Join RCA for a day of service in honor of MLK Day. We will be picking up trash in Forest Hills Park and on the roads around Charlottesville Middle School. RCA will provide trash pickers, gloves, and bags. Volunteers should plan to bring a water bottle, wear closed toed shoes and wear clothes they don't [...]
Albemarle County has proposed an ordinance to update its rules for protecting riparian buffers. The proposed updates aim to protect water quality and stream health, help meet goals in the County’s Comprehensive Plan, and support floodplain protection and wildlife habitat. Attend the public meeting for a chance to comment on the proposed updates.
**Due to inclement weather, this cleanup has been postponed. Check back for updated information. Join RCA for a cleanup on the Rivanna Trail. We will meet at the trailhead behind Starbucks on 5th Street. RCA will provide trash pickers, gloves, and bags. Volunteers should plan to bring a water bottle, wear closed toed shoes and [...]
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a public meeting for the South Fork Rivanna Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study. This study is the result of years of work to: identify streams not meeting water quality standards, determine what pollutants are causing impairments, and develop pollution reduction requirements to improve stream health. RCA’s [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a two-hour volunteer workday at Riverview Park. We will be managing invasive plants that are threatening native tree canopy in a high-priority forest area. RCA will provide needed tools like loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses, but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers [...]
Join RCA for a trash cleanup! This cleanup will focus on the parking lot and boat ramp area at Brook Hill Park. Please wear long pants, sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather. RCA will provide gloves, trash pickers, and garbage bags. This is a weather dependent event. Questions? Email info@rivannariver.org. Thanks for helping [...]
Join RCA and members of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for an invasive management workday in Darden Towe Park. We will be managing invasive plants that are threatening native tree canopy in a high-priority forest area. RCA will provide needed tools like loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses, but feel free to bring your own. [...]
Join RCA staff and volunteers to learn more about how you can get involved in our volunteer programs. Light refreshments will be provided. This is a drop-in event, so come any time between 4 PM and 7 PM. All ages welcome!
Become Certified Bacteria Monitors with RCA's Bacteria Monitoring Program! This training covers the fundamentals of bacteria sampling for the purpose of evaluating recreational water quality within the Rivanna River watershed. No previous experience is necessary. Training sessions are free to RCA volunteers. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: https://htru.io/SVvo
Impress your friends AND collect data that will help our amphibian friends through FrogWatch USA! The Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District and RCA have partnered to create the local Central Virginia Chapter, and we have upcoming trainings on February 26th, March 4th, and March 6th in Afton, Palmyra, and Crozet. At these training [...]