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Check out this special episode of Chesterfield Behind the Mic recorded live at the County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 15 during the inaugural Chesterfield County Earth Day Festival.
A
Welcome
everyone
to
the
inaugural
Chesterfield,
Earth
Day
Festival,
here
at
the
fairgrounds.
As
you
can
see,
we
are
laving
in
color.
We've
got
a
lot
of
great
guests,
for
you.
We'll
explain
a
little
bit
more
about
that
in
a
second,
but
first
I
just
want
to
tell
you
that
there's
a
lot
going
on
here
today.
If
you
are
able
to
come
down,
please
feel
free.
The
event
is
from
10
to
2
down
here
at
the
fairgrounds.
A
So
if
you're
able
come
on
out,
there's
lots
of
vendors
lots
of
stuff
for
the
kids
lots
of
stuff
for
the
family
now
over
the
net.
If
you
are
so
inclined
to
just
hang
out
with
us
here
on,
Facebook
live
we'll
be
here
for
the
next
I,
don't
know
hour
and
change
2
or
something
like
that.
We're
going
to
have
a
number
of
guests
for
you
to
talk
to
today.
You
hear
from
think
about
it.
A
Almost
like
a
Telethon
I'm
going
to
have
some
guests
we're
going
to
play
some
videos
we're
going
to
talk
about
Earth
day,
which
is
obviously
the
focus
of
this
event
and
to
get
started.
I
want
to
welcome
Emily
Ashley,
who
is
the
director
of
the
citizen,
information
resources
Emily
welcome
to
the
show.
How
are
you
thank.
A
Well,
I
mean
look
the
things
off
the
ground,
so
that's
a
good
step
in
the
right
direction.
Obviously,
a
lot
going
on
here
today
with
this
event,
the
first
of
these
types,
I
guess
in
Chesterfield
and
I-
just
wanted
to
get
you
here
for
a
quick
second
to
kick
it
off
and
kind
of
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
this
event
came
to
be
and
sort
of
what
the
thought
process
was
and
putting
it
all
together.
Thanks.
C
B
D
G
B
Who
doesn't
want
their
handprint
Forever
on
a
dumpster
and
also
ways
with
the
county?
Switching
the
recycling
program?
We
have
our
recycling
providers
out
here
today
that
they
can
learn
more
firsthand
from
the
provider.
So
it's
just
a
great
way
of
how
our
residents
in
Chesterfield
can
be
engaged
in
environmental
stewardship,
good.
A
A
A
Glad
to
have
you
appreciate
you
coming
by
the
the
show,
the
table,
the
the
corner
of
the
of
the
exhibition
Hall
here
before
we
get
started
kind
of
talking
through
some
of
the
things
that
folks
are
going
to
kind
of
be
experiencing
today.
I
just
want
to
get
your
opinion
on
like
how
nice
it
is
to
have
something
like
this.
This
is
not
something
that
Chesterfield's
done
before
at
some
point
today,
I'm
going
to
call
this
the
first
annual,
but
it's
not
it's
not
a
thing
that
exists
right,
it's
the
inaugural.
A
C
I
think
it's
important
to
make
sure
that
the
community
knows
that
Chesterfield
county
is,
you
know
at
the
core
tenet
of
of
of
what
we
do.
Environmental
stewardship
and
protecting
our
environment
is
something
that
we're
very
serious
about
right.
If
you
look
all
through
the
different
parts
of
the
counties
departments,
whether
you
go
through
our
websites
or
Facebook
pages
right,
you
will
see
we
touch
base
in
this.
In
so
many
different
ways,
I
mean
our
Fleet
at
as
an
example,
I
think
I
think
I'm
right
on
this
yeah,
our
fleet
was
voted
to
40.
A
Yep
so
Willingham
very
happy
very
proud
of
the
work
that
fleet
has
done
in
that
respect,
yep
and
then
obviously
conservation,
which
is
a
big
part
of
Earth
Day
in
general.
Right
taking
care
of
the
earth
conservation,
Parks
Trails,
those
kinds
of
things
are
Central.
It
seems
to
what
Chesterfield
is
all
about,
and
certainly
at
On
The
Board
of
Supervisors.
You
guys
have
worked
really
hard
to
not
only
take
care
of
the
land,
but
to
conserve
it
as
much
as
possible,
especially
in
your
District.
Well,.
C
We
have
and
we've
actually
expanded
some
environmental
opportunities.
You
know
we
purchased
a
Greenwood
property
down
on
Chesterfield
Avenue,
which
is
going
to
now
become
part
of
our
Park
system.
We're
getting
ready
to
have
a
community
meeting
on
the
Winter
Park,
which
is
that's
right
there,
a
beach
Road,
that's
going
to
be
a
Trailhead
that'll
open
up
for
people
to
be
able
to
use
right.
C
You
know
we
are
you
know,
as
you
know,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
Central
Virginia
Transportation
Authority,
and
one
of
our
biggest
projects
that
we
passed
first
was
the
fall
line.
Trail,
which
again
is
going
to
be
a
another
great
opportunity
need
for
people
to
exercise
and
go
outdoors
and
people
around
the
community
right
and
then,
with
the
LEGO
Group
announcement.
