by Nat Draper | Feb 1, 2019 | Education, News |
This fall the James River Association and The Steward School worked together to give their seventh-grade students a chance to connect with the James River. We called it “Community week in and around the James”. Approximately 60 seventh grade students were immersed...
by jravirginia | Nov 20, 2018 | Education, James River Leadership Academy, News |
The James River Association was delighted to host Session 2 of the James River Leadership Academy (JRLA) at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. The students had an action-packed weekend. They were able to travel to the Chesterfield Power Station, participate in team...
by jravirginia | Nov 9, 2018 | Education, News |
Thanks to funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Richmond City Public School (RPS) students were offered hands-on scientific experiences in their own community. Throughout the month of October, students visited Reedy Creek, Pony...
by Jamie Brunkow | Oct 22, 2018 | Education, James Riverkeeper, News, Wildlife of the James |
Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon confirm successful spawning but concerns remain Last week, James River Association education staff discovered five young Atlantic sturgeon during an education program on the James River. On their 40-foot education boat, Spirit of the James,...
by James River Association Intern | Oct 12, 2018 | Education, News |
This is going to be the Best Day Ever With funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the James River Association was able to have the entire Falling Creek Elementary School’s 5th grade out to the James River Ecology School at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge for a...
by jravirginia | Apr 25, 2018 | Education, News |
The results are in from the eighth annual “What a Healthy River Means to Me” poster contest. Middle school students in the City of Richmond, City of Lynchburg, Goochland, Hanover County, James City County, Henrico County, Charles City County and Chesterfield that are...
