by Ryan Walsh | Apr 7, 2021 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! As the chill of winter departs, many of our familiar plants and animals are beginning to return, ready to become active again during the warm weather. Today, we will discuss several animals that you can expect to see in marshes this spring....
by Ryan Walsh | Feb 3, 2021 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! Today we will be examining one of the smaller fish that call our tidal marshes home, the mummichog! Mummichogs, Fundulus heteroclitus, are a very common species of killifish that can be found in the James River watershed from Richmond to...
by Ryan Walsh | Jan 14, 2021 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome to a very special edition of “From the Marsh!” Today, the James River Association is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new cost-share program for living shorelines within the tidal reaches of the watershed. What is a living shoreline, exactly? While no...
by Ryan Walsh | Dec 16, 2020 | From The Marsh, News |
It’s cold, gray, and rainy here at the marsh! What is the best marsh creature to talk about during the holidays? Why, snowy egret, of course! Snowy egrets are one of the many species of heron that spends at least part of the year in marshes throughout the James River...
by Ryan Walsh | Nov 12, 2020 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! Today, we will be visiting one of the James River Association’s newest projects, located near the very mouth of the river. JRA has partnered with the City of Hampton to help restore Bright’s Creek, a small, tidal tributary to the Hampton...
by Ryan Walsh | Aug 12, 2020 | From The Marsh, News |
It has been hurricane season for a couple months now and the tropics are really heating up! Hurricanes and tropical storms are formed when hot air from sub-Saharan Africa blow over the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Loosely organized thunderstorms begin rotating...