York Public Participation Workgroup
Resource list headings
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Adult Education Training
Virginia Cooperative Extension
See colleges & universities
Businesses, business associations/organizations
Applied Research Technologies, LCC, Gloucester
Caroline Business Assoc.
Caroline Chamber of Commerce
KW Business Assoc.
Verizon, Gloucester
Walmart – Tappahannock, Mechanicsville, Gloucester
York County Business Association
Churches
Beulah Baptist Church, KW
Brett-Reed Presbyterian Church, KW
Bruington Baptist, K&Q
Corinth Christian Church, KW
Epworth United Methodist Church, King William
McKendree United Methodist Church, King William
Mechanicsville United Methodist Church
Mizpah United Methodist, Walkerton
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, KW
Rock Springs AME Church, KW
Sharon Baptist Church, KW
St. David’s Episcopal, KW
St. Paul’s Episcopal, KW
Third Union Baptist Church, KW
Civic Organizations
Garden Clubs
King William Ruritans
King and Queen Ruritans
Lions Clubs
Masonic Lodges
Moose Lodges
NAACP
National Assoc. of Retired Federal Employees, Caroline Co.
PTAs – see schools
Quin Rivers Agency for Community Actions
West Point Jaycees
Colleges and Universities
Randolph Macon College
Rappahannock Community College, Glenns
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (College of William and Mary)
Conservation Easements – organizations that will hold easements
Middle Peninsula Land Trust – contact: Lyn Layer? Phone, email
Virginia Outdoors Foundation – Leslie Tru, phone, email
Virginia Farmland Trust –
Convenience stores
Bradley’s (King & Queen,
Fast Mart (Mechanicsville, King William,
Little Sue (Mattaponi,
7-11 (King William, Mechanicsville, West Point,
Environmental Groups
Mattaponi & Pamunkey Rivers Association, Billy Mills, (804) 769-0841, www.mpra.org
York Chapter, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
York Chapter, Sierra Club
Save our Rivers, Inc., Henry Broaddus,
Save the Ole Piankatank
The Nature Conservancy, Tappahannock office ?
Environmental Education curricula/Resources
Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts
Ecology Clubs – see local middle and high schools
Envirothon – contact local soil and water conservation districts
4-H programs – see local Virginia Cooperative Extension offices
Future Farmers of America – see local middle and high schools
Girl Scouts/Brownies –
Game and Inland Fisheries – Project WILD
Soil and Water Conservation Districts –
Virginia Farm Bureau – Ag in the Classroom
Farm suppliers
Southern States (King William, )
Field trip opportunities
Lake Anna State Park
Mattaponi & Pamunkey Rivers Association (Starship and Miss Evelyn boat trips) – Billy Mills,
billy@mpra.org
Virginia Institute of Marine Science –
York River State Park – phone, email
Zoar State Forest, King William, Co. –
Grocery stores
Food Lion, (King William, Mechanicsville, West Point,
Manquin Supermarket, King William
Ukrop’s, (Mechanicsville, Ashland, Hanover,
Walkerton Country Market, Walkerton
Walmart (Mechanicsville, )
Health Organizations
American Red Cross - Gloucester
American Cancer Society, Gloucester
American Heart Assoc., Gloucester
Home Owners Associations
Lake Anna Civic Association
Hunting, Fishing, Recreational sporting and boating groups
Ducks Unlimited, Aylett Chapter
Industry
Gloucester Seafood, Inc.
Marine Sonic Technologies, Inc., Gloucester
Smurfit-Stone, Inc., West Point
Landscaping organizations/businesses/interest groups/nurseries
Bayscapes Program
Garden clubs
West’s Nursery, Hanover
Libraries
Gordonsville Library, Orange County
Pamunkey Regional Library – (branches at Hanover Courthouse, Upper King William,
Mechanicsville, West Point, King and Queen)
York County Public Library (branches at Tabb ad Yorktown)
Local Governments
Ashland
Caroline County
Charles City County
Essex County
Gloucester
Hanover County
James City County
Louisa County
King and Queen County
King William County
New Kent County
Orange County
Spottsylvania County
West Point
York County
Marinas
Anna Point Marina, Mineral
Commonwealth Yatchs, Gloucester Point
Mills Marina, Seaford
Virginia Boating Center, Mineral
Wormley Creek Marina, Yorktown
York River Yatch Haven, Gloucester Point
Medical Centers
Aylett Family Medical Center
Regional Memorial Medical Center, Hanover
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester
Military
Camp Peary
Langley Air Force Base, Yorktown
Naval Weapons Station
US Coast Guard Training Station
Native American Tribal Organizations
Mattaponi Tribal Council
Pamunkey Tribal Council
Upper Mattaponi Tribe
Newspapers – dailies and weeklies
By the Bay, Yorktown
Caroline Progress, Bowling Green
Central Virginian, Louisa
Country Courier – King and Queen, King William
Daily Press, Newport News, Gloucester
Denbigh Gazette, Yorktown
Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg
Glo-Quips, Gloucester
Gloucester – Mathews Gazette Journal
Herald-Progres, Ashland
Mechanicsville Weekly
Newport News Gaette, Yorktown
Orange County Review
Orange Express
Poquoson Post, Yorktown
Richmond Times - Dispatch
Tidewater Review – King William, West Point, King and Queen
Yorktown Crier
Public Utilities
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Dominion Virginia Power
Public Lands/parks
Beaverdam Reservoir Park, Gloucester
Buckner-Bumpass Park, Louisa Co.
Charles Brown Park, York Co.
