by Anne Marie Roberts | Nov 14, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year to go for a ride in the country, hike a trail to a magnificent view or just sit on the front porch to view the leaves changing colors. We definitely appreciate the beautiful fall colors and the falling leaves that...
by jravirginia | Oct 15, 2019 | Conservation Tips, James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Article by Mike Downey, VA Department of Forestry Fall is here and some parts of Virginia have not seen rain in days! Despite the dry weather, low relative humidity and unusual warmer temperatures, the red maples, river birch, and other hardwoods are beginning to...
by jravirginia | Aug 15, 2019 | Conservation Tips, James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
by Sarah Hagan, Virginia Department of Forestry When you picture a riparian forest buffer what pops into your head? Neatly mowed rows of trees protected by Tubex tree tubes? We’ve been planting those types of forest buffers for so long it’s hard to conceptualize...
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...
by Anne Marie Roberts | Jun 18, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
This spring, we worked with Conservation Services Inc. and their dedicated tree planting crew to install 1,300 seedlings with tree shelters on a farm in Albemarle County. This 4-acre site was the first riparian buffer project funded through the Virginia Environmental...
by Anne Marie Roberts | May 23, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
What have we been doing at the James River Association? Planting trees, trees, and more trees! Our staff, along with several loyal volunteers, got their hands dirty this spring installing forested buffers in the middle James River watershed. These projects headed up...
