by jravirginia | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Wildlife of the James |
During the month of November, Virginians can now officially celebrate our cherished mollusks we all know and love, the Oyster! As the holiday season begins, we want to share the unique story of the Eastern Oyster along with some delectable dishes to serve at...
by Ryan Walsh | Jan 12, 2022 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! Today, we are exploring one of the most important organisms that call these places home, oysters! The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a bivalve in the mollusc phylum. Oysters are one of the most commercially important species in...
by Ryan Walsh | Jun 14, 2021 | From The Marsh, News |
Welcome back to the marsh! Today we will explore the James River Association’s newest living shoreline at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield! Located on the beautiful James River tributary of Cypress Creek, this living shoreline is designed to prevent erosion near a...
by jravirginia | Nov 9, 2020 | News, Press Release |
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Monday, November 9, 2020 CONTACT: Erin Hillert Marketing & Communications Manager James River Association (e) ehillert@thejamesriver.org (c) 608.239.2644 Partnership Aims to Bring More Freshwater Mussels back to the James River...
by jravirginia | Aug 30, 2015 | News, Wildlife of the James |
“The bottom of the James River is one enormous oyster-bed,” wrote a New York Times reporter who sailed with an oystering schooner in 1880. “From its mouth for 20 miles up, it is nothing more or less than a natural oyster-bed. Go anywhere in it you may and push to the...
