Rivanna Conservation Alliance

Scottsville Elementary Buffer Planting
2024-12-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Scottsville Elementary School, 7868 Scottsville Rd, Scottsville, VA, 24590
Registration is required here: https://htru.io/SKT8
Join RCA in planting trees to restore riparian buffers along the Rivanna River. Vegetated stream banks filter pollutants, provide habitat, and prevent erosion.
During this workday, we will work to plant bare-root saplings along the river corridor. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction. Please bring water and dress for the weather. Participants should be comfortable being outside for several hours.
This event is subject to change due to tree availability or weather.
If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org

Darden Towe Tree Planting and Invasive Workday
2024-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Darden Towe Park, 1445 Darden Towe Park Road, Charlottesville, VA
Registration is required here: https://htru.io/SKZw
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a 2-hour volunteer workday in Darden Towe Park. We will start by planting new native tree saplings in an area recently cleared of invasive plants. If time allows, we shift to doing additional invasive removal.
RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction. Please bring water, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather. Participants should be comfortable being outside for several hours.
This event is subject to change due to tree availability or weather.
If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org

Invasive Workday at Riverview Park
2024-12-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Riverview Park, 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Registration is required here: https://htru.io/SKZA

Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a 2-hour volunteer workday at Riverview Park. We will be cutting invasive vines that are threatening native tree canopy in a high priority forest area.
RCA will provide loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers must wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle.
If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org

Charlottesville City Council Budget Development Work Session
2025-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 | CitySpace, 100 Fifth St NE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Join RCA at the next budget development work session to encourage City Council to include $250,000 of funding in the FY26 budget for the Riverview Restoration project. Bring signs showing your support of the project! If you can’t attend the meeting, you can also help by:

Sending City Council an email at: council@charlottesville.gov or to individual City Council members
Leaving Council members a voicemail message at: 434-970-3113
Helping us get the word out so more people in the community can advocate for Riverview Park and the Rivanna River

First February Invasive Workday at Riverview Park
2025-02-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Riverview Park, 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a 2-hour volunteer workday at Riverview Park. We will be cutting invasive vines that are threatening native tree canopy in a high priority forest area.
RCA will provide loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers must wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle.
Signup required ahead of time, and please make sure to fill out a new 2025 waiver. Signup here: https://evergreen.humanitru.com/web/campaigns/rivanna-conservation-alliance~volunteer-events?tab_884=
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org

Second February Invasive Workday at Riverview Park
2025-02-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Riverview Park, 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville, VA

Rivanna River Trail Cleanup, in honor of MLK Day of Service
2025-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Rivanna Conservation Alliance, 1150 River Road, Suite One, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
Come join us for a Rivanna River Trail watershed cleanup in honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s Day of Service! With icy January weather, we are planning this event for February 16th, optimistic that it will be a perfect day for a cleanup.
Signup required ahead of time, and please make sure to fill out a new 2025 waiver.
Signup here: https://evergreen.humanitru.com/web/campaigns/rivanna-conservation-alliance~volunteer-events?tab_884=
We will meet at RCA, 1150 River Road, at 1:00.
Please contact jeanleagazin@rivannariver.org with any questions.
Thanks for volunteering, we all benefit from a clean watershed!

NEW DATE: RCA Volunteer Open House
2025-02-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Rivanna Conservation Alliance, 1150 River Road, Suite One, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
Join RCA staff and volunteers to learn more about how you can get involved in our volunteer programs. Light refreshments provided. This is a drop-in event, so come any time between 3 PM and 6 PM. All ages welcome!

Make-Up February Invasive Workday at Darden Towe Park
2025-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 | VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a volunteer workday at Darden Towe Park. We will be cutting invasive vines that are threatening native tree canopy in a high priority forest area.
RCA will provide loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers must wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

CHIPP's Invasive Species Resource Fair & Open House
2025-02-28 16:30 - 18:30 | CitySpace, 100 Fifth St NE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
RCA is a partner of the Charlottesville Invasive Plant Partnership, or CHIPP. To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, CHIPP is inviting community members to a tabling fair featuring partner organizations (including RCA!) and community collaborators. Learn more and register to attend the open house here.

For more Virginia NISAW events, check out Blue Ridge PRISM’s event calendar.

FrogWatch Training at TJSWCD - FULL
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, 705 Dale Ave, Charlottesville, VA, 22903
This signup is full. If you are interested in being put on a waitlist, please fill out the INTEREST FORM.
RCA has partnered with the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District to create the Central Virginia Chapter of FrogWatch USA. We welcome you to attend this training to become a FrogWatch volunteer.
Please RSVP as space is limited. There will be a presentation and games to help you identify local frog and toad species, and learn how to mark a FrogWatch monitoring site. It will end with a written assessment.
If you have questions please contact TJSWCD’s Environmental Programs Coordinator Courtney Harlow-Humphreys at courtney.harlow-humphreys@tjswcd.org

