Jf Environmental Trust Foundation

S.E.R.V.E is a food pantry assisting people living in Northern Virginia. Contributions to them were made to allow them to purchase and distribute organic flour from local farms.

Funds were provided for graduate student research into the impact of climate change on avian populations in Northern Virginia.

Students learn how worms affect the ability of gardens to grow plants. Vermiculture allows plants to obtain and use nutrients they need to grow. The funds were used to build boxes for housing both worms and compostable materials.

Funds given to UMW for science-based studies on environmental issues including analysis of coal ash pollution of local waterways. Funds were given as grants to cover expenses of analyzing water and fish samples and to provide scholarships and or stipends for students participating in the studies.

Three grants scholarships awarded in 2022: 1 Scholarship & grant to continue to study the heat island effect on neighborhoods in Fredericksburg VA; 2 grant to continue a study on the impact of coal ash on small aquatic creatures; 3 grant to build a neighborhood organic food garden in the Bragg Hill neighborhood of Fredericksburg VA.

Help students build an educational nature trail on school property to be able to study wildlife and test water samples.