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Paradise Clean Up Effort Complete
PORTSMOUTH, VA With a hand from local environmental non-profit, the Living River Trust, Portsmouth’s Paradise Creek again lives up to its name. After an intense 12- month cleanup effort, work is complete cleaning one of the Elizabeth River’s pollutant hotspots. “The...
READ: Rob Robins: Preserving open space essential to Hampton Roads | Virginian-Pilot
As we persevere through these tough times, the Living River Trust thought this would be the perfect time to share some good news. In April, the Living River Trust set aside for permanent protection nearly 500 acres of forest at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in...
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...
