Show Your Climate Action: Enter the Sustain Fairfax Earth Month Youth Art Contest

Fairfax County, Virginia – OEEC announces Sustain Fairfax Earth Month Youth Art Contest

Fairfax County’s Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination (OEEC) invites students to showcase how they are taking action for our planet in the Sustain Fairfax Earth Month Youth Art Contest. This contest celebrates the real, climate‑friendly steps young people are taking and how those actions benefit our environment and community. It connects directly to the Sustain Fairfax Challenge, an online platform where residents track and share their climate actions.

Participants will fall into one of three categories, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, and grades 9-12. Students can submit original artwork, including designs, photographs, or drawings, to inspire residents to complete climate actions in our community.
— Read more on www.fairfaxcounty.gov/environment-energy-coordination/sustain-fairfax-earth-month-youth-art-contest

Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Seedling Sale – 2026

The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting orders for their 2026 Annual Native Seedling Sale Program, through which they provide native trees and shrubs to Fairfax County residents at low cost. All seedlings are native to Virginia and were chosen with advice from the Fairfax County Urban Forestry Management Division and Virginia Department of Forestry.

Get Nature on You at NOVA Parks!

NOVA Parks offer many family-friendly outdoor activities throughout Northern Virginia. Read more on anc.apm.activecommunities.com/novaparks/activity/search

Concern re Enviro Impact of Loudoun’s Data Centers

Climate Reality Leader Natalie Pien recently penned an op-ed in Loudoun Now regarding her concern over the environmental impact of Loudoun County’s “Data Center Alley” and the need to evaluate the effects: “Collectively, Loudoun’s Data Center Alley consumes enough electricity to power five times the number of homes in Loudoun.”