We
had
the
other
day
right.
C
You
know
they're
going
to
have
a
solar
facility
that
will
offset
their
electric
footprint
and
they're
going
to
they've
committed
to
planting
replacement
trees
for
the
4
000
trees
that
they
cut
down.
They
are
now
going
to
plant
them
somewhere
else
in
Chesterfield,
County
I
mean
that's
just
pretty
amazing
stuff.
A
Absolutely
I
know
for
the
folks
who
are
going
to
come
down
here
today
to
the
fairgrounds
and
hang
out
with
us
from
10
to
2..
One
of
the
things.
That's
a
big
part
of
this
event
is
having
all
the
different
recycling
vendors
out
folks
going
to
ask
questions.
They
could
get
information
and
I'm
just
curious
to
get
your
sort
of
point
of
view
on
those
recycling
changes
that
are
coming
to
Chesterfield
this
year.
C
So
a
couple
of
things
back
in
2008
when
they
had
to
do
budget
cuts
they
actually
shut
down.
Are
our
southern
area
landfill
the
northern
landfill
two
days
a
week,
we're
going
to
restore
those
to
being
open
seven
days
a
week
right
we're
also
going
to
make
a
bypass
lane
for
people
who
want
to
recycle,
so
they
don't
have
to
wait
in
the
line
to
get
in
there
right.
C
Is
free
at
the
recycling
centers
for
anybody
who
wants
to
do
that?
But
you
know
when
the
county
was
faced
with
renegotiating
our
contract
with
cwma.
You
know
we
looked
at
what
it
was
going
to
cost
us
and
when
we
calculated
it
out,
we
realized
that,
quite
frankly,
the
private
sector
could
provide
that
service
at
much
cheaper
than
what
we
would
have
had
to
build
a
community
for
right
and
we
would
have
had
to
increase.
C
You
know
at
the
time
people
were
paying
like
42
bucks
a
year
right
for
recycling
and
that
actually
would
have
went
up
to
almost
200
bucks
a
year
right
and
so
yeah.
We
certainly
encourage
people
to
look
at
the
Private
Industry
to
do
the
recycling,
but
if
you
don't
want
to,
you
can
come
bring
it
to
the
southern
area:
landfill
Northern,
Area,
land,
right
and
recycle
for
free
yep.
A
Well,
Mr
girl,
I
know:
you've
got
a
lot
to
do
today.
I
really
appreciate
the
time
if
you
stop
by
and
talking
to
us,
for
a
few
minutes
for
folks
at
home,
you're
going
to
watch
a
little
video
of
Mr
Carol
mentioned
a
minute
ago,
environmental
stewardship
and
how
much
of
a
focal
point
that
is
for
Chesterfield.
Take
a
look
at
this
video
for
us.
Thank
you,
Mitch
girl.
Oh
thank
you
for
having
me
foreign.
I
It's
actually
a
very
special
place
when
you
think
about
the
history
of
the
Appomattox
River,
when
you
think
about
the
settlement
that
was
created
in
Ettrick.
The
acquisition
that
Capital
Region,
Land
Conservancy
shepherded
and
have
been
partnered
with
the
county
has
helped
to
acquire
about
40
acres.
It's
an
opportunity
to
take
back
the
land
and
restore
it
to
more
of
a
natural
area
while
respecting
its
history
and
to
give
access
to
the
population
to
be
able
to
come
down
to
the
river
again.
There's
a
lot
of
ecology.
I
There's
a
lot
of
biodiversity,
there's
about
500
species
that
are
right
in
this
general
area.
So
the
fact
that
we're
able
to
save
this
area
for
the
Wildlife
bring
the
public
access
to
it
and
interpret
the
history
has
so
many
layers
when
you
think
about
Travelers
who
will
go
to
destinations
to
be
able
to
get
Outdoors.
This
is
the
perfect
destination
site.
J
About
a
walking
trail
along
the
river
and
asked
if
I
would
sell
them
at
walking
trail
with
the
Eagles
down
there,
we
see
Otto,
we
see
a
little
moisture
out
Deer
we
got
bobcat
down
in
there.
We
got
couches,
we
got
it
down
on
that
property
and
since
I'm
I've
always
been
an
environmentalist
and
been
the
night
side
person
that
that
was
on
the
right
things
that
we
share
that
and
contributed
quite
a
bit
to
the
county
for
them
to
be
able
to
purchase
it.
J
D
K
The
good
thing
about
this
project
is
that
there's
no
upfront
cost
the
vendor
is
supplying
the
panels
and,
if
there's
any
maintenance,
that
needs
to
be
done
really
a
great
win-win
opportunity
for
us
to
be
able
to
help
with
the
sustainability
program,
but
also
be
able
to
get
electricity
at
a
cheaper
cost
and
also
it's
a
clean
energy
source.
There's
no
carbon
emissions
from
it.
We're
capturing
the
sun.
It
aligns
with
our
environmental
sustainability
and
stewardship
program.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do
it
and
it's
a
great
educational
opportunity.
E
E
So
the
LG
Sonic
unit
is
a
technology.
