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River Hero Home Month Recap
Hello James Changers! During October, the James River Association celebrated “River Hero Homes Month” and the efforts that citizens undertake to reduce pollution in the James River. A total of 35 individuals pledged to do three of the five following river friendly...
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Volunteer Opportunities
Our volunteers contributed over 5,500 hours to improving the health of the James River in 2018, with over 2,000 people showing up with friends, family, and four legged companions to lend a hand. We want more people to discover what our volunteers already know: If you...
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Free Field Day
November 19, 2019 • 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • Keene, VA Are you interested in managing invasive species, restoring hardwood tree buffers, protecting waterways from live-stock, preserving farmland and improving wildlife habitat on your farm?Join the James...
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Scary Critters of the James
The James River is a beautiful place - far from frightening - but we are celebrating Halloween today. Let’s get spooky with the scariest critters of the James (and why you shouldn’t fear them)! Hellgrammite/Dobsonfly A hellgrammite is one scary looking...
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PRESS RELEASE: James River Selected as the 2019 Thiess International Riverprize Winner
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 22, 2019CONTACT:Shawn RalstonProgram Director(910) 547-4904sralston@thejamesriver.orgJames River Selected as the 2019 Thiess International Riverprize WinnerThe James River has been selected as the 2019 Thiess...
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2019 Thiess International Riverprize
We are excited to announce that the James River has been selected as the winner for the 2019 Thiess International Riverprize! This achievement is awarded biennially by the International River Foundation to recognize remarkable outcomes for rivers, river basins and...
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Fall is here!
Article by Mike Downey, VA Department of Forestry Fall is here and some parts of Virginia have not seen rain in days! Despite the dry weather, low relative humidity and unusual warmer temperatures, the red maples, river birch, and other hardwoods are beginning to...
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2019 James Changer Awards
The James River Association celebrated it’s 43rd year at our 2019 Annual Meeting and Oyster Roast held in Richmond at The Boathouse at Rockett’s Landing. Members enjoyed panoramic views of the downtown city skyline, an oyster roast, appetizers and...
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2019 River Hero Home Month
We are inviting you to join us in celebrating River Hero Home month! Stormwater runoff continues to be one of the largest threats facing the James River. Every time it rains, fertilizers, herbicides, bacteria from pet waste, and chemicals flow from our properties...
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Saying Goodbye – For Now
by Jordan Cramer, JRA Water Quality Intern I had no idea going into this season that it would have been half as amazing as it has been. E. coli, river gauges, citizen volunteers: all these terms floated around my head, but I had never done...
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