by jravirginia | Aug 29, 2025 | News, River Hero Home |
Adding regionally native plants to gardens and landscapes in your yard is an easy river-friendly conservation practice that can be implemented at home. Regionally native plants incorporated into rain gardens and conservation landscaping projects reduce stormwater...
by jravirginia | Aug 22, 2025 | News, River Hero Home |
The James River Association is offering FREE rain barrel and native plants workshops to residents of Amherst County this fall. These workshops are intended to educate residents about stormwater management and empower them to implement river-friendly conservation...
by jravirginia | Jun 25, 2025 | Community Conservation, Conservation Tips, News, River Hero Home |
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...
by jravirginia | Apr 23, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
Spring is the perfect time to celebrate native plants. What better way to embrace the season than by enhancing your landscape with these essential species! While non-native and invasive species offer little ecological value and can even cause harm to natural...
by jravirginia | Apr 1, 2025 | Community Conservation, News, River Hero Home |
The James River Association is currently recruiting volunteers for a Community Planting Event on Thursday, April 17 at the Lower James River Education Center in Williamsburg. Volunteers will assist in installing conservation landscaping around the river center that...
