Upcoming Events

Watershed Education Field Trip- Lakeside (Day 1)

Preddy Creek Park 3690 Burnley Station Road, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip- Lakeside (Day 2)

Preddy Creek Park 3690 Burnley Station Road, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Riverview Park Tree Planting

Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

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 [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip – Journey (Day 1)

Journey Middle School 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Darden Towe Tree Planting

Darden Towe Park 1445 Darden Towe Park Road,, Charlottesville

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 [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip – Journey (Day 2)

Journey Middle School 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Frog and Toad Night

Scheier Natural Area 917 Long Acre Rd, Palmyra, VA, 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. [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip – Burley (Day 1)

Journey Middle School 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip – Burley (Day 2)

Journey Middle School 210 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA

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 [...]

Watershed Education Field Trip – Walton (Day 1)

Walnut Creek Park 4250 Walnut Creek Park, North Garden, VA

RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Walton Middle School at Walnut Creek Park 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 [...]

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