Cooperative Extension Legislative Day
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Cooperative Extension Legislative Day

Grace Richardson, an Energy Master Volunteer with Virginia Cooperative Extension explains how a thermal camera works. “It helps find where air is leaking, when warm air is escaping. The blue light means it is colder and when it turns red, it is warm.” The Energy Master program trains volunteers in energy efficiency and water conservation. Since 2011, 180 volunteers have helped more than 600 families living in affordable housing buildings in Arlington and Alexandria to decrease their energy and water usage.

Grace Richardson, an Energy Master Volunteer with Virginia Cooperative Extension explains how a thermal camera works. “It helps find where air is leaking, when warm air is escaping. The blue light means it is colder and when it turns red, it is warm.” The Energy Master program trains volunteers in energy efficiency and water conservation. Since 2011, 180 volunteers have helped more than 600 families living in affordable housing buildings in Arlington and Alexandria to decrease their energy and water usage. Photo by Shirley Ruhe.

Friday, December 16, 2016

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Del. Mark Levine (D-45) fills his plate with the ancient grain salad, the Persian zucchini frittata and the smoked salmon salad prepared by the Master Food Volunteers at the Virginia Cooperative Extension Legislative Day on Dec. 2. In 2016, 887 volunteers spent 32,746 hours on extension activities in Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. This included 1,441 public education programs. Virginia Cooperative Extension works with Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, the commonwealth’s land-grant universities, to help people put scientific knowledge to work.

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