by Anna Killius | Feb 26, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
On Sunday, while Hollywood was abuzz with red carpet arrivals, lawmakers in Richmond were wrapping up and heading home. Awards season and the 2019 General Assembly may be over, but the James River won’t be going home empty handed. We’ve had some major wins for clean...
by jravirginia | Feb 22, 2019 | Education, James River Expedition, News |
The James River Expedition is an educational adventure, in which high school students collectively paddle the length of the James, teaches students conservation, responsible stewardship and the river’s history while camping and traveling aboard canoes, rafts, and...
by Jamie Brunkow | Feb 15, 2019 | James Riverkeeper, News, Press Release |
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2019 CONTACT:Jamie BrunkowSenior Advocacy Manager and James Riverkeeper(757) 634-4541jbrunkow@jrava.org General Assembly Takes Action to Protect Virginia’s Rivers from Coal AshToday, in a landmark achievement for...
by Justin Doyle | Feb 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
Great cities around the world have great public spaces. The City of Richmond has wonderful parks and public spaces but none rival the the 600-acre James River Park System, known as the “Crown Jewel of the Richmond region.” The park system is the most-visited in the...
by Nat Draper | Feb 1, 2019 | Education, News |
This fall the James River Association and The Steward School worked together to give their seventh-grade students a chance to connect with the James River. We called it “Community week in and around the James”. Approximately 60 seventh grade students were immersed...