by jravirginia | Jun 26, 2019 | News, Watershed Restoration |
Erosion has long been an issue for the James River Watershed, and the Lower James is no exception. Until recently, the only accepted method to combat the loss of sediment was to build hardened structures such as bulkheads or revetments. Often times, property owners...
by Anne Marie Roberts | Jun 18, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
This spring, we worked with Conservation Services Inc. and their dedicated tree planting crew to install 1,300 seedlings with tree shelters on a farm in Albemarle County. This 4-acre site was the first riparian buffer project funded through the Virginia Environmental...
by Anne Marie Roberts | May 23, 2019 | James River Buffers, News, Watershed Restoration |
What have we been doing at the James River Association? Planting trees, trees, and more trees! Our staff, along with several loyal volunteers, got their hands dirty this spring installing forested buffers in the middle James River watershed. These projects headed up...
by jravirginia | Mar 12, 2019 | James River Watch, James Riverkeeper, News, Volunteer |
Do you plan to hop in a boat or take a jump in the James this summer? Then James River Watch is the program for you! James River Watch is designed to inform river users about recreation conditions in a timely fashion, and to provide the public with an additional tool...
by Sophie Stern | Jan 7, 2019 | News, Volunteer, Watershed Restoration |
RiverRats, trash collectors, storm drain painters, educators, and advocates – THANK YOU for your volunteerism in 2018! With all of the record-setting rain and flooding Mother Nature sent our way, we needed all the help we could get. Volunteers contributed over...
