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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
This training session will cover the fundamentals of in-stream biological sampling - catching and identifying benthic macroinvertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. This session includes both a classroom and a hands-on field component. Attending an Introductory Biological (Benthic) Training is required for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer benthic monitor [...]
This training session will cover the fundamentals of in-stream biological sampling - catching and identifying benthic macroinvertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. This session includes both a classroom and a hands-on field component. Attending an Introductory Biological (Benthic) Training is required for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer benthic monitor [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]