Join RCA for a trash cleanup! We will meet in the parking lot of the Pantops Shopping Center (where Food Lion is, but over in the corner closest to the trail). Look for RCA signs indicating where to go. This cleanup will be on the Old Mill Trail along the county side of the Rivanna [...]
Join RCA in planting trees for the James River Buffer Program at Panorama Natural Burial. We will be planting 130 new tree and shrub seedlings along the banks of a stream. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle. [...]
Join RCA and members of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a two-hour volunteer workday at Darden Towe Park. We will be planting tree seedlings to replace those that did not survive from the original planting earlier this year. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a two-hour volunteer workday at Riverview Park. We will be planting tree seedlings to replace those that did not survive from the original planting earlier this year. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, and [...]
Help RCA clean up our watershed! We will meet at the RCA office at 1150 River Road and clean River Road and the Rivanna Trail between Free Bridge and the trail access north of the office. Please wear long pants, sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather. RCA will provide gloves, trash pickers, and [...]
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 will be a kid-friendly cleanup at the intersection of Broadway and Franklin, you can park in Rudy's Rugs parking lot. 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? [...]
Join RCA and members of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a two-hour volunteer workday at Darden Towe Park. We will be managing invasive plants that are threatening recently planted native trees and shrubs. RCA will provide needed tools like loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses, but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers should [...]
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.