Climate Change March
The effects of climate change on our beautiful Northern Neck will affect all
who live here, regardless our respective political affiliations. A one-mile
long "March for Climate Awareness" is taking place on Saturday, April 29 in
Kilmarnock.
A year ago, the USGS issued a press release that said in part: "Much of the
coast from Maine to Virginia is more likely to change than to simply drown in
response to rising seas during the next 70 years or so...in ways that will
reshape coastal landscapes....70 percent of the Northeast Atlantic Coast is
made up of ecosystems that have the capacity to change over the next several
decades in response to rising seas."
The March for Climate Awareness will begin at the Peeble's parking lot (Main
street) at 9:45 AM, and will continue to Grace Episcopal Church, but if you
wish, you may join it at the midpoint at the Lancaster Public Library. Parking
will be available at the parking lot outside Peeble's (463 N.Main St.), at the
Lancaster Community Library (16 Town Centre Dr.), and also at Grace Episcopal
Church (303 S. Main St.) if public parking on Waverly is full. Please carpool,
if possible. This is to be a family-friendly march; children and dogs on
leashes are welcome. Those who are mobility impaired or elderly can assemble
at Grace Church to be part of this event.
