by Justin Doyle | Feb 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
Great cities around the world have great public spaces. The City of Richmond has wonderful parks and public spaces but none rival the the 600-acre James River Park System, known as the “Crown Jewel of the Richmond region.” The park system is the most-visited in the...
by Justin Doyle | Aug 10, 2018 | Community Conservation, News |
The James River Association, Capital Region Land Conservancy, and Virginia Outdoors Foundation are celebrating the protection of 24 acres of land on Turkey Island Creek, a tributary of the James River in eastern Henrico County. The deed of easement, recorded Tuesday,...
by Justin Doyle | Sep 27, 2017 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
The Charles City County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for the creation of a small primitive camping area to serve the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail and Virginia Capital Trail at Lawrence Lewis, Jr. Park. The proposal, which received...
by Justin Doyle | Sep 21, 2017 | Community Conservation, News, Volunteer, Wildlife of the James |
Volunteers worked through the day to install art on storm drains at four public libraries in Chesterfield County on Wednesday, September 20. A total of 24 storm drains were painted at Chester Library, Meadowdale Library, La Prade Library, and North Courthouse Road...
by Justin Doyle | Sep 17, 2017 | Community Conservation, Connect with the James, News |
A crowd gathered at Richmond’s Diversity Park to watch short films at Films on the Floodwall the evening of Wednesday, September 13. Films on the Floodwall is a free community film screening held annually at Diversity Park in the James River Park System during...