That's
been
developed
to
help
us
Monitor
and
control
blue
green
algae,
so
what
it
does
is
it
has
sensors
on
it
that
allow
us
to
to
get
real-time
data
on
water
quality.
In
addition
to
that,
it
also
sends
out
ultrasound
at
specific
frequencies
to
prevent
the
blue-green
algae
from
overgrowing,
because
blue-green
algae,
you
can
cause
taste
Den
odors,
and
they
can
also
cause
microtoxins
in
the
water,
so
to
try
to
control
them
is
to
the
benefit
of
Chesterfield
County.
E
The
unit
that
we
got
this
year
is
special
in
the
fact
that
it
can
go
up
and
down
the
water
column.
It
can
go
down
all
the
way
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
reservoir,
so
being
able
to
go
throughout
the
water
column
gives
us
a
better
picture
of
what's
going
on
with
blue-green
algae,
it's
called
vertical
profiling,
and
this
is
actually
the
first
one.
That's
been
installed
in
the
United
States.
E
L
I
coordinate
the
adopt-a-spot
program,
where
volunteers
can
can
sign
up
to
pick
small
sections
of
roadway,
a
neighborhood
to
help
keep
litter
cleaned
up,
we'll
Supply
bags
vests
and
the
Grabbers
we'll
even
collect
the
bags
after
they
pick
it
up.
It
just
helps
it
keeps
litter.
Out
of
the
drain,
keeps
our
storm
Waters,
clean
anything
that's
thrown
out
in
the
street
and
roadways
heading
to
some
kind
of
water
source.
L
We
want
to
keep
it
out
of
the
rivers
and
the
streams
I
really
enjoy
that
when
the
volunteers
take
pride
in
their
own
communities.
Working
with
the
public
in
that
aspect
is
very
rewarding
to
help
control
the
litter
throughout
the
county.
In
2022,
the
programs
we
manage
collected
over
130
tons
of
litter
and
debris,
I
thought
that
was
a
pretty
significant
number.
A
I
am
very
glad
to
welcome
Liz
pittleman
from
Master
Gardeners
to
the
show
Liz.
How
are
you
thank
you?
It's
nice
to
be
here,
I
appreciate
you
coming
down,
obviously,
there's
a
lot
of
focus
with
Earth
Day
and
the
idea
of
like
what
we
put
into
the
ground
and
what
we
get
out
of
it
and
and
I
think
it's
a
kind
of
natural
fit
for
you
guys
to
be
represented
at
an
event
like
this,
and
the
Earth
is
kind
of
y'all's
Jam
right.
It's
it's!
What.
A
A
K
M
N
A
M
D
M
A
A
M
A
That's
great
I
know,
obviously
I
mean
it
makes
sense
to
you
know
if
you
have
a
question
that
you
want
to
get
an
actual
answer,
as
opposed
to
just
sort
of
winging
it,
because
you
don't
want
to
do
anything
bad
with
your
soil.
You
don't
want
to
waste
your
plants.
You
obviously
don't
want
to
do
anything
bad
for
the
environment,
especially
as
we
talk
about
Earth
Day
and
that
kind
of
stuff
I'm
just
curious
as
a
Master
Gardener.
A
You
know
as
a
group
the
kinds
of
things
you
guys
offer,
because
it
seems
like
every
time
I
turn
around
there's
something
new
that
Master
Gardeners
is
doing
that.
I
didn't
under
that
I
didn't
expect
or
didn't
understand
that
they
did
and
I'm
just
curious
to
kind
of
talk
a
little
bit
about
sort
of
the
kinds
of
things
Master
Gardeners
do
for
folks
who
may
not
understand
what
that
program
is
all
about.
Master.
M
M
View
and
look
at
we
have
Saturday
morning
in
the
garden
the
first
Saturday
of
every
month,
unless
it's
raining,
we
always
have
like
an
hour
program
on
some
subject,
but
anybody
can
come
by
and
talk
to
any
of
the
Master
Gardeners
that
are
working
in
the
garden
right.
We
do
educational
programs,
we
had
56
educational
events.
D
M
M
A
M
D
A
A
O
Field
environmental
Outreach
coordinator
for
Chesterfield
County,
the
environmental
engineering
department,
encourages
residents
to
use
Good
Housekeeping
practices
at
home
to
protect
the
County's
waterways,
Landscaping
and
Lawn.
Care
practices
can
have
an
adverse
effect
on
local
streams
and
lakes,
if
not
done
with
care
and
proper
use
of
fertilizers
can
result
in
polluted
runoff
that
produces
algal
blooms,
reduce
water
quality
and
harm
to
Wildlife.
Today,
we'll
be
talking
to
Sierra
Athey
and
Charlie
Morgan,
with
the
Chesterfield
Cooperative
Extension
Office,
about
ways
to
care
for
your
lawn
that
prevent
fertilizer
runoff.
O
N
H
H
If
you're
collecting
samples
for
you,
you
already
want
to
collect
multiple
samples
around
your
yard
up
to
five
or
six
or
even
10
samples
and
composite
those
samples
mix
them
all
together
and
fill
up
the
soil
sample
bag.
We
want
to
get
down
the
first
six
inches
of
the
soil,
so
we're
going
to
press
down.
