Sustainability Matters

Final few hours to vote in the Project for Awesome crowdsourced fundraiser! Please watch our video & vote for our work to protect nature and grow the next generation of conservationists! @https://projectforawesome.com/videos/growing-the-next-generation-project-for-awesome-2026-2

🎉 Thrilled to announce we have been selected as a recipient of the Amazon Loudoun County Community Fund! Proud to join other local nonprofits driving meaningful change in Loudoun County. communityfoundationlf.org/am… #LoudounCounty #AmazoninCommunities

More than 40 Sustainability Matters volunteers, members, and supporters joined us for brunch on Saturday at the Rappahannock County landfill, where they got a demonstration of our data collection methods from Scientific Programs Coordinator Hannah Bement! #makingtrashbloom

Last Friday, we hosted our second annual Big Bug Bioblitz at our Making Trash Bloom Pollinator Meadow at the Shenandoah County Landfill. Under the instruction from @smconservation faculty, students from @mtvistagovsch used the sweep net technique to sample insect biodiversity.

More on the passing of Sustainability Matters founder and Executive Director, Sari Carp, as well as information on our new Interim Executive Director, Kara Balcerzak. nvdaily.com/nvdaily/sustaina…

This summer, our cohort of EcologiGALs has engaged in hands on scientific research at our I-66 Transfer Station Making Trash Bloom pollinator meadow, conducted macroinvertebrate sampling, and participated in virtual mentor sessions with professionals in environmental sciences!

Join us TOMORROW, May 16 @ 7pm for a deep dive into the recycling industry 📷 Get all your questions answered, and find out what individuals can do to help the system work. The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Get signed up today!⁣ sustainabilitymatters.earth/…

If you ever find yourself asking, “What’s Up With Recycling?” we encourage you to join us on Tuesday, May 16 @ 7pm EST for a deep dive into the recycling industry ♻️ Register today: ow.ly/fGEH50OjAw4 #recycling #zerowaste #sustainability

Happy spring! 🌸 'Tis the season for Houstonia caerulea, also known as bluets or Quaker ladies. These charming flowers can be found in meadows and woods across eastern North America, and bloom early in the season, usually in April or May. #wildflowers #nativeplants #conservation

Wondering why you can't #recycle most plastic or glass anymore? Or whether what you throw into the recycle bins really gets recycled? Join our webinar 5/16 @ 7pm for a deep dive ♻️ Free to attend, but registration is required: sustainabilitymatters.earth/… #recycling #sustainability

What's Up With Recycling? sustainabilitymatters.earth/… – at Virginia, USA

Happy #ArborDay!!! To celebrate, we are showcasing the beautiful state tree of Virginia, the Flowering Dogwood🌸! In mid spring, this beautiful tree can bloom both pink and white flowers, which are a pollinator magnet for native bees and butterflies. #ArborDay2023 #nativeplants

Through the end of May, our friends at VECCA are hosting a new art exhibition, Bounty and Beauty from the Earth🌎 A portion of the sales will benefit Sustainability Matters! So if you’re in Woodstock or nearby, be sure to check it out before it’s gone!

2023 so far has buzzed right by, a swarm of new hires, new partners, and new programs. Read all about it (and meet our newest human and feline team members) in our Newsroom! sustainabilitymatters.earth/… #sustainabilitymatters #conservation #sustainability

Learn how we are #RebrandingRecycling and get updates on the pollinator meadow at Jim Barnett Park by listening to last weeks episode of @theriver953! To listen: thevalleytoday.libsyn.com/su… To learn how you can help make Jim Barnett Park bloom, visit: sustainabilitymatters.earth/…

Rappahannock Volunteer Training sustainabilitymatters.earth/… – at Virginia, USA

Another great piece, this time by @HagiRandi of @NPR, on the @VARecycles board visiting our #MakingTrashBloom site in Shenandoah County! 💚 wmra.org/2023-03-15/recyclin…

#MakingTrashBloom continues to grow! Great front page above the the fold article about the Virginia Recycling Association board of directors' visit to our Shenandoah County pilot sites yesterday. 💚 #sustainability #sustainabilitymatters #conservation nvdaily.com/nvdaily/making-t… – at Virginia, USA

It's @proj4awesome time again! Vote for our #MakingTrashBloom vids at the following links (2 new vids; vote for both!): projectforawesome.com/watch?… projectforawesome.com/watch?… Spread the word! Together we can WIN THIS! 💚 #sustainability #conservation #nativeplants – at Virginia, USA

Loving @CFNova's characterization of #EcologiGALS as our "new big thing"! 💚So excited about our nascent program to prepare girls for environmental careers, and grateful to CFNOVA's Business Women's Giving Circle for their support. 👩‍🔬🌱 #sustainability cfnova.org/news-and-stories/…