Meet Volunteer Richard Schauffler

Meet Volunteer Richard Schauffler

We are honored by the dozens of volunteers that work with us every month. Whether spending an afternoon planting trees with our James River Buffer Program, taking weekly water samples as a Water Quality Monitor volunteer, or patrolling a section of river a few times a...

Know Before You Go

One of my favorite ways to spend weekends during the summer is on the water. When you’re making your weekend plans, make sure to check river conditions at the James River Watch website to see if it’s safe to swim or boat. On the website we’ve gathered together...
From the Marsh: Blue Crabs

From the Marsh: Blue Crabs

Welcome back to the marsh!  Blue crabs are one of the most important invertebrates in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to humans at least! They certainly live up to their scientific name of Callinectes sapidus, or beautiful tasty swimmer, and can be found throughout all...