by Sophie Stern | May 2, 2018 | News, Volunteer, Watershed Restoration |
Volunteers play a huge role in helping the James River Association achieve its mission. Much of our work would not be possible without the knowledge and dedication of our volunteers. Whether it is a trash cleanup, water quality testing, invasive species management,...
by Amber Ellis | Feb 1, 2018 | Conservation Tips, News, River Hero Home, Watershed Restoration |
Meet TreeLab, the newest nursery that is offering a 20% discount to JRA’s River Hero Home members! TreeLab is the Enrichmond Foundation’s one-year-old urban nursery growing trees and plants to beautify and improve the City of Richmond. In late 2016, Enrichmond...
by Amber Ellis | Dec 23, 2017 | Conservation Tips, News, Watershed Restoration |
We all want a garden that looks great year round, but it can be hard to visualize the winter landscape when you are out in the garden planting in fall and spring. It is normal for plants to go dormant during the winter and for there to be more open space in your...
by jravirginia | Oct 31, 2017 | News, Wildlife of the James |
It is Halloween once again, and if there’s a perfect tree for the Halloween season it is the American sycamore. In October, when the trees in the James River watershed begin to change color and shed their leaves, the ghostly trunk of the American sycamore (Platanus...
by Amber Ellis | Oct 25, 2017 | Conservation Tips, News, River Hero Home, Watershed Restoration |
“Restoring watersheds – One native plant at a time” Written by: Bill Shenanbruch, Owner of Reedy Creek Environmental Reedy Creek Environmental provides native plants of local ecotype for conservation landscaping and habitat restoration. Seeds are...