Enjoy the sweetness of a late-summer evening with a relaxed, all-abilities bike ride to a semi-secret beach on the Rivanna River. The ride will include a quick visit to Farmers in the Park and an optional dip in the river (so bring your towel and appropriate attire and footwear if you plan to get wet!). [...]
Join us for FLOW: The Rivanna River Arts Festival on Saturday, September, 28th, along the Rivanna Trail! The event starts at 11:00 AM at Darden Towe’s Boat Ramp. Chroma Projects is collaborating with The Rivanna Conservation Alliance to bring you this one day celebration of our river. FLOW 2019 will feature many of last year’s visual and [...]
Join the Rivanna Conservation Alliance and The Nature Conservancy of Virginia for an after-cleanup celebration! In cooperation with TNC's OktoberForest Events, come enjoy some refreshments, and learn about how clean water and healthy forests are important for good beer.
Strap on your goggles and slip into your lab coat for the 21st annual Kid*Vention, the Virginia Discovery Museum's celebration of everything science! Families are invited to explore a wide variety of scientific fields through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, games, and more as children are introduced to biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, and zoology and [...]
*Organized by RCA Partners*
Update 3.25.2020: With deference to guidance from public health officials, and in the spirit of supporting the health of our Rivanna watershed community, we are canceling this year’s Rivanna RiverFest, scheduled for May 3rd. The associated Fix a Leak Family 5k and Rivanna River Race are also canceled. Plans for the 2021 RiverFest and races [...]
Update 3.25.2020: With deference to guidance from public health officials, and in the spirit of supporting the health of our Rivanna watershed community, we are canceling this year’s Rivanna RiverFest, scheduled for May 3rd. The associated Fix a Leak Family 5k and Rivanna River Race are also canceled. Plans for the 2021 RiverFest and races [...]
The Rivanna River Round-Up is a socially-distanced river-wide cleanup and tire removal effort organized by the Rivanna Conservation Alliance (RCA). Due to Covid-19, this event will be largely self-directed but RCA will provide guidance and supplies to support you. Learn More and Register
Join us for the 15th Annual Rivanna River Race: an exciting downriver canoe & kayak race that runs 6.8-miles from the Route 29 Bridge at Rio Mills Road to the Rivanna River Company, just south of Free Bridge. For more information and to register, visit: https://htru.io/RnDf
Help RCA celebrate the much anticipated return of Charlottesville's Fridays After Five Concert Summer Concert Series by joining us in running the draft beer trailer during the show. We will be slinging beers while listening to the tunes of Chamomile and Whiskey and raising funds for RCA! Volunteers must be 21 or older. All volunteers [...]