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A Few of our Favorite River Spots
As a part of the 2023 Water Quality Monitoring season, JRA staff members shared a little about a few of their favorite river access points. Each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day volunteers take water quality samples and post them to our James River Watch...
Press Release: 2023 James River Week is Full of River Adventures and Events
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 31, 2023 CONTACT:Erin Hillert, Director of CommunicationsJames River AssociationCell: 608.239.2644 | Email: ehillert@thejamesriver.org2023 James River Week is Full of River Adventures and Events! RICHMOND, VA - Every...
Meet our volunteer: Chris Stone
Happy National Water Quality Month! The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
Meet our volunteer: Gary Schmitt
Happy National Water Quality Month! The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
Explore Nature and History along the Willis and James Rivers
Explore Nature and History along the Willis and James RiversCumberland County, VASeptember 16, 2023 • 9:00am-4:00pmJoin local conservationists, students from Cumberland High School, river lovers, and history buffs to get to know the Willis River! This hidden gem flows...
Meet our Water Quality Monitoring Staff: Rosemary Pacuilla
Hi, my name is Rosemary and I am the Seasonal Environmental Science Technician at the James River Association this year! I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a major in Environmental Studies and minors in Biology and Philosophy. I love spending time...
Meet our volunteer: Emilee Austin
Happy National Water Quality Month! The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
James River Buffers: Meet our new team member!
Hello! My name is Lindsay Spotts, the new Upper James River Watershed Field Technician with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). Within this position, I will work with landowners to design and organize planting of riparian buffers along on their properties along...
Meet our volunteers: Richard Schauffler
Happy National Water Quality Month! The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
Seafood for the James 2023
James River Week, September 9th to September 16th, is a week-long celebration of Virginia’s most incredible natural asset! This annual event is the culmination of many like-minded groups coming together to offer recreational, environmental, and educational activities...
