Welcome to the Yahoo "news group" for environmentalists of the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas of Virginia. New members always welcome.

Please observe the basic protocol that this group is solely for the purpose of spreading the word about environmental activism in our area; meetings, events, and local issues. Please don't post items of a general nature that don't have a local connection. Items submitted are subject to review before posting.

If you're not familiar with Yahoo Groups, please check out your membership settings to select your preferences to receive (or not receive) emails, and be sure your email system is set to allow messages from this domain.

Please observe some rules so that this forum will properly serve its purpose:
1) No file attachments are accepted
2) Forwarded messages are sometimes confusing to recipients - it is prefereable to convey your message in the body of your email
3) If including links please explain where the link will lead to and why it is included in the message to help recipients decide if they wish to click the link
4) Every message should contain the name (and affiliation, if appropriate) of the sender
5) No personal attacks
6) No commercial messages
7) This list is open to any interested person; please don't send anything that should not be publicly disseminated