Chrisman Creek Park, York Co.
Kiln Creek Park, York Co.
King William Recreation Park
Lake Anna State Park
Louisa Town Park, Louisa Co.
Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville
Poor Farm Park, Ashland
York River State Park
Historic Yorktown Waterfront
Wolf Trap Park, York Co.
Zoar State Forest, King William
Radio/TV stations
Cox Communications – cable serving: Gloucester
WBQB 101.5 FM, Fredericksburg
WFLS 93.3FM, Fredericksburg
WFVA 1230AM, Fredericksburg
WGRQ 95.9 FM, Fredericksburg
WGRX 104.5 FM, Fredericksburg
WHAN 1430 AM, Ashland
WJMA 98.9 FM, Orange
WLSA 105.5 FM, Louisa
WVCV 1340 AM, Orange
WYFJ 100.1 FM, Ashland
WYSK 1350AM, 99.3 FM, Fredericksburg
WWUZ 96.9FM, Bowling Green
WXEZ 94.1 FM, Yorktown
WXGM – 1420 AM & 99.1 FM, Gloucester
WYCS 91.5 FM, Yorktown
Realtors and Developers
Antique Properties, Bowling Green
Balducci Realty, Inc. Mechanicsville
Blake and Ban, Inc., Mechanicsville
Brake and Assoc., West Point
Bruce Johnson Realty, West Point
Centruy 21 Bay Properties, Mathews
Commonwealth Appraisal, Gordonsville
E. Claiborne Hogge Real Estate, Gloucester
ERA Woody Hogg and Assoc., Mechanicsville
Francisco, Robinson and Assoc., Providence Forge
GSH Real Estate, Williamsburg and Newport News
Hometown Realty, Mechanicsville
Jeff McKinney, developer, Hanover
Jim and Pat Carter Real Estate, White Stone
Long and Foster, White Stone
Napier Realtors, Mechanicsville
Olde Towne Properties, Mechanicsville
Park Hill Properties, Inc., Spotsylvania
Pioneer Realty, Mechanicsville
Pitts and Manns Realty, Bowling Green
Prudential Slater
Re/Max Bay Country, Inc., Gloucester
Re/Max Homes and Land, Bowling Green
Re/Max Lake and Country, Spotsylvania
Ron Jarrell Realty, ?
Ronnie May and Assoc., Mechanicsville
Ron Pomfrey Realty, Inc., Mechanicsville
Rose and Womble Realty Co., Newport news
Sears Realty, Shacklefords
Thrift Insurance Corp., West Point
Tidewater Realty, West Point
Twin Rivers Realty, Jerry Cox, King William
Research/Technical Water Quality Information
VIMS, Gloucester
Restaurants
McDonald’s, West Point
Burger King, King William
Vinny’s, King William
Schools
Caroline
Bowling Green Primary School
Bowling Green Middle School
Caroline Middle School
Caroline County High School
Ladysmith Primary School
Ladysmith Elementary
Gloucester
Abingdon Elementary
Bethel Elementary
Botetourt Elementary
Gloucester County High School
Page Middle School
Peasley Middle School
Petsworth Elementary
Walker Elementary
Hanover
Atlee High School
Battlefield Elementary
Beaverdam Elementary
Chicohominy Middle School
Cold Harbor Elementary
Cool Spring Elementary
Elmont Elementary
Henry Clay Elementary
John M. Gandy Elementary
Lee Davis High School
Liberty Middle School
Oak Knoll Elementary
Patrick Henry High School
Pearson’s Corner Elementary
Pole Green Elementary
Rural Point Elementary
South Anna Elementary
Stonewall Jackson Middle School
Washington Henry Elementary
King & Queen
Central High, K&Q
Lawson - Marriot Elementary, K&Q
King William
Acquinton Elementary, KW
Hamilton-Holmes Middle School, KW
King William High School
Orange
Gordon-Barbour Elementary, Gordonsville
Spottsylvania
West Point
West Point High School
West Point Elementary
York County
Bethel Manor Elementary
Coventry Elementary
Dare Elementary
Grafton Bethel Elementary
Grafton High School
Grafton Middle School
Mt. Vernon Elementary
School of the Arts, Yorktown
Seaford Elementary
Tabb Elementary
Tabb High School
Tabb Middle School
York High School
Yorktown Elementary
Yorktown Middle School
York River Regional School
Senior Citizen organizations
KW Retired Teachers Association
KW Senior Citizen Center
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Colonial SWCD, (804) 932-4376
Hanover-Caroline SWCD, (804) 537-5225, ext. 4
Thomas Jefferson SWCD, (434) 975-0224
Three Rivers SWCD, (804) 443-2327
Tidewater SWCD, (804) 693-3562, ext. 5
Tri-County/City SWCD, (540) 899-9492
State Government Agencies
Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Tappahannock Office, (804) 443-6752
Dept. of Environmental Quality
Dept. of Forestry
Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries
Hanover
King and Queen Hatchery
Dept. of Health
Dept. of Social Services
Dept. of Transportation
Caroline
Essex, Tappahannock
King William
King and Queen
Mechanicsville
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Caroline
Essex
Hanover
King William/King & Queen
Virginia Marine Resource Commission
Waste Management
BFI, Inc.
Water quality monitoring
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Stacey Moulds, phone, email
Dept. of Environmental Quality, Citizen monitoring coordinator – Joyce Brooks, phone, email
Virginia Save Our Streams Program (benthic) – Jay Gilliam, (888-656-6664), strmiwla@cfw.com
Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers Association
Friends of Dragon Run