by jravirginia | Apr 15, 2022 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
James River Buffer Program and the James Riparian Consortium pitch in to help the Capital Region Land Conservancy restore a degraded waterway. In 2021 an approximately 350 acre parcel of land, adjacent to Deep Bottom Park in Henrico County, was gifted to the Capital...
by jravirginia | Mar 31, 2022 | Connect with the James, James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Picnic and Paddle on the Slate RiverBuckingham, VAApril 30, 2022 • 9:00am-3:00pm Join local conservationists, students from Buckingham High School, river lovers, and history buffs to get to know the Slate River! This hidden gem flows through Buckingham County,...
by Joey Shelton | Feb 17, 2022 | James River Buffers, News |
Each year the North American Invasive Species Management Association holds their National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) to sponsor volunteer events and raise awareness regarding invasive species. This year NISAW runs from February 28th until March 4th with...
by Anne Marie Roberts | Jan 26, 2022 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
What a fall planting season! Or fall and winter season, rather. JRA planted 75 acres of riparian buffers or 22,643 native hardwood seedlings in Amherst, Albemarle, Cumberland, and Nelson Countries. It was a dry fall season, so the snowfall was a welcome sight after...
by Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Dec 30, 2021 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
This December, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Boxerwood Education Association (a non-profit nature and environmental education center serving the children and families in Rockbridge County), and dedicated volunteers together planted 335 native trees along...
by jravirginia | Sep 24, 2021 | James River Buffers, News |
James River Buffer Program partners spend time out in the field talking to participating landowners and visiting buffer project sites. On a cool September morning, staff from the James River Association, Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District and the...