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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...
Living River Trust Preserves 500 Acres of Pristine Land
Big “win” in honor of Earth Day 50th anniversary CHESAPEAKE, VA – In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Living River Trust is proud to announce the permanent preservation of 500 acres of land to be added to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge....
READ: Enhancing Natural Protections Against Rising Waters | Land Trust Alliance
Weeks after Hurricane Florence converted Wilmington, North Carolina—headquarters of the accredited North Carolina Coastal Land Trust—into an island, the stress of the storm’s aftermath was evident in the voice of Executive Director Camilla Herlevich. The land trust’s...
READ: Ferry Point Park opens in Virginia Beach | CoVa Biz
The Living River Restoration Trust hosted an opening ceremony on May 8 celebrating their new land conservation nonprofit Ferry Point Park in the Woods of Avalon neighborhood in Virginia Beach. The new park’s 9 acres of wetlands and forest will be conserved forever as...
