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James River Leadership Academy Celebrates First Class of River Stewards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2016 CONTACT: Georgia Busch Watershed Educator 804-788-8811, ext. 214 gbusch@jrava.org James River Leadership Academy Celebrates First Class of River Stewards High school students present year-long environmental projects designed to...
Top 40 Picnic Spots in the James River Watershed
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the James River Association. To celebrate this anniversary we’ll be releasing Top 40 lists throughout the year celebrating some of the awesome experiences the James River watershed has to offer. Now that spring has arrived, we...
2016 Interpretive Paddle Series
The James River Association is partnering with local outfitters throughout the watershed to offer a series of afternoon paddles from May to September 2016. The James River Interpretive Paddle is intended to educate and inspire participants to become paddlers and...
Volunteering for the James
James River Association volunteers come in all shapes and sizes. They live all over the watershed, have many different skills and can be any age. Meet our May Volunteer of the Month, Linus. He’s 12 years old student at Tuckahoe Middle School who lives in Lakeside, VA....
Annual James River Rundown Tests Paddlers’ Endurance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2016 CONTACT: Justin Doyle Community Conservation Manager (804) 572-4667 jdoyle@jrava.org Annual James River Rundown Tests Paddlers’ Endurance The James River Association is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual James River Rundown...
Top 40 Breweries, Wineries, Cideries and Distilleries in the James River Watershed
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the James River Association. To celebrate this anniversary we’ll be releasing Top 40 lists throughout the year celebrating some of the awesome experiences the James River watershed has to offer. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we...
James River Association and Partners Receive Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant for Upper James River Water Trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2016 James River Association and Partners Receive Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant for Upper James River Water Trail Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the James River Association and its partners received $35,750 from the...
Our River at Risk Campaign Update
The James River Association has entered into a settlement agreement with Dominion specific to the dewatering of coal ash ponds at the Bremo Power Station. With legal representation by the Southern Environmental Law Center, we have secured a commitment from Dominion to...
Volunteering for the James – March Volunteer of the Month
We love our RiverRat volunteers! They act as the James River’s first line of citizen defense by assisting our Riverkeepers as the eyes and ears of the river and its tributaries. RiverRats come from all over the watershed, are all ages and have many different...
Great Blue Heron
Go anywhere on the James River and you stand a fair chance of spotting a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Indeed, the heron’s commonness might beget boredom were it not for the bird’s fascinating habits and unusual grace. Awaiting its next minnow-meal, the great...
