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James River Buffers: Year Two of the James River Riparian Stewardship Program
Year Two of the James River Riparian Stewardship Program and our New Seasonal Stewardship Assistants! The James River Stewardship Program (JRSP) hired four new Seasonal Stewardship Assistants to complete year two of the program! The James River Association (JRA) and...
Meet our volunteers: Elaine Odell
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,...
2023 Upper James River Leadership Expeditions
Monday, July 31st Buchanan, Virginia Today marks our first day on the Upper James River Expedition trip! We arrived in Buchanan, Virginia, ate lunch, and got to know each other. We then walked to a local church to learn more about the program and valuable leadership...
Give Trees a Drink This Summer
Summertime in Virginia comes with hot and, at times, dry weather that can be very stressful for trees. Heat stress and drought conditions can make trees more susceptible to insects and disease problems. Trees have become increasingly important in the face of a...
James River Explorers: Riparian Buffers
Hello Watershed Scientists! My name is Mauren, and I am an educator at the James River Association! Let’s start by imagining something for a minute: Imagine you pour half a cup of dirt into a cup full of water, and stir it up. Now, imagine trying to separate the dirt...
2023 Great Return of the Atlantic Sturgeon t-shirt design voting now open!
In the last few weeks, we opened up a t-shirt design contest to anyone who wanted to submit a design to commemorate the 2023 voyage of our annual Great Return of the Atlantic Sturgeon pontoon boat trips. This contest was a chance for folks to help keep the James River...
2023 Lower James River Leadership Expeditions
Monday, July 10th After many sad goodbyes with a few tears here and there, our introduction to the Lower James River Expedition began. First, we were introduced to the people we would be spending the next week with, and immediately began to make new friends. We then...
Press Statement: JRA Statement on Memorandum from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on Protection of State Waters
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 29, 2023 CONTACT:Bill Street, President and CEOJames River Association(e) bstreet@thejamesriver.org (c) 804.516.1400James River Association Statement on Memorandum from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality...
2023 Middle James River Leadership Expeditions
Monday, June 26th 10,000 steps and 5 miles later concluded our first day on the James River Leadership Expedition. We started the day with introductory games to get to learn our fellow peers that we will be with for the next week. Following the games, we took a one...
Calling All James Changing Artists!
I'm an artist and I love the river! Why are you calling me? Every September, JRA gears up for one of our VERY favorite events: the annual fall migration of the Atlantic sturgeon in the James River! The Atlantic sturgeon’s story in the James is as epic as a myth but as...
