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Our current understanding is about 5,233 5,214 trees will be destroyed over 12.3 acres. “60,000 cubic yards of ‘waste’” is about 6,000 dump trucks that will be transported thru Ocean Park & Bayfront.

According to Official City website:

“In addition to low lying wetlands grasses and plantings, over 600 trees will be planted including 336 live oaks and 192 water oaks.”

Sign up to transplant saplings: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FAFAD28AAFD0-54797631-phptree#/

Will this part of the Ordinance be ignored?

“The City Staff and any contractor directed by the City are to make good faith efforts to preserve any trees that are at least four inches in diameter, especially live oaks. The City may work with nonprofit partners that focus on tree preservation in its preservation and replanting work on the Project. Without delaying and to the extent feasible for the Project, the City Manager is to bring forward publicly a plan to mitigate tree loss for those trees that are at least four inches in diameter.”

Amazing tree data developed by students at ESP:

🚨 PETITION: PLEASE PURCHASE THE NEWLY AVAILABLE TIDAL WETLANDS CREDITS & REFINE PHPWMB PLANS.

Official page at city website is here: https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/coastal-waterways/pleasure-house-point-wetlands-restoration-project

Please note 1 timeline: Design:

November 2024-February 2025

City Council voted unanimously January 7 ‘25 to spend $12M on the no bid Capital Improvement Project(CIP) contract.

Learn more here including Joint Permit Application, a City Council presentation & more: https://weloveshoredrive.com/2024/11/29/pleasure-house-point-wetlands-restoration-project/

Learn more about the 2023 Urban Forest Management Plan here: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/virginia-beach-departments-docs/parks-rec/Outdoors/CaringForParks/Urban-Forest-Management-Plan.pdf

Graphics below: 1, 2, 3 & 4 from presentation (with additional words from us) & Joint Permit Application for project. 5 & 6 from 2023 VB Urban Forest Management Plan.

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Amazing potential!

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A lovely #fallarrangement by the #gardenclubofamerica at the #brockenvironmentalcenter #fallcolor (at Lynnhaven River Now)

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Perfect day to celebrate first day of Spring!

Heading out before sunrise & at high tide to broadcast bushels of oyster shell onto a new reef we’ve been building in view of Brock Environmental Center.

Join us on a Tour sometime & check it out in person.

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Maybe try this at Pleasure House Point!

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Possible use to model migrating wetlands & other features of PHP?

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https://why-kamikatsu.jp/en/

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How can we help leverage this program to reach more students and adults? 

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The show from Brock Environmental Center last night was spectacular.

We look forward to you sharing your words, videos & photos with us to post here.

Start here to share your PHP goodness.

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Early blooming native - milkweed!

An early blooming #native Swamp #milkweed! @BEC #pleasurehousepoint

A photo posted by Trista (@wildworksofwhimsy) on Jun 5, 2015 at 11:38am PDT

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The Brock Environmental Center team is among the first Living Building Challenge projects to openly share its substantial, exhaustively researched materials database, which is in compliance with the Red List and appropriate sourcing imperatives.

The materials database is available at the SmithGroup JJR website.  SmithGroup JJR is the architect for BEC.

Start here to check out The Brock Environmental Center Materials Database.

We feel this enables the industry’s collective knowledge base to move along more quickly, benefitting the desire for healthier and safer buildings for all.

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Teach your children well

So amazing. The @chesapeakebayfoundation Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach is one of the greenest buildings in the country! If you live here or are ever visiting I highly recommend a tour and hike around the property. My family and I just had the best time learning & exploring! Opens to the public January 2015. #SavetheBay #chesapeakebay #motherearth #gogreen #virginiabeach #teachyourchildrenwell #cbf #chesapeakebayfoundation #brockenvironmentalcenter

A photo posted by jessica (@paceofme) on Nov 29, 2014 at 9:13am PST

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Be sure to check out more pics & info at TidewaterCurrent.com:

Steve Posselt, a kayaktivist from down under is currently paddling up the East Coast to garner public support for climate talks late this year in Paris. His route which covers waterways in three continents brought him to Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach where he toured the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental Center.