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Paradise Creek Nature ParkNorfolk Foundation Boosts
Nature Park
The Norfolk Foundation has awarded $50,000 for design and construction of Paradise Creek Nature Park, our bodacious conservation and education project with the City of Portsmouth! Final design is now underway. See Paradise Creek Nature Park details...
River Stars Clean Up!
Thousands of fiddler crabs, fishes, wading birds and hundreds of thousands of zoo visitors could tell you: 2009 was a good year for the health of the Elizabeth River!  River Stars  like Kinder Morgan Elizabeth River Terminal and the Virginia Zoo led the way to real improvements in pollution reduction, wildlife habitat restoration and/or conservation....and so much more.
Read what and how...
Learning Barge Field Trip"My Favorite Field Trip Ever!"
 ...says one teacher. Up to 60 excited students and teachers are proving the Learning Barge to be a great educational tool!
Read all about it...
Bucket removing "Goo"The "Goo IS Going"
History was made on July 1st with removal of the first "Goo" (highly contaminated sediments) from the Elizabeth River and a related wetland restoration, both at Money Point. Partners, officials and others helped celebrate this monumental effort on site. Read the PilontOnline coverage.  Download a Money Point Cleanup Fact Sheet here and get background information here.
Princess ElizabethMore River Star Schools
than Ever!
 Princess Elizabeth announces that, this year, 114 schools (up from 88) with more than 18,000 students have become River Star Schools! That's more than half the public and private schools in the river's watershed. Discover which schools are "shining brightly" and see what each is accomplishing.
Swimmable-Fishable by 2020 Campaign Launched:  Most Ambitious Initiative Yet!
Federal, state and four city governments joined citizens and other dignitaries to launch the campaign.   Read more....

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