by jravirginia | Dec 7, 2016 | News, Volunteer |
Meet RiverRat Will David, a 71 year-old retired teacher from Newport News, VA. He has an interest in engaging Virginia’s youth in water quality citizen science, which started for him about three years ago when attending Master Naturalist training classes. Will...
by jravirginia | Nov 2, 2016 | Conservation Tips, James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
On Saturday, October 22, 2016, 30 volunteers took part in the Tire-less James, a one-day tire cleanup focused on the James River. The two locations chosen were between Howardsville and Scottsville and in Charles City County. In just one day, volunteers pulled 211...
by jravirginia | Oct 27, 2016 | James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
Thanks to volunteers from the James River Runners, Virginia Canals & Navigations Society, Boy Scouts of America Heart of Virginia Council, University of Virginia, the James River Batteau Mary Marshall and Capt. Andrew Shaw, James River Association RiverRats and a...
by jravirginia | Oct 5, 2016 | News, Volunteer, Wildlife of the James |
Meet Nora Cox, a Lynchburg resident who works at the Central Virginia Community College as an Adjunct Biology Instructor. She’s an Upper James RiverRat who is also active in her local Master Naturalist chapter. Nora patrols Blackwater Creek, which is basically in her...
by Christina Bonini | Sep 28, 2016 | James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
The results are in: This past Labor Day marks the 4th year of the James River Association water monitoring at popular recreational river locations on the James and its tributaries. Each week between Memorial Day and Labor Day, trained and dedicated volunteers...
