by jravirginia | May 10, 2019 | Community Conservation, Education, News |
It is Teacher Appreciation Week! While we appreciate our teachers every day, this is the week set aside to recognize the impact they have on the lives of millions of children every day. We honor the teachers who play an important role in our children’s lives,...
by Ben Watson | May 9, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Get out your energy domes! This week’s blog is Devo-ted to the James River’s biggest source of nitrogen pollution: wastewater. This issue is hairier than a 1980s rock band, but don’t despair! The draft Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) gives us an opportunity to...
by Anna Killius | May 1, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
How Virginia’s Cleanup Plan Tackles Agricultural Runoff As we covered in our first blog post, we’re in the home stretch of the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup — the multistate effort to reduce pollution and restore clean water to the Bay and all of its tributaries....
by jravirginia | Apr 26, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
Earlier this month, Virginia became the first state to hammer out a draft of how we’ll meet our Bay Cleanup goals by 2025. It’s called the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan, a.k.a. the WIP, and it’s peppered with strategies to reduce pollution and restore clean...
by Ryan Walsh | Apr 23, 2019 | Conservation Tips, News, Wildlife of the James |
Have you ever ventured into the woods after a rainy spring day and found what appears to be a new pond? You may have discovered one of the most exciting, albeit temporary, habitats in Virginia!Known as vernal pools, these ephemeral bodies of water appear with rains in...