Rivanna River Trail Cleanup
2025-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | VA
Come join us for a Rivanna River Trail watershed cleanup!
We can work together to improve our community’s beautiful natural resources. By picking up trash along the trail, we are preventing litter from being washed into the river as well as improving the natural habitat for wildlife in the riparian corridor.
RCA will provide cleanup supplies. Please bring a water bottle, dress for the weather, and be prepared to walk a segment of the trail. Please contact jeanleagazin@rivannariver.org with any questions.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

March Invasive Workday at Darden Towe Park
2025-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a volunteer invasive management workday at Darden Towe Park.
RCA will provide loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers must wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Riverview Park Tree Planting Workday
2025-03-15 13:00 - 15:00 | VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a volunteer workday in Riverview Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in areas where deceased ash trees have created openings.
RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather and dirt. Long pants are recommended.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip - Henley (Day 1)
2025-03-18 11:00 - 15:00 | Henley Middle School, 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA, 22932
RCA is hosting watershed education field trips for 6th grade students from Henley Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 to walk through each activity, and will pair new volunteers with more experienced ones during the field trips.
If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip- Henley (Day 2)
2025-03-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Henley Middle School, 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA, 22932

FrogWatch Training at Rockfish Community Center - FULL
2025-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Rockfish Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Ln, Afton, VA
This signup is full. If you are interested in being put on a waitlist, please fill out the INTEREST FORM.
RCA has partnered with the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District to create the Central Virginia Chapter of FrogWatch USA. We welcome you to attend this training to become a FrogWatch volunteer.
Please RSVP as space is limited. There will be a presentation and games to help you identify local frog and toad species, and learn how to mark a FrogWatch monitoring site. It will end with a written assessment.
If you have questions about FrogWatch, contact TJSWCD’s Environmental Programs Coordinator Courtney Harlow-Humphreys at courtney.harlow-humphreys@tjswcd.org

Watershed Education Field Trip- Henley (Day 3)
2025-03-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Henley Middle School, 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA, 22932
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Henley Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 to walk through each activity, and will pair new volunteers with more experienced ones during the field trips. If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Riverview Park Tree Planting
2025-03-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Riverview Park, 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville, VA

Darden Towe Tree Planting Event
2025-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Darden Towe Park, 1445 Darden Towe Park Road, Charlottesville, VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a volunteer workday in Darden Towe Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in an area recently cleared of invasive trees.
RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather and dirt. Long pants are recommended.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip- Lakeside (Day 1)
2025-03-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Preddy Creek Park, 3690 Burnley Station Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22911
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Lakeside Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 to walk through each activity, and will pair new volunteers with more experienced ones during the field trips. If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip- Lakeside (Day 2)
2025-03-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Preddy Creek Park, 3690 Burnley Station Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22911

Riverview Park Tree Planting
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Riverview Park, 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a 2-hour volunteer workday in Riverview Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in areas where deceased ash trees have created openings.
RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather and dirt. Long pants are recommended.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
SIGN UP HERE: https://htru.io/SORW

Watershed Education Field Trip - Journey (Day 1)
2025-04-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Journey Middle School, 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Journey Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 to walk through each activity, and will pair new volunteers with more experienced ones during the field trips. If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Darden Towe Tree Planting
2025-04-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Darden Towe Park, 1445 Darden Towe Park Road, Charlottesville, VA
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a 2-hour volunteer workday in Darden Towe Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in an area recently cleared of invasive trees.
RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather and dirt. Long pants are recommended.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
SIGN UP HERE: https://htru.io/SMr7

Watershed Education Field Trip – Journey (Day 2)
2025-04-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Journey Middle School, 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA, 22901

Frog and Toad Night
2025-04-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Scheier Natural Area, 917 Long Acre Rd, Palmyra, VA, 22963, United States
Join RCA for an evening of frog, toad, and other pond critter identification at the Scheier Natural Area ponds in Fluvanna County. This is a free event for all ages!
No flip flops, please! Old sneakers are preferable. A headlamp or flashlight, a camera, and curiosity are necessary. RCA will provide nets and identification materials. End the evening with s’mores around the campfire. Carpooling is encouraged.
Sorry, no dogs are allowed at Scheier!
CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Scottsville Elementary Tree Planting Workday
2025-04-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Scottsville Elementary School, 7868 Scottsville Rd, Scottsville, VA, 24590
Join RCA in planting trees to restore riparian buffers. Vegetated stream banks filter pollutants, provide habitat, and prevent erosion.
During this workday, we will work to plant bare-root saplings along the river corridor. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction. Please bring water and dress for the weather and mud.
This event is subject to change due to weather. If you have any questions, or sign-ups are closed, please contact RCA’s Watershed Coordinator Bailey Pleasant at bspleasant@rivannariver.org
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip – Burley (Day 1)
2025-04-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Journey Middle School, 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Burley Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 to walk through each activity, and will pair new volunteers with more experienced ones during the field trips. If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Watershed Education Field Trip – Burley (Day 2)
2025-04-15 09:00 - 13:00 | Journey Middle School, 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Burley Middle School and we need your help!
Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem.
No education experience is necessary! If you have any questions, please email Jean Lea Gazin at info@rivannariver.org.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
