• July Invasive Workday at Riverview Park

    Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

    Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a 2-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 [...]

  • Riverview Park Walk-and-Talk: Design, Water Quality, Hydrology

    Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

    Join us for a Rivanna Restoration Project at Riverview Park Walk-and-Talk on Sunday, July 20th. The topic of discussion is project design, water quality improvement, and hydrology. Meet at the RCA kiosk near the top of the boat stairs at 6:00 PM. RSVP to info@rivannariver.org in case we need to reschedule due to weather.

  • Paddles with a Purpose

    Darden Towe Park 1445 Darden Towe Park Road,, Charlottesville

    Help RCA clear litter out of the Rivanna River! This cleanup paddle will begin at 5:30pm at Darden Towe Park and end at the Rivanna River Company. This paddle can vary in time but is intended to conclude around 8pm. This paddle will be self-supported, meaning that you are responsible for bringing your own paddling [...]

  • Riverview Park Pop-Up

    Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

    Join RCA at Riverview Park for some pre-back to school fun at the river. Come play with bugs, nets, art, and more! Drop in any time between 9:30 and 11:30 AM.

  • August Invasive Workday at Darden Towe Park

    Darden Towe Park 1445 Darden Towe Park Road,, Charlottesville

    Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a 2-hour volunteer workday at 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. [...]

  • August Invasive Workday at Riverview Park

    Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

    Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna Forest Restoration Partnership for a 2-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 [...]

  • Riverview Park Walk-and-Talk: Trees & Landscape Design

    Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

    Join us for a Rivanna Restoration Project at Riverview Park Walk-and-Talk on Sunday, August 17th. We’ll be joined by Wolf Josey Landscape Architecture to discuss trees and landscape design of this project. Meet at the RCA kiosk near the top of the boat stairs at 6:00 PM. RSVP to info@rivannariver.org in case we need to [...]

  • Riverview Restoration Webinar

    Design of the Rivanna River Restoration at Riverview Park project is nearing completion. Tune in to a virtual public webinar with the Rivanna Conservation Alliance, Wolf Josey Landscape Architects, Ecosystem Services, and the City of Charlottesville to learn more and ask questions about the project scope, benefits, and park impacts. Please direct any questions to [...]

  • Paddle and Tire Pull in Fluvanna County

    Let's get discarded tires out of the Rivanna River! This tire removal day kicks off the Rivanna River Round-Up season. We hope to be adding more tire pulls and paddling cleanups as we watch water levels over the next month. This paddle will be an out and back in the lower Rivanna River in Fluvanna [...]

  • Advanced Biological (Benthic) Training

    Rivanna Conservation Alliance 1150 River Road, Suite One, Charlottesville, VA

    This training is designed for current benthic monitors who collect benthic field samples and/or participate in lab days. The aim of this workshop is to develop identification skills, refine family-level characteristics, and cover any topics monitors may need additional help with. Advanced training is required to become a certified benthic monitor and adopt benthic sites. [...]