by Ben Watson | Jul 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Connect with the James, James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
The holiday weekend is here, and the James River is calling! A jump in the James is a great way to beat the summer swelter, and the best way to get outside and enjoy your local waterways is to know before you go by checking river conditions on James River Watch...
by Ben Watson | May 9, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Get out your energy domes! This week’s blog is Devo-ted to the James River’s biggest source of nitrogen pollution: wastewater. This issue is hairier than a 1980s rock band, but don’t despair! The draft Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) gives us an opportunity to...
by Ben Watson | Jan 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, James Riverkeeper, News, Watershed Restoration, Wildlife of the James |
As we kick off 2019 and turn a very soggy page on the past year, it’s worth looking back at one of 2018’s main themes, at least as far as the James River is concerned: the rain. To state the obvious it’s been wet – I mean unrelentingly, record-settingly wet – across...
by Ben Watson | Aug 29, 2018 | James Riverkeeper, News |
It’s hard to believe another summer flown by, and another year of James River Watch is in the books. It was a successful season, with higher-than-normal rainfall and a good share of twists and turns. Highlights and site-wise summaries are included below, but...
by Ben Watson | Feb 13, 2018 | James Riverkeeper, News |
The James River hit flood stage this week – 15.4 feet at USGS’s Westham gauge – but in comparison to Richmond’s flood-plagued past this round was rather run-of-the-mill. Still, as this last hurricane season showed us, floods are nothing to sneeze at....
