by jravirginia | Apr 1, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
The James River Association is currently recruiting volunteers for a Community Planting Event on Thursday, April 17 at the Lower James River Education Center in Williamsburg. Volunteers will assist in installing conservation landscaping around the river center that...
by jravirginia | Mar 17, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
Springtime is here and the James River Association is offering FREE native plants and rain barrel workshops to City of Petersburg residents. These workshops are intended to educate residents and empower them to implement river-friendly conservation practices at home....
by jravirginia | Mar 14, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
This spring, the James River Association is offering educational programs that build awareness of the health of the James River and ways residents of its watershed can take action to improve its health at home and in their communities. Join us in-person at the James...
by jravirginia | Mar 7, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
Springtime is upon us and April is Native Plant Month in Virginia! Adding regionally native plants to gardens and landscapes in your yard is an easy river-friendly conservation practice that can be implemented at home. Regionally native plants incorporated into rain...
by jravirginia | Mar 4, 2025 | Education, News |
Summer is just around the corner! It’s once again time to start making plans for what to do with all that free time. Have you considered spending 5 days adventuring and camping on the James River in canoes? In case you needed another reason to consider joining JRLE,...
by jravirginia | Feb 28, 2025 | News, River Hero Home |
Rain barrels are an easy and economical way to water plants and reduce stormwater runoff at home. Did you know that a single rain barrel can harvest hundreds, even thousands of gallons of rainwater annually? That’s A LOT of water conserved! They can save residents...
