by Amber Ellis | Jun 11, 2021 | James River Buffers, News |
The James River Association Celebrates a $1 Million Grant! The James River Association (JRA), on behalf of the Upper and Middle James Riparian Consortium (Consortium), is excited to share that our $1 million proposal to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation was...
by Amber Ellis | May 25, 2021 | James River Rx, News |
Walks along the river in May were filled with vibrant greens, dancing birds, caterpillars inching along to their next meal, wild geraniums and coreopsis blooming, and people, enjoying the warm spring days. Ever since I was a child, the forest is where I feel...
by Amber Ellis | Apr 29, 2021 | James River Rx, News |
The James River and its forested banks are one of the most healing spaces that I know. There is a ton of science to back up why our riparian areas are so good at this, but based on the increase in visits to many of our riverside parks over the past year, we obviously...
by Amber Ellis | Jun 2, 2020 | News, Watershed Restoration |
What I love most about nature journaling is it gets me outside, focuses my mind, lets me learn something new, and lets me create with my hands! My latest project was a tree series where my assignment was to walk along a creek or the James River, find a tree that...
by Amber Ellis | Jul 12, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Do you want to grow forests for clean water?! The James River Association (JRA) and the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) are here to help landowners across the Middle James watershed to restore forest buffers along local waterways. A forest buffer is an area of...