P
P
When
you
use
a
trowel,
you
can
use
your
hand,
get
any
rocks
or
Roots
get
those
out
of
there
and
we
want
to
fill
it
up
to
the
fill
line
which
is
marked
on
the
outside
of
the
box
right
here,
and
you
would
put
your
name
on
the
outside
of
the
box
and
with
the
form
mail
it
to
Virginia
Tech.
The
address
is
on
the
side
of
the
box
and
the
analysis
will
come
back
to
you
and.
H
N
H
Fertilizer
should
be
based
on
what
the
recommendations
are
from
the
soil
test.
So
they'll
tell
you
exactly
how
much
of
the
different
components
you
need
of
in
the
fertilizer,
the
back
of
the
bag
and
the
guaranteed
analysis.
I'll
tell
you
what's
in
the
bag,
exactly
and
you'll
look
for
one
that
says
slow
release,
fertilizer.
H
They
tell
you
a
percentage
of
nitrogen
phosphorus
and
potassium
is
in
the
bag.
You
want
to
get
the
one
that's
closely
most
closely
matches
the
soil
test,
frequent
results
that
you
get
back.
If
you
see
one,
that's
got
phosphorus
in
it.
You
want
to
avoid
those
it's
actually
illegal
to
put
phosphorus
on
a
an
existing
lawn
in
Virginia.
You
can
use
it
on
newly
established
lawn
or,
if
you're,
repairing
a
lawn
or
if
the
soil
test
results
say
you
actually
need
phosphorus.
H
N
You
don't
want
to
apply
fertilizer
before
heavy
rains.
This
could
cause
the
fertilizer
to
be
swept
into
the
waterways
instead
of
slowly
going
into
your
lawn
like
it
should.
If
you
should
happen
to
get
fertilizer
on
your
driveway
or
other
impervious
surface,
you'll
want
to
sweep
it
back
onto
your
lawn.
N
Thank
you
the
best
time
to
fertilize
your
lawn
depends
on
what
type
of
grass
you
have.
There
are
cool
season
and
there
are
warm
season.
Lawns
warm
season.
Lawns
are
Bermuda
and
zoysia
grass,
and
these
you
should
apply
fertilizer
beginning
in
May
in
the
summer.
If
you
have
a
cool
season
lawn,
it's
usually
Fescue
and
that's
the
most
common
type
of
lawn.
You
apply
fertilizer
in
the
fall
in
September,
October
and
November.
N
Some
other
things
you
can
do
is
you
can
core
aerate,
and
this
will
help
relieve
compaction
in
your
soils.
So
this
increases
air,
water
and
nutrient
penetration.
It's
recommended.
You
mow
your
Fescue
Lawns
at
two
and
a
half
to
three
inches.
If
you
have
Zoysia
and
Bermuda,
you
want
to
mow
your
lawn
at
one
to
one
and
a
half
inches.
H
N
One
of
our
programs,
a
trained
Master
Gardener,
will
come
to
your
lawn
they'll.
Take
a
soil
test.
They'll
note
the
conditions
such
as
weeds,
your
grass
type,
what
type
of
soil
you
have
then
based
off
of
those
results.
A
urban
nutrient
management
planner
will
write
you
a
personalized
plan
and
in
that
plan
it'll
tell
you
exactly
how
many
pounds
of
fertilizer
you
need
to
apply
and
when
you
need
to
apply
it.
H
A
I'm
very
glad
to
be
welcomed
by
Deputy
County
Administrator
clay,
Bowles
clay.
Welcome
to
the
show.
How
are
you
thanks
for
having
me
here,
I
appreciate
you
coming
by.
Obviously
this
kind
of
event,
something
that's
new
to
the
county,
something
that
I
think
has
kind
of
been
in
the
back
of
people's
minds
for
a
while
seemed
like
the
right
kind
of
thing
to
do.
Emily
was
talking
earlier
about
sort
of
you
know
wanting
to
do
these
kinds
of
events,
these
kinds
of
opportunities
to
bring
the
public
out
bring
the
community
together.
A
F
Brad
I
think
it's
really
a
great
opportunity
to
showcase
what
the
county
does
in
environmental
stewardship.
Yep
highlight
our
commitment
to
the
environment,
yeah
I
think
a
lot
of
things
can
sometimes
happen
behind
the
scenes,
but
it's
events
like
these
that
really
give
us
a
chance
to
educate
people
right,
but
also
this
is
all
about
Partnerships
too.
This
is
not
just
a
bunch
of
County
departments.
That's
right
here.
This
is
vendor
Community.
A
Display
absolutely
now,
speaking
of
information
and
sort
of
being
able
to
share
that
with
folks.
I
know
that
one
of
the
things
in
terms
of
the
environmental
stewardship
piece
of
of
things
is
that
the
county
has
obviously
had
a
lot
of
decisions
to
make
when
it
came
to
recycling
how
the
county
was
going
to
deal
with
the
cvwma
contract
attract
and
how
the
county
was
going
to
go
about
sort
of
solving
that
problem
that
was
kind
of
baked
into
the
the
contract.
A
Ending
and
I
just
want
to
kind
of
walk
through
a
little
bit
of
how
you
know
how
those
decisions
were
made
and
sort
of
the
the
thought
process.
