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 Anna Killius | Jan 9, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Today marks the kickoff of the 2019 General Assembly! With only 45 days to finalize the 2020 budget and tackle pressing water quality issues impacting our state, the James River Association will be hard at work as a voice for our river. We’ve outlined our top...
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...
by Ben Watson | Jan 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, James River Watch, James Riverkeeper, News, Watershed Restoration, Wildlife of the James |
As we kick off 2019 and turn a very soggy page on the past year, it’s worth looking back at one of 2018’s main themes, at least as far as the James River is concerned: the rain. To state the obvious it’s been wet – I mean unrelentingly, record-settingly wet – across...
by Anna Killius | Dec 20, 2018 | Advocacy, News |
Thanks to your hard work and that of our partners, Governor Northam’s budget proposal includes great news for the James River! The proposal makes major investments in the programs that we believe are critical to reducing pollution from reaching our rivers and streams,...