Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a 2-hour volunteer workday to pull invasive garlic mustard at Darden Towe Park. RCA will provide gloves and provide onsite training. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes to protect themselves from outdoor hazards like poison ivy. Please bring a water [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a 2-hour volunteer workday to pull invasive garlic mustard at Riverview Park. RCA will provide gloves and provide onsite training. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes to protect themselves from outdoor hazards like poison ivy. Please bring a water bottle. [...]
Join RCA for a watershed cleanup. We will be picking up trash along a tributary of the Rivanna River, and will share the location once it has been finalized. RCA will provide reflective vests, along with trash pickers, trash bags, and all other equipment needed. This site will not be appropriate for children, but NHS [...]
Join RCA in planting trees at Montfair Resort to do a tree planting for the James River Buffer Program. We will be planting new tree and shrub seedlings along the banks of a lake and pond. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. [...]
Join RCA and members of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a bioblitz in Riverview Park during iNaturalist's City Nature Challenge! A bioblitz is a communal effort to find, identify, and record as many species as possible within a designated area. This data will be collected using the mobile app, iNaturalist. We encourage people of [...]
Join RCA for Clean the Bay Day! We are partnering with The Nature Conservancy to pick up trash in Meadow Creek along the Rivanna Trail at Michie Drive. RCA will provide all materials needed for the cleanup including gloves, trash bags, and trash pickers. Participants should plan to bring a reusable water bottle and wear [...]
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. This is a joint cleanup with Charlottesville Litter Pickers- they will be working on land and we will be in the stream. Volunteers should plan to bring [...]
The Rivanna River Grapefruit Session IPA is BACK, thanks to our friends at Starr Hill Brewery! Crafted with warm river days in mind, this refreshing, tasty beer will be available for a limited time at Starr Hill Brewery and Rivanna RiverFest. Join us for a beer release party at Starr Hill Brewery in the Dairy [...]
Mark your calendar for Rivanna RiverFest at the Rivanna River Company! Join the Rivanna Conservation Alliance and organizing partners on Saturday, May 9th for a celebration of the Rivanna River. Enjoy fun family-friendly activities for all ages, river recreation, live performances, food, drink, and so much more! Visit www.rivannariver.org/rivanna-riverfest for updates. We have lots of [...]
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. [...]