In mid-August 2012, Halifax 4-H Stewardship Club volunteers planted perennials and laid mulch for a pet area at the Southside Botanical Gardens.

Youngsters removed debris from the shoreline of Staunton River State Park during the Stewardship Virginia spring campaign.

Gov. Bob McDonnell helps plant a tree at an Earth Day event at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County.

It's dirty work, but someone's got to do it.

A Starbucks volunteer helps out.

Friends of Shenandoah River State Park load a truck with debris from the Shenandoah River.