RESCHEDULED FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 Come join Master Naturalist and RCA's StreamWatch Monitor Ida Swenson for a “deep dive” into the living things in the ponds at RCA’s Scheier Natural Area, located at 917 Long Acre Road, Palmyra, VA 22963 Ida will furnish most of the equipment but you will want to bring your own [...]
FLOWtilla: The Spontaneous Decorated Boat Parade & Competition. Saturday, September 29th A $500 award will be given to the most creative design! As a fun feature of FLOW, Chroma Projects and The Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center (LCEC) invite everyone to decorate a floating device and join in the parade. It's a delight-filled thing to do with your kids! [...]
You're caught in an urban or natural disaster - could you survive till help arrives? The Primitive & Survival Skills Workshop 101 will cover the basic skill sets needed to keep you alive - - Building a shelter without tools, - Finding and purifying water, - Making cordage - rope, - Making a fire, without [...]
YES THE CLEANUP IS ON!!! Schenks Branch is in need of a Deep Clean, especially after the rain and floods of this past season. Trash has collected in the stream bed and needs to be removed. Can you helps us clean up along the John Warner Parkway at Rt. 250? We'll be meeting at the [...]
Join The Nature Conservancy to clean up your watershed! TNC is looking for 30 volunteers to help remove plastic bottles, cans and other debris from a stretch of Meadow Creek in Charlottesville, preventing the trash from reaching the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. Meadow Creek is located near the intersection of Hydraulic Road and [...]
This training is for new volunteers interested in the Bacteria Monitoring Program. No previous experience is needed. Please contact bacteriamonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
RCA is being featured on an episode of Charlottesville Inside Out on our local PBS station, WHTJ! Please join us at a watch party Thursday, February 7th at Kardinal Hall (722 Preston Ave, Charlottesville). RCA has reserved a separate room that will open at 7:30, and the show will air at 8:30. Come early to get dinner and/or drinks, settle in, and enjoy the [...]
Help RCA and the City of Charlottesville clear invasive vines that damage native vegetation and block views of the Rivanna River. Meet at the RCA office (1150 River Road) at 8:45 am and we will walk to the Rivanna River Trail at 9:00 am. Wear work clothes and close-toed shoes. RSVP to: exec@rivannariver.org Looking forward [...]
Come help RCA clean local waterways! Join other volunteers to help remove garbage and debris from a creek in Charlottesville. To sign up, please e-mail RCA at exec@rivannariver.org. We will send a confirmation e-mail with additional details. Hope to see you there!
Advanced benthic monitor training is designed for current benthic volunteers who participate in real field samples and/or do regular lab identification. The aim is to further those ID skills, refine some family characteristics, and cover any topics volunteers need additional help with. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.