Conservation and Sustainability Commission

Spring is right around the corner and there is no better place to find all sorts of native plant options for the season than at the Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center.

After the successful Conservation and Sustainability Commission composting pilot initiative at the Vienna Farmer’s Market in 2024 and 2025, the Town of Vienna is excited to announce the opening of a permanent composting drop-off location at the 400 Block of Mill St NE adjacent to the existing purple glass recycling bin.  The composting drop-off site should be operational starting November 17, 2025.  

Residents are encouraged to drop off their food scraps and other composting materials to this drop-off location and support Vienna's sustainability goals.  Composting is an easy and impactful way to keep organic waste out of our landfills and join us in making Vienna a greener and cleaner town!

For more information, contact the Department of Public Works with the link below.

Project Manager: Alan Chen

Anticipated Start Date: 11/17/2025

Proposed Site Plan - Mill Street Recycling Area Improvements(PDF, 269KB)

The Conservation and Sustainability Commission undertook a volunteer effort to explore ways the Town of Vienna could enhance its ability to preserve and manage its tree canopy. We looked at how Vienna could retain, replace, and add trees, particularly in light of increasing teardown/new home development throughout the Town. Also find a link to Town’s recently released Urban Tree Canopy Assessment.

• Trees in Vienna: A Review of Programs to Help Vienna Preserve and Manage Its Tree Canopy - October 2022
• Vienna, Virginia Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Report - October 2022

To celebrate Earth Day, the Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission (CSC) invites students to participate in our annual Student Creativity Contest. This competition is an opportunity for you to express your thoughts on the environment and share your imagination and art or writing skills.  This year's teme is "How do you and your family help to improve the environment?"

How the contest works:

1. Contestants will write an essay or create a piece of art responding to the following prompt:

How does you and your family help to improve the environment?

2. There will be 2 categories based on grade level.

○      K-6

○      7-12

3. All essays and artwork will be displayed at the Town of Vienna’s 2026 Green Expo (April 23^rd).

4. There will be one essay winner and one artwork winner selected in each category.

5. Both K-6 winners will be awarded a Green Kid Crafts Box and a Hydro Flask Water Bottle.

6. Both 7-12 winners will be awarded a $100 gift card and a Hydro Flask Water Bottle.

Contest Guidelines:

1. One entry per student.

2. All submissions must be new and original artwork or writing.

3. Essays should be no longer than 500 words.

4. Artwork must be saved as .jpeg or .jpg and essays must be saved as .pdf, .doc, or .docx.

5. Students may enter by mail, email or drop off at Town Hall.

6. All submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026.

How to Enter:

1. All entries must be accompanied by the Town of Vienna Artwork Release Form(PDF, 31KB), which can be found on the CSC website (viennava.gov/csc). If an entry is received without a release form, it will be disqualified.

2. To enter by mail, send artwork/essay along with a completed release form to:

Town of Vienna

Conservation and Sustainability Commission

127 Center Street S

Vienna, VA, 22180

3. To enter by email, send your file and release form to csc@viennava.gov. In the subject line, please use CSC Student Creativity Contest [insert your name].

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to seeing your submissions. The winners will be announced on April 9th, 2026. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the CSC by phone or email. Thank you and good luck!