Local Environment and Conservation Organization
Friends of Indian River - Striving to improve the quality of life for all the residents of the Indian River neighborhoods of Chesapeake, Virginia, by promoting and preserving a healthy and clean river, shorelines, parks, and green spaces connected to the surrounding community.
Save the Dismal, LTD - Focused on conservation and stewardship of the Great Dismal Swamp.
Elizabeth River Project - Cleaning up the Elizabeth River through education and restoration projects
Coastal Virginia Conservancy - Conserves land, restores water quality, and innovates solutions for public access to the waterways.
Wetlands Watch - We work where land, communities, and water meet to conserve nature in a changing climate.
Cape Henry Audubon Society - Mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Hampton Roads - We fight for effective, science-based solutions to the pollution degrading the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network - Mmission is to build and mobilize a powerful grassroots movement in this unique region that surrounds our nation’s capital to call for state, national and international policies that will put us on a path to climate stability.
Virginia League of Conservation Voters - serves as the political voice of the state’s conservation community.
Clean Virginia Waterways - Mission is to enhance the health of Virginia’s waterways through collaborative leadership, plastic pollution and marine debris prevention, and advocacy for a sustainable future. Co-founder of Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN)
Chesapeake Master Gardeners - The Master Gardener program is a volunteer educational partnership between Virginia Cooperative Extension and the citizens to teach citizens how to beautify their communities, learn the art and science of horticulture, protect air and water quality, and maintain our environment for future generations.
Tidewater Master Naturalists - Mission to develop a well-informed corps of volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within local communities for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Nature Conservancy - Virginia - From the rivers of the Clinch Valley to the mountains of the Appalachians and Allegheny Highlands; across the Piedmont to the pine forest savannas of the Tidewater; throughout waters of the Chesapeake Bay and beyond, we're working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.
Izaak Walton League of America - Norfolk-Chesapeake - Taking a common-sense approach toward protecting our country's natural heritage and improving outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans.
City of Chesapeake Resources
Landscape Ordinance - defines minimum standards for landscape buffers, tree preservation, and tree canopy, generally related to site development and maintenance.
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA)
CBPA Changes 2024
Tree Resources
Tree Owner's Manual - Helpful handbook from the US Department of Forestry on how to plant and maintain a tree.
Find a [Certified] Arborist - Useful tool from the International Society of Arboriculture to find local Certified Arborists.
River Star Business with the Elizabeth River Project in Chesapeake
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- Bay Environmental, Inc.
- Buckeye Chesapeake Terminal
- Chesapeake Humane Society
- Chesapeake Parks, Recreation & Tourism
- Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office
- CITGO Petroleum Corp – Chesapeake
- Cox Communications
- Enviva Port of Chesapeake
- Friends of Indian River
- Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation
- Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Kinder Morgan/Elizabeth River Terminals
- Luck Stone Gilmerton Yard
- Tidewater Community College – Chesapeake
- Unity Renaissance Church
- Volvo Penta of the Americas
- Wickers Crab Pot Seafood
- Chesapeake Public Works
- Culpepper Landing
- ForKids, Inc.
- Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast
- Intracoastal Marine
- Izaak Walton League of America - Norfolk-Chesapeake Chapter
- Kinder Morgan/Southeast Terminal
- Oaklette United Methodist Church
- Pender & Coward, PC
- Perdue Agribusiness Chesapeake Plant
- Rivercrest Condominium Association, Inc
- SeaGate Terminals
- SIMS Metal Management – Chesapeake
- Bay Power Solutions
- CHEMRES
- Chesapeake Animal Services
- Chesapeake Care Clinic
- Chesapeake Central Fleet Management
- Chesapeake Conference Center
- Colonial Pipeline
- Defense Maritime Solutions
- Doody Calls - Hampton Roads
- Kinder Morgan Money Point Terminal
- Luck Stone Greenwood Yard
- McLean Contracting
- Old Castle APG Mid-Atlantic
- Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC - Wetlands Mitigation Site
- St. Julien's Creek Annex
- South Norfolk Jordan Bridge
- Taylor Bend Family YMCA
- Top Rack Marina