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![Press Statement: JRA Commends UNESCO Designation of First Slave Landing](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Press-statement-New.png)
Press Statement: JRA Commends UNESCO Designation of First Slave Landing
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2021CONTACT: Erin Hillert Marketing & Communications Manager James River Associationehillert@thejamesriver.org | 608.239.2644The James River Association Commends UNESCO Designation of First Slave Landing and...
![Conservation Tips: Dangers Of Invasive Species](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0736-1.jpg)
Conservation Tips: Dangers Of Invasive Species
Have you ever cut a vine and it seems to grow back twice as large, choking out other plants? Have you ever noticed a large quantity of one species when fishing? You may have come face to face with an invasive species! Invasive species are flora or fauna that are...
![Conservation Partners Team Up this Winter](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Maupin-Buffer.png)
Conservation Partners Team Up this Winter
Buffer planning continues even with the snow falling! The James River Association and our conservation partners are gearing up for spring and fall buffer protection projects. The Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with JRA on a phase 2...
![Top 45 Romantic Spots in the James River Watershed](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Top-40-Romantic-Twitter.jpg)
Top 45 Romantic Spots 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...
![Press Release: The James River Association Finds New Ways to Educate Students](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Press-statement-New-1.png)
Press Release: The James River Association Finds New Ways to Educate Students
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 1, 2021 CONTACT:Nat Draper, Senior Education Manager, James River Associationndraper@thejamesriver.org | 804.267.9236 Erin Hillert, Marketing & Communications Manager, James River Association...
![From the Marsh: Meet the Mummichog](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Post-Mummichog.png)
From the Marsh: Meet the Mummichog
Welcome back to the marsh! Today we will be examining one of the smaller fish that call our tidal marshes home, the mummichog! Mummichogs, Fundulus heteroclitus, are a very common species of killifish that can be found in the James River watershed from Richmond to...
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Equity and Environmental Justice in the General Assembly
As Black History Month begins, we’re highlighting the equity and environmental justice work taking place at Virginia’s General Assembly. By definition, environmental justice is “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,...
![State funding needed to support study on PFAS contamination in drinking water](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/post-glass-of-water2.png)
State funding needed to support study on PFAS contamination in drinking water
'Emerging contaminants' are chemicals unregulated by water quality or drinking water standards. They are considered emerging not because they are new but because there is a growing concern about their effects on human health and the environment. Among these...
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Richmond Education Program Update – Elizabeth Redd
In 2019, JRA was awarded a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant for Elizabeth Redd Elementary School in Richmond, Va. The grant was intended to allow every 5th grade student to participate in a field trip to Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. Due to COVID-19, we have had to...
![From the Marsh Living Shorelines Cost-Share Program](https://thejamesriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Post-Living-Shoreline.png)
From the Marsh Living Shorelines Cost-Share Program
Welcome to a very special edition of “From the Marsh!” Today, the James River Association is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new cost-share program for living shorelines within the tidal reaches of the watershed. What is a living shoreline, exactly? While no...
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