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The 2020 General Assembly: A Mid-Session Update
It’s time to catch our breath, catch a nap, and catch you up on where things stand at Virginia’s state capital! More than 2,800 bills were filed at the General Assembly this year, and more than 1,450 are still alive and kicking, ready to be debated by the other...
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Richmond Joins the Biophilic Cities Network
Since 2017, the James River Association and a group of local advocates have been working with the City of Richmond’s Office of Sustainability and Biophilic Cities to add Richmond to the Biophilic Cities Network, a global community of cities whose leaders recognize the...
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Press Statement: EPA Rolls Back Critical Protections for the James River
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2020 CONTACT: Erin Hillert Marketing & Communications Manager (608) 239-2644 ehillert@thejamesriver.org EPA Rolls Back Critical Protections for the James River The Environmental Protection Agency has announced...
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VA’s Agriculture Committee needs to hear from you.
Soon, Virginia’s House and Senate Agriculture Committees will take up two bills that could have major impacts on the health of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay. Together, these bills can protect a critical fish species and keep cows --...
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Environmental Opportunities for High School Students
One of the James River Association’s primary strategies for a healthy James River is to help communities realize the benefits of a healthy river. Environmental education is a key way we do this. We work to inspire the next generation of river stewards and...
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About the Living Shoreline CollaborativeThe Living Shoreline Collaborative (LSC) is a group of regional and state partners working together to scale up implementation of resilient practices along shorelines in the tidal James River watershed. The organizations working...
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Riparian Stewards
Be an ambassador for change in 2020 by becoming a Riparian Steward!The Riparian Stewards program is a new volunteer opportunity offered by the James River Association. Dedicated volunteers are needed to plant trees and provide ongoing maintenance for the next three...
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Falling Creek Middle School Students Experience the James
In 2019, the James River Association was awarded a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant for Falling Creek Middle School students to visit our James River Ecology School on Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. The Ecology School is a joint venture with the U.S. Fish...
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Help us make the James River a priority
Today marks the start of the 2020 General Assembly session. Our representatives will have 60 days to get through a packed agenda, including a new two-year budget and a long list of priorities from the legislative body’s new leaders.2019 was a great year...
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From the Marsh: Ducks!
With most of the songbirds having long departed south, you would expect that marshes would be pretty quiet all winter-long. You would be incorrect! This is the time of year that waterfowl descend on our region in flocks that are thousands strong. Only a handful of...
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