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.
**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 [...]