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Press Release: JRA’s James River Watch Program Keeps River Users Informed
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, June 6, 2023 CONTACT:Erin Hillert James River Associationehillert@thejamesriver.org | 608.239.2644The James River Association’s James River Watch Program Keeps River Users Informed Every Memorial Day since 2013, the James...
Plant This, Not That, This Spring
Many plant species prevalent in landscapes are not native and even invasive to our part of the world. Non-native and invasive plant species generally offer little ecological value and can outcompete native plant species. Species including Crape myrtle, Nandina, and...
James River Buffers: James Changer Wins Clean Water Farm Award
Livestock exclusion buffers and forest buffers work together! The Department of Conservation and Recreation offers a Clean Water Farm Award which recognizes Virginia Producers who are enacting conservation practices on their properties that positively impact soil and...
Press Release: Owens & Minor Donates Fifty Thousand Dollars To Foster James River Lovers
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, May 16, 2023 CONTACT:Erin Hillert, Assistant Director of Communications James River Association (e) ehillert@thejamesriver.org (c) 608.239.2644Owens & Minor Donates Fifty Thousand Dollars To Foster James River Lovers...
Press Release: Guided Trips on the James are Back for River Season!
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, May 11, 2023 CONTACT:Erin Hillert Senior Marketing & Communications Manager James River Association (e) ehillert@thejamesriver.org (c) 608.239.2644Guided Trips on the James are Back for River Season! The James River...
Press Release: James River Association Breaks Ground on James A. Buzzard River Education Center
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 8, 2023 CONTACT:Erin Hillert, Assistant Director of Communications James River Association(e)ehillert@thejamesriver.org (c) 608.239.2644James River Association Breaks Ground on James A. Buzzard River Education Center The...
James River Explorers: Wetlands in a Bottle
Wetlands are crucial to the environment and the James River for several reasons. They act as natural filters, purifying water by removing pollutants and excess nutrients before they enter the river. Wetlands also provide vital habitat for a wide variety of plant and...
Harvest Rainwater at Home Using a Rain Barrel this Spring!
Rain barrels are an easy way to harvest rainwater and reduce stormwater runoff at home. Did you know a single rain barrel can harvest hundreds, even thousands of gallons of rainwater annually? If you already have a rain barrel, it’s time to bring it out of hibernation...
Gearing up for a Change this Spring
"All that you touch, you change, All that you change changes you.” ~Octavia Butler~ This spring, take action to protect your watershed. Spring is a time of refocusing and appreciating the little things, which often prove to be some of the biggest. I want to share a...
Riparian Stewards: Be a Part of the Buffer Solution!
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...
