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2021 River Watch Roundup
Every year as the weather starts to warm up and summer begins, the James River Association runs a water quality monitoring program called James River Watch to help river-goers answer the question, “Is it safe to swim in the James”. Each Thursday, we rely on an...
Press Release: JRA Seeks Volunteers for Spring Plantings
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 CONTACT:Erin Hillert, Marketing & Communications ManagerJames River Association(e) ehillert@thejamesriver.org (c) 608.239.2644James River Association Seeks Volunteers for Spring Plantings at Richmond...
Press Release: Virginia Students Spread Awareness
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 23, 2022 CONTACT:Erin Hillert, Marketing & Communications Manager, James River Associationehillert@thejamesriver.org | 608.239.2644Virginia Students Spread Awareness about Protecting the James River NOAA B-WET Grant...
All Green is Good…Right?
Each year the North American Invasive Species Management Association holds their National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) to sponsor volunteer events and raise awareness regarding invasive species. This year NISAW runs from February 28th until March 4th with...
From the Marsh: Hammocks
Welcome back to the Marsh! It’s a rainy winter’s day in the marsh and although there is life teeming around us, not much is active at the moment and many organisms are taking it easy until the spring. Today we are going to investigate a hammock out in the marsh. No,...
Through the eyes of an Intern
What I did and how you can help too! My name is Jacob Baker. Currently, I am a student at Randolph-Macon College. This January, I had the opportunity to intern with the James River Association (JRA). I had such a good time working with JRA because I was able to take...
Salt’s At Fault
By Mason Manley, Community Engagement Coordinator Intern Road salt is a threat to water quality and harmful to aquatic ecosystems The winter season brings cold temperatures and wintry precipitation like snow, sleet, and freezing rain that can make all modes of...
Virginia Regulations on Forever Chemicals
PFAS is an acronym for a group of chemicals that share a similar structure that makes them extremely stable. This structure allows these chemicals to be oil and water resistant and long lived; traits that are good if you want to use them to create non-stick pans,...
Buffers: A Bright Spot in Winter
What a fall planting season! Or fall and winter season, rather. JRA planted 75 acres of riparian buffers or 22,643 native hardwood seedlings in Amherst, Albemarle, Cumberland, and Nelson Countries. It was a dry fall season, so the snowfall was a welcome sight after...
Virginia’s 2022 General Assembly Begins: Here’s our James River Agenda
Essential Actions for Our Most Essential Resource According to the 2021 State of the James report, our river’s overall score remained at a grade of B-minus but fell one point to a 61%. The James River is still recovering from record rainfall in 2018, a concerning sign...