As
because
I
mean
again,
if
folks
come
down
here
to
the
to
the
fairground
they're,
going
to
be
able
to
talk
to
the
various
vendors
I
think
all
of
them
are
here
who
the
private,
haulers
and
folks
who
are
going
to
take
over
that
recycling
piece
of
the
puzzle
for
for
Chesterfield.
But
if
we
can
go
back
a
little
bit.
I'm
just
curious.
F
Okay,
well,
you
know
recycling
is
obviously
an
important
part
of
our
environmental
stewardship
efforts.
You
know
it's
really
it's
a
key
piece
and-
and
this
change
is
really
about
a
program
model
transition
right.
The
county
for
really
since
2010
has
operated
under
a
more
of
a
subscription
type
model
where,
where
residents
can
choose
whether
to
participate
in
the
program
right-
and
you
know,
with
this
cvwma
contract
coming
to
an
end,
July
1.
D
F
D
D
A
Right
and
then,
obviously
because
of
the
fact
that
there
are
some
people
who
already
do
their
trash
through,
you
know
a
third
party
hauler,
having
the
a
possibility
of
having
bundling
those
Services
together,
certainly
opened
up
a
lot
of
avenues
too,
that
the
you
know
again
that
the
the
private
sector,
the
third
party,
can
really
do
better
than
maybe
the
county
can.
How
has
that
sort
of
process
that
relationship
between
those
haulers,
because
it
feels
like
every
time
I
I
heard
about
it?
There
was
another
one
or
two
that
got
added
to
the
list.
F
D
D
D
D
D
A
D
F
A
F
E
F
A
That
was
a
obviously
very
you
know
big
Focus
for
for
your
your
group,
I,
guess
I
kind
of
want
to
get
your
opinion
on
on
how
how
important
that
stewardship
is
not
just
to
Chesterfield
but
to
to
the
workforce
to
to
everybody
who
actually
is
in
you
know
in
the
trenches,
so
to
speak,
right
who's
like
doing
the
work,
because
it
feels
like
that
is
a
real
focal
point
here
in
ways
that
maybe
a
lot
of
places.
It's
just
not
that
way.
F
It
really
is
Brad
I
think
you
know,
I
really
think
the
it's
really
just
ingrained
in
the
way
we
do
business.
It's
not
a
you
know,
it's
not
an
afterthought
or
or
something
we're
having
to
add
in
you
know.
We
think
about
that
up
front
yeah
and
it's
not
I
think
the
thing
that's
especially
great
about
our
programs
or
they're,
not
just
Regulatory
Compliance,.
F
D
O
Do
you
have
leaves
and
yard
waste
piling
up
in
your
yard
before
you
bag
them
up?
Consider
this
leaves
grass
clippings
and
branches
contain
lots
of
nutrients.
Your
yard
can
use
instead
of
throwing
them
away.
You
can
turn
them
into
mulch
and
compost.
Grass
clippings
can
be
applied
in
a
thin
layer
across
Gardens
and
planting
beds.
As
a
mulch,
this
will
retain
moisture
and
control.
Weeds
leaves
can
be
shredded,
but
the
lawnmower
and
left
on
the
ground.
O
O
A
We
have
shared
all
kinds
of
information
with
you
today.
You
might
be
wondering
what
we
do
with
constituent,
Media,
Services
and
all
kinds
of
ways
that
you
can
make
information
that
you
might
be
able
to
share.
So
how
about
watch
this
video
and
find
out
how
you
can
find
out
more
about
Chesterfield
County.
A
A
How
to
get
in
touch
and
everything
in
between,
if
you
want
to
know
about
Chesterfield
County,
our
connect
with
us
webpage,
has
you
covered
chesterfield.gov
connect
with
us
connect
with
us
your
source
for
all
things
Chesterfield
for
our
purposes
today,
we're
doing
this
in
case
you're
just
joining
us.
We
are
kind
of
thinking
this
as
almost
like
a
telephone,
Style
version
of
the
podcast,
where
we're
having
different
guests
and
and
things
to
come
kind
of
talk
to
us
about
some
environmental
stewardship,
environmental
friendly
sort
of
topics.
A
Right
now,
I've
got
Jeff
Howard
from
General
Services
Jeff.
How
are
you
hey
good
day,
how
you
doing
I
appreciate
you
coming
on
and
and
coming
down
to
to
spend
some
time
with
us?
Obviously,
this
kind
of
event
is
a
great
opportunity
for
folks
to
learn
a
lot
more.
The
different
recycling
vendors
I
know
is
a
is
a
place
where
a
lot
of
folks
I
think
are
learning
a
lot
in
the
last
few
months.
A
Q
Definitely
very
exciting
for
us
to
have
five
vendors
instead
of
one
right
now
and
our
our
Focus,
as
clay
probably
mentioned,
is
to
get
through
the
transition
here
right
up
through
June
and
July,
and
then
we're
really
going
to
be
focusing
on
education.
We're
going
to
be
working
with
cvwma
on
trying
to
enhance
our
education
efforts
right
currently
right
now,
the
in
markets
for
recycling
products
are
getting
tighter.
