Scrapbook Archive

H.E.A.R.T. Youth Council

Heart Youth Council - 4 girls and 1 boy standing to the right of a banner with HEART information on it

Heart Youth Council roundtable discussion

Heart Youth Council with the image focused on a blue "choose to reuse" water bottle

Heart Youth Council sitting at a table looking to the right of the picture at a speaker not in the image

Speaker addressing the heart youth council, council not featured in the image

Teen Outreach January 2024

Two teenage girls holding Stewart the Turtle while smiling at the camera.

3 teen boys holding Stewart the turtle while smiling into the camera

Stewart the turtle giving a thumbs up while a few dozen teen in the teen outreach program sit and eat lunch in the background

Teen girl on the left holding Stewart the turtle with a teacher/program coordinator on the right smiling

2 teenage boys on the left, 2 teenage girls on the right, all sitting with each other smiling at the camera

Stewart the turtle in between 2 teenage girls smiling at the camera

Two teenage girls smiling at the camera, one on the right is holding Stewart the Turtle, while a couple other teens sit at tables in the background

Stewart the turtle giving a thumbs up to the camera, two girls in the background are to the left of a smart-board doing a presentation.

Two teenage girls smiling to the camera, Stewart up close and to the right of them giving a thumbs up

Lake Hening Planting Initiative

2 women, one with a wheelbarrow to the left of the image, one with a shovel full of dirt to the right (and a man in the background), smile at the camera as they plant trees

Volunteers working in yellow shirts and fun hats as they dig holes, plant trees in the dirt

Man and woman standing next to each other smiling into the camera, man to the left is holding sticks with the woman to the right holds a shovel.

Woman smiles with hands on hips after planting trees, is holding a shovel with Steward the turtle on the handle

Woman to the left holding a shovel while digging a hole in the ground/planting a tree while a young girl observes.

Stuart the turtle giving a thumbs up to the camera while a man works with a shovel in the background.

5 women with yellow shirts and matching hats stand smiling into the camera (three have shovels), while 1 woman with the same outfit kneels in front of them, also smiling after a days hardworking of volunteering and planting

4 heart workers (rangers), from left to right: woman, woman, man, woman, all smiling into the camera standing side by side

Young girl crouching by rocks and a lake, holding Stewart the turtle while smiling into the camera

Glen Allen Day

Two young girls smiling into the camera holding Stewart the turtle.

Young boy and young girl smiling into the camera with Stewart the turtle

Two young girls smiling into the camera while holding Stewart

Teenagers, from left to right: boy in military uniform, girl in military uniform, girl holding Stewart all smiling into the camera.

Picture of the venue at Glenn Allen Day - tents, people gathered all around shopping/learning/etc.

24th Annual James River Cleanup

Historical Sign detailing information about Osborne Landing

Girl facing towards the left of the image picking up trash with a grabber and big orange bag and orange vest, Stewart the turtle to the right of the screen giving a thumbs up.

Two men holding pole hooks and a trash bag standing on a boat on the water, wearing lifejackets as they smile into the camera after cleaning up the environment

Up-close picture of a stream with a beer can on some rocks, surrounded by grass and twigs

Far away shot of a man with a grabber and yellow trash bag cleaning up a beach

Woman with a grabber and an orange safety vest cleaning up trash on a river bank, long shot of the river behind her

Girl facing the right of the image with a grabber picking up trash from a median or riverbank

Two men with grabbers and orange trash bags cleaning up a river bank, trees behind them, big logs and drift wood from the river in front

Left to right, boy wearing orange vest, girl wearing orange vest, boy wearing red shirt as they smile into the camera. Girl in the middle holds Stewart the turtle

Two men in a canoe with filled orange trash bags paddle to shore, dock and river in the background

Man holding two orange trash bags walks towards a canoe, with another full orange bag in the canoe

Stewart the turtle giving a thumbs up to the camera with a canoe with filled orange trash bags in the background

Man looking towards the camera with a grabber and orange trash bag, girl in the distance towards the left picking up trash with the same tools

5 people smiling into the camera with the river behind them after a good days work of cleanup

Stewart the turtle giving a thumbs up on the right side of the image, 4 filled trash bags filled behind him

JR Tucker High School Solar Panels

Aerial view of J.R. Tucker High school detailing the whole school and the solar panels on the roof

Aerial view of J.R. Tucker High school detailing the front of the school and the solar panels on the roof

Aerial view of J.R. Tucker High school detailing the back of the school and the solar panels on the roof

Reforestation Training

Room filled with volunteers receiving a reforestation presentation and training

Four volunteers in yellow vests reading a dichotomous key as they analyze leaves

2 volunteers, one woman on the left researching on her phone, one man on the right observing

3 volunteers stand on a sidewalk looking up to analyze the height of a tree

3 volunteers analyze tree leaves to document the tree using a dichotomous key.

