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 jravirginia | Jan 13, 2022 | Advocacy, News |
Essential Actions for Our Most Essential Resource According to the 2021 State of the James report, our river’s overall score remained at a grade of B-minus but fell one point to a 61%. The James River is still recovering from record rainfall in 2018, a concerning...
by James River Association Intern | Jan 12, 2022 | News, Volunteer |
A list of environmental volunteer opportunities to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. (January 17th) JRA recognizes the importance of volunteer work and what it can do for the community and the environment. And so, we have created a list of different...
by Ryan Walsh | Jan 12, 2022 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! Today, we are exploring one of the most important organisms that call these places home, oysters! The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a bivalve in the mollusc phylum. Oysters are one of the most commercially important species in...
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 | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Press Release |
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, December 14, 2021 CONTACT: John Surrick CBF Director of Media Relations 410-271-0907 jsurrick@cbf.org Erin Hillert James River Association (608) 239-2644 ehillert@thejamesriver.org Tom Pelton Environmental Integrity Project...
