by jravirginia | Apr 18, 2025 | James River Buffers, News, Volunteer, Watershed Restoration |
How riparian forests protect the land from flooding and how you can protect buffers when floodwaters come As heavy precipitation events increase in frequency and intensity, landscapes across Virginia are becoming increasingly prone to flooding. These floods can have a...
by jravirginia | Jan 27, 2025 | From The Marsh, News, Watershed Restoration |
Mark your calendars for an inspiring event to start the year off strong! The Living Shoreline Collaborative (LSC) is hosting the first General Meeting of 2020, and we’re thrilled to invite all members of the community—especially those who have yet to engage with our...
by Joey Shelton | Nov 13, 2024 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
The days are getting shorter, the evenings getting cooler, and the leaves are changing; that means fall is here. While other folks might call this pumpkin spice season, at JRA we call it riparian buffer maintenance season! Performing maintenance on buffer projects is...
by jravirginia | Oct 31, 2024 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Hey James Changers! My name is Jordan Cramer and I am the newest addition to the restoration team. Some of you may recognize me: I interned with JRA’s water quality monitoring program back in 2019! I grew up in Midlothian, just outside of Richmond, and was lucky...
by Lindsay Spotts | Sep 20, 2024 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
This summer, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) have had a restoration intern – Cory Conger – helping to conduct buffer checks and survival rate calculations for each of our project sites in the Upper James River region. While conducting these checks, he observed...
by jravirginia | Sep 20, 2024 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER PROJECTS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION: Organization: James River Association (JRA) www.thejamesriver.org Address: 16 South 17th Street, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23219...
