by Lindsay Spotts | Aug 15, 2023 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Hello! My name is Lindsay Spotts, the new Upper James River Watershed Field Technician with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). Within this position, I will work with landowners to design and organize planting of riparian buffers along on their properties along...
by Jordan Bennett | Aug 5, 2023 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Year Two of the James River Riparian Stewardship Program and our New Seasonal Stewardship Assistants! The James River Stewardship Program (JRSP) hired four new Seasonal Stewardship Assistants to complete year two of the program! The James River Association (JRA) and...
by jravirginia | Jun 16, 2023 | News, Watershed Restoration |
The Upper & Middle James James Riparian Consortium is creating a Native Riparian Plant guide to help landowners and riparian buffer practitioners with plant selection. A riparian forest buffer is the woody vegetation that grows along the edges our waterways that...
by Jordan Bennett | Mar 20, 2023 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Do you love the outdoors? Don’t mind getting your hands dirty? Want to help protect the James River? Then becoming a Riparian Steward for the James River Association is the perfect opportunity for you! The first three years after a forest buffer is planted is the...
by jravirginia | Jan 13, 2023 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
The James River Association serves as the convener for the Upper and Middle James Riparian Consortium. This is a network of private, non-profit, and public partners. They share expertise and resources to increase implementation, as well as awareness of riparian...
by Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Dec 14, 2022 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
It’s December, and a chill is in the air. The deciduous trees have lost their leaves, and you know what time it is: tree planting season! But even after seedlings are in the ground, our work isn’t over. There’s a multitude of buffer maintenance activities for every...
