily found their way into the river and its tributaries, polluting the water...
LISTEN: Local nonprofit using carbon pellets to clean up Paradise Creek Pollution | WHRO
Local nonprofit using carbon pellets to clean up Paradise Creek pollution The Living River Trust started the project in the fall and plans to complete it later this summer.
Newton Neck is Now Protected
A conservation non-profit just struck an innovative deal to conserve nearly 90 acres of pristine waterfront land for the public to enjoy in the City of Chesapeake. The Living River Trust (LRT) works to conserve the “last 10%” of undeveloped land in the environmentally...
Paradise Creek Clean Up Has Begun!
The Living River Trust (LRT) mitigates the impacts of development by cleaning up polluted areas of the Elizabeth River Watershed. Their latest project began in earnest on October 1, 2021. Paradise Creek in Portsmouth, a tidal tributary of the Elizabeth River, will be...
First Living River Trust Director Comes Home
After fifteen years of unprecedented success in river restoration and land conservation, The Living River Trust (LRT) welcomed its first full time Executive Director June 21. After a competitive national search, the Trust selected Elizabeth (Liz) Friel, a native of...
