Environment and Outdoors
The Berglund Center is hosting the Greater Roanoke Home and Garden Show this weekend, WFIR’s Alex Torres has details:
If your electricity bill has increased in the past year, you’re not alone. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
A Virginia wildlife organization has compiled data about wildlife-vehicle collisions and mitigation tactics. WFIR’s Ian Price reports that the goal is to provide transparent and easy access to this information, which numerous agencies have collected.
A local expert has a tip to avoid paying extra when you file, as well as information on an improved tax credit. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:During a work session yesterday afternoon, members of the Roanoke County School Board discussed the possibility of providing solar energy to Cave Spring High School. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
Roanoke County Public Schools is entertaining solar power as a way to save on electricity. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on the possible “Power Purchase Agreement.”
Do you have a New Year’s Resolution to get out and get active? Virginia’s State Parks can help. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
Progress is being made on the Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan, and you might see those changes underway on your next nature walk, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
Your opinion about how to improve a historic recreation center can be heard thanks to a survey by the City of Roanoke, but it won’t be open for much longer. WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: