Category: Take Action

Community Plant Swap – January 17, 2026 City of Fairfax Library

Community Plant Swap
Do you have extra seedlings? Are your houseplants getting out of control? On the hunt for different varieties of plants to add to your collection? Bring your cuttings, seeds, seedlings, transplants, and plant and garden supplies for a community plant swap. Please ensure that your plants and cuttings are pest-free, and avoid bringing plants deemed invasive to Virginia. All ages welcome.

Date:
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time:
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location:
City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B
Library Branch:
City of Fairfax Regional Library
— Read on librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15058525

Record & Share Nature Observations Using iNaturalist App

iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you while generating data for science and conservation. Get connected with a community of millions scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research-quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature.
— Read on http://www.inaturalist.org/pages/about

Fairfax Tree Rescuers PRISM – Week of Action: Nov 8 – 16

The Fairfax Tree Rescuers PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management) will officially launch with a “Week of Action”, November 8 – 16. This community-wide initiative seeks to save our trees and natural areas from invasive plants. There are many events across Fairfax County, which are listed here. There will be an event in Centreville on Saturday, November 15 from 10 am – noon at Pleasant Hill Park (6200 Riverland Run, Centreville, VA). Registration is required for the tree rescue events because of limited parking in some locations.

Guest Speaker Scott Graham to Discuss ‘The Climate Boot Camp’ Free Online Course

Join us for a presentation by chapter member Scott Graham at the upcoming general membership meeting on Tuesday, April 29, between 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Scott recently earned a Master’s Degree in Natural Resources and a Graduate Certificate in Global Sustainability from Virginia Tech. He will share a short presentation on the development and expansion of The Climate Boot Camp, a program initially developed in 2021 through partnership with Climate Reality Project and Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment.  Billed as a “Sustainability Leadership Workshop for Climate Leaders”, we will learn how this free online course can help us create effective action within our chapter.

We will encourage chapter members to register for the June Climate Boot Camp sessions so that we can take the course together as the Climate Reality Project Northern Virginia Chapter!

  • June 3 Orientation
  • June 7 Networking #1
  • June 14 Networking #2

For information about the program or to register, please visit https://www.ecoactus.org. If you have any questions please contact: novaclimatechapter@gmail.com.

Turn Out For Tomorrow

MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE IN THE 2024 ELECTIONS
At Climate Reality, we’re mobilizing voters across the nation to ensure we’re ready to make our voices heard at the ballot box this year.  Our future is on the line, so we can’t afford to sit out this election. From the White House to city council, elections determine who represents us in important decisions that impact our communities. 

Your voice is your vote. Be a voter.

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March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC

From September 15 to 17, approximately 600,000 people around the world took to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels. This wave of global mobilizations included the March to #EndFossilFuels in New York City on September 17, where Climate Reality Leaders and chapter members joined nearly 75,000 climate advocates in calling on world leaders to stop fossil fuel expansion and extraction.