NANSEMOND RIVER PRESERVATION ALLIANCE RESOURCE CENTER
The Nansemond River Preservation Alliance Resource Center located at the NRPA Office, 8881 Eclipse Drive, Suffolk, Virginia is stacked with several books, brochures and pamphlets that are available to the public on a loan basis. If interested, please contact the NRPA Office at 757-745-7447 or email bcross.nrpa@gmail.com
NRPA Resource Center List:
Making your Property more Environmentally Friendly
Native Plant, Shrubs and Trees list and pictorial description
Living Shorelines
Rain Gardens
Suffolk’s River and Creeks Water Quality
Impact of Stormwater Runoff into Waterways
NRPA State of the Nansemond River Reports
Virginia Department of Health, Division of Shellfish Safety Shellfish Closure Maps
NRPA Waterway Sampling data
Oyster Gardening and Reefs
Oyster information and gardening procedures
NRPA Projects
River Chat Newsletters which include information on NRPA’s projects
Environmental Regulations
Chesapeake Preservation Act
Stormwater Regulations
City issued Exceptions, Exemptions and Violations
Chesapeake Bay
History Books
Maps of Suffolk and the Chesapeake Bay
NRPA has a map case filled with maps of Suffolk and surrounding areas.
Miscellaneous
Insects
Birds of Suffolk’s Waterways
Fish
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES
LIVING SHORELINES
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
OYSTER GARDENING AND REEFS
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Shellfish Leases - Virginia Marine Resource Commission
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT
City of Suffolk Planning Department
City of Suffolk Public Works Department
City of Suffolk Wetlands Board
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality – Water Control Board
Virginia Marine Resource Commission