D
D
D
D
A
Right
now,
I
know
the
convenience.
Centers
are
changing
the
hours
and
stuff.
Can
you
kind
of
walk
us
through
those
specific
changes
and
what?
What
that
really
that
these
changes
in
on
another
front,
the
County's,
also
sort
of
I,
guess
you
could
say
almost
like
supplementing
if
you
will
to
to
sort
of
support
those
changes
right.
So
it's
going
to
be
easier
for
folks
to
to
get
to
the
res
to
the
convenience
centers
to
recycle
and
that
kind
of
thing
right.
Q
Q
Can
recycle
additionally
here
moving
forward
after
July
we'll
also
be
setting
up
express
lanes?
Okay,
where
citizens
can
come
into
the
sites
if
they
only
have
recycling,
it's
a
will
be
a
separate
entrance
right,
it'll
still
be
monitored,
but
it'll,
hopefully
promote
more
recycling
at
our
convenience.
G
A
Deal
now
before
I,
let
you
go
I
got
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
sort
of
stewardship
in
general
because,
as
you
know,
as
a
rep
from
from
General
Services,
obviously
that's
a
very
big
focal
point
for
the
county.
Clay
talked
a
lot
about
sort
of
how
much
pride
the
different
departments
take
for
yours,
specifically
I'm,
just
curious.
What
that
environmental
stewardship
means
to
you
guys
and
how?
How
seriously
you
guys
take
that
at
that
that
aspect
of
things
yeah.
C
Q
We
try
to
give
our
citizens
cost-effective
waste
and
recycling
options,
but
diverting
things
from
the
landfill
is
our
key
goal
right.
The
state
has
a
mandate
of
25
yeah
right
now
in
our
region,
we're
close
to
55
percent
yep
in
Chesterfield.
As
always,
we
want
to
be
the
leader
yep,
so
diversion
is
extremely
important.
A
Q
Ahead
yeah,
we
I
thank
the
Lowe's
over
on
Jeff
Davis.
They
supplied
all
of
our
painting
supplies,
okay
for
painting
our
compactor.
Today,
all
the
kids
are
out
there
with
the
hand,
prints
and
cool,
really
appreciate
that
and
then
also
too
our
next
shred
event.
Okay
is
September
the
9th
out
at
Westchester,
Commons,
okay,.
R
A
Good
deal
all
right
well
folks,
at
home
again,
if
you're,
if
you're
able
come
on
out
here
to
the
fairgrounds
and
hang
out
with
us,
lots
to
do
lots
of
stuff
going
on
for
you
and
the
kids
right
now.
I
want
to
send
you
to
a
little
video
talking
about
water.
Trends
I
mean
one
of
the
things
about
Earth
Day
is,
we
think
a
lot
about
the
soil,
but
it's
not
just
that
right
there,
the
streams
there
are
Creeks.
O
Did
you
know,
Chesterfield
County
has
nearly
1300
miles
of
streams,
three
reservoirs
and
about
124
miles
of
Riverfront
along
the
Appomattox
and
James
Rivers.
County
residents
are
fortunate
to
have
such
an
abundance
of
aquatic
resources
so
close
to
home.
Those
water
bodies
provide
drinking
water,
fishing,
boating
and
many
kinds
of
recreational
opportunities.
O
The
Chesterfield
County
department
of
environmental
engineering
is
responsible
for
ensuring
those
waterways
stay
clean
and
safe
for
residents
and
Wildlife.
The
county
has
a
variety
of
monitoring
and
inspection
programs
to
look
for
sources
of
pollution
and
prevent
unauthorized
discharges.
One
of
the
programs
is
Chesterfield
water,
Trends,
its
official
citizen
monitoring
program.
O
Water
trans
volunteers
perform
a
variety
of
water
quality
tests
that
gauge
the
overall
health
of
the
County's
waterways.
Citizen
monitors
are
trained
to
monitor
a
basic
Suite
of
parameters
that
include
dissolved
oxygen,
pH,
temperature
and
turbidity
volunteers
may
also
conduct
bacterial
monitoring
to
detect
sources
of
fecal
contamination.
O
A
A
Good,
thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
today.
Obviously,
you
know
with
the
recycling
changes
coming
to
Chesterfield
and
the
private
haulers
kind
of
becoming
a
part
of
that
process.
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
out
there
who
are
wondering
like
so.
What's
so?
What's
the
partnership
right
now
with
cvwa
and
I
want
to
kind
of
get
your
thoughts
on
it,
hear
from
you
guys
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
sort
of
where
that
partnership
now
goes
and
sort
of
some?
D
F
D
S
B
S
We
serve
13
local
governments
around
the
region
and
we
have
a
20-plus
member
board
of
directors
right
and
in
fact
the
chair
of
our
board
is
from
Chesterfield
County.
So
there's
there
are
multiple
members
from
Chesterfield
on
our
board.
We
have
monthly
meetings.
We
are
in
contact
with
Chesterfield
County
staff
daily
right.
S
E
S
B
S
The
school
year
we
do
festivals
like
this,
we're
happy
to
come
out
and
talk
to
service
clubs.
