Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

703-324-1460 TTY 711
12055 Government Center Parkway
Suite 905, Fairfax, VA 22035
Willie Woode
Executive Director

Green Breakfast Events

NVSWCD facilitates a bi-monthly gathering to discuss environmental topics in a casual setting on a Saturday morning. Attendees include agency representatives, interested citizens and community members, students, lawmakers, members of the business community and representatives of local non-profits. Six green breakfasts are held each year. Virtual Green Breakfasts are hosted on Microsoft Teams. In-person Green Breakfasts are held at Ornery Public House, 3950 University Drive. There is free parking in the Old Town Plaza parking garage located behind the brew pub! 

 

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To receive updates about Green Breakfast speakers or join us at an upcoming Green Breakfast, please register for the Green Breakfast newsletter. Please direct questions to NVSWCD.

  • January 11, 2025 - Virtual! Does This Animal Need Help? with Carolyn Wilder, Wildlife Rescue League.
  • March 8, 2025 - In-personSustain Fairfax: Climate Action and Community Resilience with Sara Girello, Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination. 
  • May 10, 2025 - Virtual! Cancelled
  • July 12, 2025 - Virtual! Mapping a Conservation Vision for Northern Virginia with Matt Gerhart, Conservation Director, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
  • September 13, 2025 - In-person! Invasive Plants: Tools for Taking Action with Wendy Cohen and Rekha Dolas, Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance.
  • November 8, 2025 - Virtual! Topic: CAP-E and Charge Up Fairfax programs, details coming soon!

You can view our Green Breakfast YouTube playlist here or scroll down to view our past Green Breakfasts.

Past Green Breakfasts

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Invasive Plants: Tools for Taking Action (September 2025)

Wendy Cohen and Rekha Dolas, two of the founders of the Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance, shared stewardship and advocacy resources for tackling invasives in our community at the September 13, 2025 in-person Green Breakfast. Click here to view the slides from their presentation.

 

Green Breakfast participants

Past Green Breakfast topics and speakers include:

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