Ongoing

2025 Richmond Invasive Species Awareness Week

This year’s Richmond Invasive Species Awareness Week (RISAW) kicks off at Pony Pasture on Sunday, February 22 and events continue through Saturday, February 28. Note that all volunteer events require […]

River Rat Training 2026

JRA's Williamsburg Office at Neck of Land 1335 Colonial Nat'l Historical Pkwy, Williamsburg

The River Rats program engages volunteers to patrol the James and its tributaries and report their sightings to us through the RiverRat portal, only accessible to RiverRats. Whether by walking a neighborhood stream, kayaking a local river, or boating the wide reaches of the lower James, RiverRats will document potential pollution sources and their effects […]

Live Stakes Collection Volunteer Event

Free Union

Partners of the Upper & Middle James Riparian Consortium are focused on restoring riparian forest buffers across the Upper and Middle James River watershed. Some streambanks face more erosion than others. Live staking is a low-cost, low-engineering strategy that can be a tool in stabilizing streambanks. We will be harvesting and collecting live stakes in […]