Women reading a dichotomous key while other people do the same in the background, forest behind them.

Henrico Parks employee showing a woman how to read dichotomous key while other people do the same in the background as they analyze and document the forest

Two girls analyzing leaves for documentation in a forest

A woman measuring the diameter of a tree to document it as part of Henrici's reforestation program.

Parks and Trails

Two people walking side by side down a dirt path in the forest

Picture of a lake surrounded by trees and a dock in the distance

Father and two boys (very young) looking out at trees on a dock

Wooden Sign denoting a tree type: labeled "sassafras" with a forest behind the sign

Wooden bridge path built over a natural indent in the forest, trees all around and a gravel path beyond the bridge

Canopy of trees with the sun shining through

Image of a lake surrounded by forest

Picture of a boy fishing on a lake with trees all around

Picture of a duck flying with plants on either side, and a lake behind the duck with a fountain

Trail with blue signs denoting fitness activities in the middle of the woods, gravel ground cover

Picture of a blue and steel exercise bench in a forest

Image of blue and steel pullup activity bars in the middle of a forest, gravel covering the ground

Sidewalk Installations and Upgrades

Bulldozer releasing a pile of dirt into a hole

Picture of a pipe half-buried underground, with a bulldozers to the left and a man in yellow construction vest towards the back of the photo

Four construction workers in yellow vests and helmets building a sidewalk

Man kneeling while working with a wheelbarrow, mixing dirt and concrete, with a roller machine to his left

A group of construction workers laying down concrete with heavy machinery behind them

Group of construction workers building a sidewalk with heavy machinery behind them

Up close image of three construction workers

Image of man bending down as he smears and straightens concrete while building a sidewalk

Three construction workers flattening concrete in a sidewalk

Construction worker putting finishing touches on a recently laid and wet sidewalk

Construction worker pouring cement into a sidewalk

5 construction workers pouring down concrete

Image of yellow cones blocking a drying sidewalk, while the front part of the side walk has not been completed. Caution tape is around the cones

Aerial shot of lots of workers pouring a sidewalk

Picture of Stewart the Turtle giving a thumbs up next to a Henrico County Construction Hard Hat with the county seal

Stream Restoration

Upham Brook (near Tucker H.S.) before restoration

Image details a disheveled stream that's overgrown, eroding, and with no integrity before the stream restoration took place

Image details a disheveled stream that's overgrown, eroding, and with no integrity before the stream restoration took place, lots of sand and a decaying riverbank

Upham Brook (near Tucker H.S.) after restoration

Image details stream that's been reconstructed, no more erosion, lots of rocks and a very strong river bank, less overgrowth

Image details stream that's been reconstructed, no more erosion, lots of rocks and a very strong river bank, less overgrowth, strong grasses providing integrity, area has been partially excavated and reconstructed

Upham Brook (near Tucker H.S.) final restoration

Results of the final stream restoration - all kinds of wildflowers, grasses, native plants, biodiversity creating a very strong ecosystem and stream

Results of the final stream restoration - all kinds of wildflowers, grasses, native plants, biodiversity creating a very strong ecosystem and stream, tall grass specifically detailed

Field of wildflowers and grasses as a result of the newly constructed river bed/reduced erosion

Picture of purple and yellow flowers in full bloom

Up close and eye level picture of the new river bed, no erosion, lots of grasses, rocks, very high integrity

Shows new wildflowers and stream bed and other growth as a result of the restoration

Pollinator Gardens

Up close shot of beautiful yellow flowers in a pollinator garden with a bee on top.

Purple flower with a pollinator bee in a garden, up close shot

Up close shot of a single yellow flower with outward expanding petals, backdrop of grass

Tall purple flower strands with a cream colored butterfly or moth.

