by Amber Ellis | Jan 31, 2017 | Conservation Tips, News |
A healthy James River doesn’t start at the edge of the water, but in our own backyards. Our decisions can help support and strengthen our local ecosystem and its inhabitants or hinder it. A healthy landscape that supports a variety of wildlife and reduces stormwater...
by Ben Watson | Nov 1, 2016 | News, Wildlife of the James |
To the keen eyed Virginian, the beginning of November is marked by several phenological events. To the motorist, the changing leaves are a summons to the high forests and winding roads of Shenandoah. To the city dweller, the transition might be unnoticed save for the...
by Amber Ellis | Oct 25, 2016 | Conservation Tips, News |
One of the biggest problems facing the James River is stormwater runoff, particularly the Nitrogen and Phosphorous that come with it from sources like fertilizers from our lawns, agricultural fields, and wastewater treatment plants. When you have excess of these...
by Adrienne Kotula | Sep 20, 2016 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
In July 2016, the James River Association and the Southern Environmental Law Center submitted detailed comments to DEQ outlining how the draft Chesterfield Power Station permit fell short in adequately protecting the river, the species that rely on it and the citizens...
by Adrienne Kotula | Jul 5, 2016 | Advocacy, News |
We need your help! Tomorrow, July 6, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold an informational briefing and public hearing to review a draft wastewater permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Power Station on the James River which will include...
