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Building Community Resilience in Richmond through Bellemeade Green Street Project
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday, June 1, 2021 CONTACT:Erin HillertMarketing & Communications ManagerJames River Association(608) 239-2644 ehillert@thejamesriver.orgBuilding Community Resilience in Richmond through Bellemeade Green Street Project James...
Catawba Sustainability Center Field Day
Catawba Sustainability Center Roanoke County, VAJune 26, 2021 • 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Join partners of the Upper and Middle James Riparian Consortium to learn about the latest research and guidance on successful riparian buffer projects. Participants will tour Virginia...
Buffer Training Pilot Program Wraps Up
Featured Image: Anne Marie Roberts discusses typical establishment phase maintenance tasks for riparian buffers during the CBLP-Buffers maintenance field workshop at Shannon Farms in Afton, Virginia. On May 11, 2021, with the assistance and support of the Consortium...
James River Rx – In the Forest, I am not Alone
Walks along the river in May were filled with vibrant greens, dancing birds, caterpillars inching along to their next meal, wild geraniums and coreopsis blooming, and people, enjoying the warm spring days. Ever since I was a child, the forest is where I feel...
Conservation Partners Team up for Farm Field Day
On May 13th Conservation Partners, James River Association, Peter Francisco Soil & Water Conservation District and the Virginia Cooperative Extension teamed up for a farm field day, hosted by a Clean Water Farm Award winner, in Cumberland County. Masked up...
JRA Applauds Chesapeake Bay Executive Council’s Billion for the Bay Initiative
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2021CONTACT: Erin HillertMarketing & Communications ManagerJames River Associationehillert@thejamesriver.org | 608.239.2644James River Association Applauds Chesapeake Bay Executive Council’s Billion for the Bay...
Native, Non-Native, Invasive – and Dandelions!
To get the most out of our yards, native plants are the way to go. They are well adapted to survive and typically need less water, less fertilizing and overall less care to fit in and thrive in our watershed. But did you know there is a difference between non-native...
Press Release: Promoting Community Resilience in Petersburg
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Monday, May 10, 2021 CONTACT:Erin Hillert Marketing & Communications Manager James River Association (608) 239-2644 ehillert@thejamesriver.orgPromoting Community Resilience in Petersburg A Partnership Approach for Clean Water...
Top 45 Camping locations in the James River Watershed
2021 marks the 45th anniversary of the James River Association! To commemorate this anniversary we are revisiting our ‘Top 40’ lists we shared back in 2016, celebrating some of the awesome experiences the James River watershed has to offer. We have updated the...
James River Rx – Reciprocity: A Key Part of the Ecotherapy Equation
The James River and its forested banks are one of the most healing spaces that I know. There is a ton of science to back up why our riparian areas are so good at this, but based on the increase in visits to many of our riverside parks over the past year, we obviously...