Neighborhood
clubs
about
the
importance
of
recycling
and
really
waste
reduction
in
general
is
what
we
really
need
to
be
moving
to.
As
you
know,
we
are
consuming
more
and
more
and
more
more
people
are
moving
to
our
region.
D
D
A
S
A
R
You
know,
what's
in
your
shed
household
products,
that
we
use
every
day,
can
accumulate
over
time
and
may
no
longer
be
useful.
Some
of
them
can
be
hazardous
and
cannot
be
disposed
of
in
your
household
trash.
These
include
oil-based
paints,
pesticides,
herbicides,
solvents
cleaners,
Automotive
fluids
and
batteries.
These
materials
need
to
be
disposed
of
properly
to
protect
your
health
and
property
and
the
environment.
They
cannot
be
poured
on
the
ground
where
rain
can
cause
them
to
run
off
to
waterways
and
they
can
never
be
poured
in
storm
drains.
R
A
I've
got
Neil
Luther,
who
is
the
director
of
Parks
and
Recreation
with
me
today,
Neil?
How
are
you
I'm?
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
I
appreciate
you
coming
by.
Obviously,
you
know:
Earth
Day
is
an
interesting
Holiday
from
a
variety
of
different
standpoints.
Because
of
the
way
it
seems
to
impact
a
little
bit
of
everybody
right.
We
all
live
here.
We
all
work
here.
A
We
all
play
here
for
y'all's,
Department
I'm,
just
curious
how
Earth
Day
kind
of
feels
you
know
fits
in,
because
I
would
imagine
considering
all
the
number
of
trails
you
have
all
the
different
parks
and
things
that
conservation
is
such
an
important
part
of
Chesterfield's
kind
of
outlook
on
things
I'm
just
curious.
How
does
Earth
Day
kind
of
fit
with
y'all's
Department?
Well.
T
Every
day
is
Earth
Day
for
us,
that's
a
really
good
point,
but
you're
right.
We
are
a
very
collaborative
organization
right
and
we
try
to
focus
a
lot
on
what
we
can
do
to
help
the
community
make
better
use
of
the
resources
that
we're
entrusted
with
right.
Earth
Day
is
an
opportunity
to
sort
of
bring
together
yep
a
culmination
of
that
celebration,
but
again,
as
folks
come
out
here
and
wander
around,
there's
a
lot
of
activity
he's
out
here
that
directly
fall
under
us.
For
example,
The
Cooperative,
Extension.
C
T
A
T
A
T
D
T
D
T
4-H
Camp
program,
so
a
lot
of
that
the
summer
is
focused
around
that,
but
we
also
have
wraparound
programs
and
and
I'd
encourage
folks
to
take
a
peek
at
us
on
the
website
or,
if
they're
out
here
today
we
can.
We
still
do
have
a
a
printed
program
guy
and
just
take
a
look
at
what's
coming
up
for
the
spring
and
summer
months,
a
lot
of
family
activities
again.
A
T
Open
it's
open
now,
okay,
so
again
you
could
go
to
our
website
or
grab
the
printed
brochure
guide
and
it'll
have
all
the
information
about
the
camps.
They
do
fill
up
fast
yep,
but
we
we
have
other
programs
as
well.
So
if
you're
a
family
looking
for
things
to
do
over
the
summer
months,
there's
a
whole
range
of
offerings
that
we
put
out
there
good.
O
Foreign,
do
you
know
what
happens
to
pet
waste
when
it
is
left
on
the
ground
whenever
it
rains
pet
waste
and
other
pollutants
are
washed
into
storm
drains
which
empty
straight
into
streams
and
other
waterways
without
treatment?
Pet
waste
contains
bacteria
and
other
pathogens
which
can
make
you
sick
and
harm
Wildlife.
This
can
make
swimming
and
fishing
dangerous.
A
How
are
we
doing
guys
good
doing
great
appreciate
you
guys
coming
by
obviously
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
when
you're
talking
about
Earth
Day,
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
it
right,
we're
trying
to
be
mindful
of
what
we
put
into
the
Earth
trying
to
be
mindful
about
what
we
put
into
streams
and
also
too
we're
mindful
of
litter
right,
clean
up
trying
to
do
different
things
to,
and
you
know,
to
y'all's
Department's
name
to
enhance
the
environment
right
and
I'm.
Just
curious
Calvin.
Let's
start
with
you,
keep
Chesterfield
viewable.
L
Sure
most
people
have
heard
of
keep
America,
beautiful
and
and
and
down
from
that,
keep
Virginia
beautiful
right.
So
we
just
and
we're
going
to
tap
into
that
that
positivity
and
came
up
with
keep
Chesterfield
beautiful
right.
We
used
to
be
the
anti-litter
program,
it's
kind
of
a
negative
connotation.
L
A
L
With
litter,
we
do
take
complaints
and
we
have
to
handle
those
complaints
right.
We
use
a
wonderful
volunteer
force
that
helps
us
get
into
that.
What
I
call
the
nooks
and
crannies
right
County
instead
of
the
major
roadways
right,
they
help
us
out
a
lot.
We
use
the
sheriff's
Workforce
okay
and
we
also
people
need
to
work
off
community
service
hours.