Purple flowers with an up close shot of a bee

Purple flower in the center, very close shot, bee flying away from the flower

Tall purple flower strands with a bee

Bark in the Park

Man (face not shown) kneeling with a dog. Dog is looking at a cut out of Stewart the Turtle.

Young boy with yellow and black face paint on smiling next to a cutout of Stewart the Turtle

Woman smiling while holding Stewart the turtle

Man kneeling by his dog while smiling at the camera, dog is wearing a blue bandana and there's a Henrico Humane Society table/tent behind him

Up close picture of a dogs face looking into the camera

Small dogs surrounded by valentines day pillow hearts/teddy bear

Family of four, mom dad and two girls smiling into the camera with a dog in the center. Dad and two daughters are kneeling while the mom stands.

Woman kneels by her dog as she smiles into the camera

Woman standing while holding and looking at her dog while the dog looks into the camera.

Watch Out Ahead Henrico (WOAH!)

Camera capturing the back of a man wearing a yellow "WOAH" safety vest while facing towards reporters who are recording speakers

Cutout of Stewart the Turtle giving a thumbs up beside a "WOAH" safety vest, Henrico Police car is behind them

Two police officers and three participants give an address about the importance of safety, police officer to the left stands behind a podium, with an easel and a chart to his left.

Up close shot of yellow "WOAH" safety vest and it's icons/words. Icons include a bicycle, car, bus, and pedestrian walking. Words are "Watch out ahead Henrico"

Young girl smiling into the camera while wearing a yellow safety vest and holding a cutout of Stewart the Turtle

Up close of Stewart the Turtle smiling into the camera while police and participants stand behind him with their backs to him.

Autumn at Henrico Parks

Beautiful picture of a lake and fall trees at a Henrico Park.

Beautiful picture of a lake and fall trees at a Henrico Park.

Beautiful picture of a lake and fall trees at a Henrico Park, with a recreation center on the far shore

Up close of a duck resting on a sandy dirt path

Up close of a heron walking in the water by the shore

Picture of ducks floating in the water with a fountain/lake behind them and a rec center on the far shore

Beautiful shot of a lone tree by a pond and the sun shining in a perfectly blue sky

Picture of a vibrant tree canopy with fall colors

Picture of a lake with a near perfect reflection and a shore line past the lake with trees of all different fall colors

Keep Henrico Beautiful Education

Two kids holding a net with dirt in it as they examine the contents of the dirt.

Small stream with lots of young people walking along the stream collecting samples

Young boy smiling into the camera while holding a net with stream/soil life in it

Girl kneeling besides a glass case with green growth in it, with a big wooden oval structure behind her

Kids play in a very fun, interesting looking obstacle course

Three children sit criss-cross in a hut made from hundreds of little wooden pieces.

Two girls sitting side by side in what appears tone a cano of sometime in a room with a carpet floor

Conservation Day 2023

Stewart the turtle smiling next to a big Conservation Day sign

Woman and a girl holding a cutout of Stewart while smiling into the camera

Two parents hug their daughter who works for H.E.A.R.T. while they all smile into the camera

Two very young boys stand one in front of the other while they smile and hold Stewart

Young girl holds a muffin in one hand and Stewart the Turtle in another, with unicorn face paint on her forehead as she smiles into the camera

Presumably four siblings smile into the camera, all different ages, while one on the left holds Stewart

Dad holds his young daughter and Stewart the turtle as they both smile into the camera

Woman holds Stewart while smiling into the camera

Parents kneel beside their daughter while she holds Stewart the Turtle and smiles into the camera

Two women smile into the camera while holding Stewart

Earth Day 2023

Two very young girls, presumably siblings, smile into the camera while holding "I'm on Earth Here" masks

H.E.A.R.T table with all the relevant information and materials set up neatly, ready for a public event

Three kids, one boy and two girls in descending height from the left, smile into the Camera next to a large banner with a picture of Stewart that says "Choose to Reuse"

Large flier/banner on display with Stewart the turtle in front of a depiction of the earth next to "Earth Day" in large yellow letters

Three volunteers behind the H.E.A.R.T table underneath a tent smiling into the camera.

Mom and young son kneel together in front of the H.E.A.R.T table and smile into the camera

Young boy smiles into the camera with the H.E.A.R.T table and two volunteers to his right

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