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 Justin Doyle | Apr 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
After numerous budget review and work sessions that began following the presentation of Mayor Stoney’s proposed budget last month, Richmond’s City Council reached a consensus on the FY 2020 budget Monday afternoon. The good news is the budget supports capital projects...
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...
