Stewart’s Travel History

HEART Community Impact Grants 2026 Application Deadline Nears

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Applications for the 2026 HEART Community Impact Grants are due WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26.   The Henrico Environmental Action Resource Team (HEART) Community Impact Grants Program supports nonprofit community organizations seeking funding […]

Henrico’s tree inventory and canopy assessment

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Henrico County’s Sustainability Division is continuing its partnership with Capital Trees to assess the tree canopy at county parks and green spaces. Canopy assessments are vital because data provide a […]

HEART Goes Biking

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In celebration of National Bike Month in May, grab your bicycle, put on your helmet and hit the road. Henrico County encourages residents to use non-motorized transportation like bicycles to […]

HEART Paints Out Pollution

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Henrico’s Environmental Action Resource Team has joined forces with the James River Association to “Paint Out Pollution.” In August, volunteers ranging in age from kids to adults, as many as 20 […]

Reduce, reuse, recycle … food waste composting? 

A cutout of Stewart the turtle stands among a pile of pumpkins.
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Yes, food waste composting is another great way to recycle, and HEART is offering a pilot drop-off program at Henrico County’s public-use areas to give residents another way to help […]

Keep Henrico Beautiful Awards Have Sprouted! 

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Ladies, gentlemen and lovers of the environment, Keep Henrico Beautiful welcomes you to the environmental award season! An honored tradition since 1995, the Land Lover and Clean Business awards have […]

Summer Stream Cleanups

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Calling all environmental enthusiasts! Looking for a way to get involved in the community during the warm summer months? Well, we have just the thing for you! Henrico’s Environmental Action […]

Fight the Bite  with Henrico’s Mosquito Section

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HEART has some great information to help you get outdoors, get active and enjoy Mother Nature.   Did you know that Henrico County has a “mosquito group” in the Department of […]