Parkway Picnic to Protest the Pipelines

Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn

Thursday, August 9 at 5 PM - 8 PM, Blue Ridge Pkwy, Bent Mountain, VA 24059 Join Preserve Floyd and friends as we picnic and protest the pipelines at 5 pm on August 9 between the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn entrance to the BRP. Bring your families! […]

Climate Action Team Meeting and Activist Training – Shenandoah Valley

Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United States

What: Climate Action Team Meeting and Activist Training - Shenandoah Valley When: Monday, August 13th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Staunton Public Library (1 Churchville Ave, Staunton VA 24401)  RSVP: Click here to RSVP. Invite all your friends! At this climate action meeting you will get an overview of the most dire threats that Virginia […]

DEQ Briefing on Compressor Station Air Quality Permit

Buckingham County Administrative Building 13380 West James Anderson Hwy (Rt. 60), Buckingham, VA, United States

There will be a DEQ briefing on Thursday, August 16, 2018, 6-8 pm, Peter Francisco Auditorium, Buckingham County Administration Building, 13380 W. James Anderson Highway. The informational briefing will be a DEQ presentation to inform the public of the draft air quality permit review. An opportunity for questions related to the air quality permit will […]

State Water Control Board Meeting

Pocahontas Building First Floor House Committee Room, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, United States

The Virginia State Water Control Board’s (SWCB) next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, beginning at 9:30 am, at the Pocahontas Building, First Floor House Committee Room, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219. The tentative meeting agenda includes the following items at the end of the meeting: VII. Mountain Valley Pipeline/Atlantic Coast […]

Air Permit Comment Writing Party – Yogaville

Yogaville Library 108 Yogaville Way, Buckingham, VA, United States

Come join friends and neighbors for help in writing your personalized comments to DEQ about the air permit for the proposed Buckingham compressor station. The comment period ends Tuesday, September 11, 2018, with the public hearing which will be at the Buckingham Middle School. Yogaville will host the comment parties on Wednesday August 29, 2018, […]

Air Permit Comment Writing Party – Union Hill

Union Hill Baptist Church 1496 Union Hill Road (Rt. 663), Buckingham, VA, United States

Come join friends and neighbors for help in writing your personalized comments to DEQ about the air permit for the proposed Buckingham compressor station. The comment period ends Tuesday, September 11, 2018, with the public hearing which will be at the Buckingham Middle School. Friends of Buckingham will host an additional comment writing party on […]

POSTPONED – Friends of Nelson Public Meeting

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

The Friends of Nelson public meeting, scheduled for 6=9 pm at Rockfish Valley Community Center, have been postponed because of potential bad weather. Once we have finalized dates with our speakers and our venue, we will send out information on a new date for the public meeting. Our dynamic guest speakers Rick Cornelius and Ivy […]

Friends of Nelson Public Meeting

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

The Friends of Nelson public meeting, originally scheduled for September 16, 2018, will be held September 30, happily with the same two dynamic guest speakers!  Join us from 6:30 to 9 pm at Rockfish Valley Community Center to hear our speakers, with time for questions and answers. Guest Speakers: Rick Cornelius – Rick has been […]

Compressor Station Air Permit Update & Community Meeting

Union Hill Baptist Church 1496 Union Hill Road (Rt. 663), Buckingham, VA, United States

Join us for food, community, and updates on the Buckingham Air Permit next steps. We'll have time to craft our comments for the upcoming Air Board Meetings in Richmond Nov 8 & 9 as well.

Enough Is Enough – Preserve VA

Village Building Auditorium 3910 Old Buckingham Rd., Powhatan, VA, United States

Tuesday November 27, 2018, 7-10 pm Enough Is Enough Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 Please RSVP: You are invited to come meet and network with local communities that are threatened by current environmental and health issues. This is an opportunity to start building a strong, unified voice to protect Virginia! […]

 

Friends of Nelson welcomes event listings from all related groups who are working to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.  To have your event listed on our calendar, please contact us at friendsofnelsonweb@gmail.com.