by jravirginia | Dec 19, 2017 | News, Wildlife of the James |
When many people hear the word “duck”, they picture a mallard – and, more particularly, the emerald green head of a male mallard. However, throughout the James River watershed, there are a wide variety of ducks. One of these is the Common Merganser, also known in...
by jravirginia | Oct 31, 2017 | News, Wildlife of the James |
It is Halloween once again, and if there’s a perfect tree for the Halloween season it is the American sycamore. In October, when the trees in the James River watershed begin to change color and shed their leaves, the ghostly trunk of the American sycamore (Platanus...
by Justin Doyle | Sep 21, 2017 | Community Conservation, News, Volunteer, Wildlife of the James |
Volunteers worked through the day to install art on storm drains at four public libraries in Chesterfield County on Wednesday, September 20. A total of 24 storm drains were painted at Chester Library, Meadowdale Library, La Prade Library, and North Courthouse Road...
by Adrienne Kotula | Sep 13, 2017 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News, Wildlife of the James |
Atlantic sturgeon need your help! This evening, September 13th, the comment period will end for a permit which will harm the fragile return of the federally endangered Atlantic sturgeon to the James River. This permit, currently being reviewed by the National Marine...
by Justin Doyle | Aug 8, 2017 | Community Conservation, News, Volunteer, Wildlife of the James |
Volunteers joined the James River Association and Art on Wheels to Paint Out Pollution in Hopewell on Saturday, August 5th. Volunteers used stencils of native animal species created by several artists to install art on 18 storm drains in Hopewell’s downtown area. Each...
by jravirginia | Jan 24, 2017 | News, Wildlife of the James |
In Virginia, we have two types of vultures. Coragyps atratus, Black Vultures have black heads and jet black body other than the white “star” of their wingtips. Cathartes aura, Turkey Vultures, have red heads and two-toned wings. Together, they rid our environment of...