We
also
sign
them
certain
roads
to
pick.
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E
A
Terms
of
community
enhancement
in
general,
what
are
some
of
the
other
things
that
your
department
is
kind
of,
because
I
bet
you
that's
one
of
those
that
a
lot
of
folks
who
live
in
Chesterfield,
don't
have
any
idea
like
this
group.
Does
these
things?
What
are
some
of
those
things
that
the
community
enhancement
does
well.
L
We're
working
with
what
we
call
Community
claim
up
events,
so,
if
neighborhoods
reach
out
to
us-
and
they
can
do
that
through
the
website-
they'll
see
that
there's
a
community
cleanup
tab
on
there.
What
we'll
do
is
they?
They
fill
out
a
form
we'll
we'll
meet
with
them
and
assess
what
kind
of
things
their
neighborhood
needs
to
just
bring
it
up
a
little
bit
right.
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L
C
A
I
It's
actually
a
very
special
place
when
you
think
about
the
history
of
the
Appomattox
River,
when
you
think
about
the
settlement
that
was
created
in
Ettrick.
The
acquisition
that
Capital
Region,
Land
Conservancy
shepherded
and
have
been
partnered
with
the
county
has
helped
to
acquire
about
40
acres.
It's
an
opportunity
to
take
back
the
land
and
restore
it
to
more
of
a
natural
area
while
respecting
its
history
and
to
give
access
to
the
population
to
be
able
to
come
down
to
the
river
again.
There's
a
lot
of
ecology.
I
There's
a
lot
of
biodiversity.
There
is
about
500
species
that
are
right
in
this
general
area.
So
the
fact
that
we're
able
to
save
this
area
for
the
Wildlife
bring
the
public
access
to
it
and
interpret
the
history
has
so
many
layers
when
you
think
about
Travelers
who
will
go
to
destinations
to
be
able
to
get
Outdoors.
This
is
the
perfect
destination
site.
J
It
was
approached
by
the
county
about
a
walking
trail
along
the
river
and
asked
if
I
would
sell
them
at
walking
trail.
We
see
Eagles
down
there,
we
see
Otto,
we
see
Beaver
mushroom
beer,
we've
got
bobcat
down
in
there.
We
got
cowages,
you
name
it.
We
got
it
down
on
that
property
and
since
I'm
I've
always
been
an
environmentalist
and
been
a
nice
sad
person.
That
is
on
the
right
things
that
we
share
that
and
contributed
quite
a
bit
to
the
county
for
them
to
be
able
to
purchase
it.
J
K
The
good
thing
about
this
project
is
that
there's
no
upfront
cost
the
vendor
is
supplying
the
panels
and,
if
there's
any
maintenance,
that
needs
to
be
done
really
a
great
win-win
opportunity
for
us
to
be
able
to
help
with
the
sustainability
program,
but
also
be
able
to
get
electricity
at
a
cheaper
cost
and
also
it's
a
clean
energy
source.
There's
no
carbon
emissions
from
it.
We're
capturing
the
sun.
It
aligns
with
our
environmental
sustainability
and
stewardship
program.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do
it
and
it's
a
great
educational
opportunity.
E
Foreign,
so
the
LG
Sonic
unit
is
a
technology.
That's
been
developed
to
help
us
Monitor
and
control
blue
green
algae,
so
what
it
does
is
it
has
sensors
on
it
that
allow
us
to
to
get
real-time
data
on
water
quality.
In
addition
to
that,
it
also
sends
out
ultrasound
at
specific
frequencies
to
prevent
the
blue-green
algae
from
overgrowing,
because
blue
green
algae,
you
can
cause
taste
and
odors
and
they
can
also
cause
microtoxins
in
the
water,
so
to
try
to
control
them
is
to
the
benefit
of
Chesterfield
County.
E
The
unit
that
we
got
this
year
is
special
in
the
fact
that
it
can
go
up
and
down
the
water
column.
It
can
go
down
all
the
way
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
reservoir,
so
being
able
to
go
throughout
the
water
column
gives
us
a
better
picture
of
what's
going
on
with
blue-green
algae,
it's
called
vertical
profiling,
and
this
is
actually
the
first
one.
That's
been
installed
in
the
United
States.
E
L
I
coordinate
the
adopt-a-spot
program,
where
volunteers
can
can
sign
up
to
pick
small
sections
of
roadway,
a
neighborhood
to
help
keep
litter
cleaned
up,
we'll
Supply
bags
vests
and
the
Grabbers
we'll
even
collect
the
bags
after
they
pick
it
up.
It
just
helps
it
keeps
litter.
Out
of
the
drain,
keeps
our
storm
Waters,
clean
anything
that's
thrown
out
in
the
street
and
roadways
heading
to
some
kind
of
water
source.
L
We
want
to
keep
it
out
of
the
rivers
and
the
streams
I
really
enjoy
that
when
the
volunteers
take
pride
in
their
own
communities.
Working
with
the
public
in
that
aspect
is
very
rewarding
to
help
control
the
litter
throughout
the
county.
In
2022,
the
programs
we
manage
collected
over
130
tons
of
litter
and
debris,
I
thought
that
was
a
pretty
significant
number.