Many residents in our community and across the world are becoming more environmentally-conscious. By incorporating eco-friendly practices in and around your home, you will contribute to clean and healthy Virginia Beach waterways and a more sustainable environment overall. There are many additional benefits. Read more about what YOU can do as a resident of Virginia Beach.
LRNow offers multiple programs for residents including:
So much of the progress we have made in restoring our waterways is a result of the great work our residents are doing to change their practices and adopt more sustainable behaviors. These PEARL HOMES are all over Virginia Beach. PEARL HOMES are places where people care about our community and our environment and want to do what they can to live responsibly and help protect our resources.
Our daily habits and decisions make a difference. Whether you have installed a rain garden or rain barrel, made a pledge to “scoop the poop” or switched to a reusable water bottle and reusable grocery bags, you are helping to bring our waterways back to life, and we would like to recognize your efforts.
It takes a community to restore and protect our waterways. We know how fortunate we are to live in this beautiful place. Water is a large part of our daily enjoyment, our recreation, our local food and our livelihoods. We all want to do our part to restore the health of all of our waterways and protect them for future generations to enjoy.
Virginia Beach residents: Apply Now to become a PEARL HOME and help us show the community the great work you are doing. Fill out our online application by clicking on PEARL HOME You can also download a copy of the Pearl Home Application and mail it to LRNow at Brock Environmental Center, 3663 Marlin Bay Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23455.
If you are already a Pearl Home, look over our Pearl Home Resource Card to remind you of the extra initiatives you can take around your house and yard, and where you can find more information to guide you through those actions.
We now have more than 5,000 Pearl Homes in Virginia Beach – thanks to all of our Pearl Homes for making clean water a priority. Keep up the good work!
To continue raising awareness of our Pearl Home program, you can volunteer to become of PEARL NEIGHBORHOOD Block Captain. Block Captains will encourage all of their neighbors to become Pearl Homes with them. As a Block Captain, you can tailor your efforts to your own neighborhood and go about inspiring your neighbors in any way you see fit (door to door, civic league discussion, Pearl Home block party, etc.). If you are interested in becoming a Pearl Neighborhood Block Captain, email Terri@LRNow.org.
Printable PDF Pearl Home Application
Pearl Neighborhoods in our community as of 2020:
Atlantic Shores
Lynnhaven Dunes
Pine Ridge
Westminster Canterbury
PEARL HOMES are places where people care about our environment and want to do what they can to help protect our resources.
Lynnhaven River NOW recognizes schools providing outstanding environmental education as a Pearl School.
PEARL BUSINESSES are essential to truly move towards a more sustainable Virginia Beach and cleaner waters.
We all want to do our part to restore the health of all of our sacred waterways and protect them for future generations to enjoy.
SUSTAINABLE YARDS PROGRAM: Let us help you “green” your Lynnhaven watershed home. This unique program provides specific stormwater management practices to your yard at a significantly reduced cost to you.