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Securing Our Future
With the 2018 Virginia General Assembly Session winding down, there is one large issue left to tackle: Virginia's Budget. The Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates have proposed their own versions of the budget to go along with Governor McAuliffe’s outgoing...
Support HB1610 for Menhaden Management
An adult menhaden can filter up to four gallons of water in a minute! These fish keep the ocean water clean and clear. The Atlantic menhaden also happens to be an extremely important food source for many other aquatic animals. Therefore, the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem...
Flooding on the James
The James River hit flood stage this week - 15.4 feet at USGS's Westham gauge - but in comparison to Richmond’s flood-plagued past this round was rather run-of-the-mill. Still, as this last hurricane season showed us, floods are nothing to sneeze at. So what does it...
General Assembly Update: Budget Discussions are Heating Up!
As we approach the midpoint of the General Assembly session, the House and Senate money committees are preparing their versions of the budget. Here at the James River Association we have three main funding priorities: stormwater, agriculture, and land conservation. In...
Volunteering for the James
Volunteers play a huge role in helping the James River Association achieve its mission. Much of our work would not be possible without the knowledge and dedication of our volunteers. Whether it is a trash cleanup, water quality testing, invasive species management,...
General Assembly Hot Topic: Coal Ash
Power generating utilities in the James River watershed have coal ash ponds containing 26.2 million tons of coal ash. These are unlined earthen ponds, and they are leaking arsenic, lead and chromium among other toxins. Monitoring data collected by James River...
Native Plant Nursery Highlight – TreeLab
Meet TreeLab, the newest nursery that is offering a 20% discount to JRA's River Hero Home members! TreeLab is the Enrichmond Foundation’s one-year-old urban nursery growing trees and plants to beautify and improve the City of Richmond. In late 2016, Enrichmond took...
James River Tree-Athlon
Volunteer to help us plant 3,000 trees this spring! The James River Association, in partnership with the Robert E Lee and Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation Districts, will be planting 3,000 trees at farms along various tributaries of the James River this...
James River Explorers: Let’s Observe Winter Wildlife!
In this series, we will be sharing activities that help you get outside, learn about our environment, and work with your friends and family to create something awesome. If you haven’t already, read the previous James River Explorers posts and enjoy! Although it may...
2018 General Assembly is in session
Over the last week Virginia has inaugurated a new Governor and kicked off the 2018 General Assembly Session. The James River Association would like to welcome Governor Northam and all of our representatives, new and old, to America’s Best River Town along the banks of...
