by jravirginia | Jul 18, 2019 | Education, James River Expedition, News |
Three James River Expedition trips are offered during the summer as three different week-long experiences for a total of 30 students and 3 teachers. With a focus on nature and being outdoors, students are “unplugged” for the week and are not permitted to bring cell...
by jravirginia | Jul 16, 2019 | Conservation Tips, News |
We live on the Blue Planet, but water is scarcer than many people realize! Less than 3% of all water on Earth is fresh, and less than 0.3% of freshwater can actually be used. All of our lakes, streams, and rivers like the James are filled by only 0.01% of Earth’s...
by Anna Killius | Jul 15, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
Welcome to FY2020! July marks the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, which means everything our Advocacy Team achieved during the 2019 General Assembly is now in effect. Light up the leftover fireworks because we’ve got one hundred million reasons to...
by jravirginia | Jul 12, 2019 | James River Watch, James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
Hello, hello! My name is Jordan Cramer and I am the water quality monitoring intern for the James River Association’s James River Watch program. I just graduated from Christopher Newport University in May, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Now I get to spend...
by Amber Ellis | Jul 12, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
Do you want to grow forests for clean water?! The James River Association (JRA) and the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) are here to help landowners across the Middle James watershed to restore forest buffers along local waterways. A forest buffer is an area of...