Greene County Park Rain Garden Maintenance
Greene County Park 512 Jeri Allen Way, Ruckersville, VA, United StatesFor registration click here!
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Riparian Buffer Workday
Crozet Elementary School 1407 Crozet Ave, Crozet, VirginiaJoin us to help protect clean water! Riparian buffers are essential to clean, healthy streams. Vegetated stream banks filter pollutants, provide habitat, and prevent erosion. During this workday, we will work individually and distanced to check on saplings planted at Crozet Elementary School. All tools and instruction will be provided. Please bring water and dress [...]
Tree Planting for Stream Buffer
Join us to help protect clean water! Riparian buffers are essential to clean, healthy streams. Vegetated stream banks filter pollutants, provide habitat, and prevent erosion. During this workday, we will work individually and distanced to plant bare root saplings along a stream corridor. All tools and instruction will be provided. Please bring water and dress [...]
Rivanna RiverFest
The Rivanna RiverFest started in 2019 as a community celebration of the Rivanna River, hosted by multiple groups. This year, the Rivanna RiverFest will run for more than a week (May 1-9) and include a range of activities. Most require advanced registration and spots are very limited, so sign-up soon. The Rivanna River Race registration [...]
Buffer Maintenance Workday at Crozet Elementary
Crozet Elementary is home to one of RCA's largest buffer planting projects to date. On Monday, November 1, we are seeking volunteers to help maintain these beautiful trees. We will be weeding, replacing tubes and stakes where needed and marking trees that will need to be replaced during the spring planting season. We will likely [...]
Riparian Buffer Planting Maintenance in the Dunlora Community
Dunlora Neighborhood Dunlora farm rd, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesIn December of 2021, RCA worked with the James River Buffer Program and the Dunlora Homeowners Association to plant a riparian buffer along the Rivanna River and two streams. In all, over 2,700 native trees and shrubs were planted. To promote the success of these seedlings, RCA is seeking volunteers to help with some light [...]
Invasive Grass Removal at Woolen Mills
Wool Factory 1837 Broadway St, Charlottesville, VAIn 2021, RCA and students from St. Anne's-Belfield School planted a variety of native plants near Moores Creek along the Rivanna Trail by the Wool Factory. We are recruiting volunteers to help protect these plants by pulling out the invading Japanese stiltgrass. RCA will provide all materials needed. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes and bring [...]
Invasive Vine Removal
Dunlora Neighborhood Dunlora farm rd, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesJoin RCA for a day of removing invasive plants from one of our recent tree planting projects in the Dunlora community. We will begin the day with a brief session teaching volunteers how to ID the invasive plants we are after followed by a removal effort. RCA will provide loppers and smaller hand tools, but [...]
Buffer Planting Day
Help RCA plant more trees at two of our existing riparian buffer projects in Free Union! We will be planting a variety of native trees to improve the long-term health of the streams running through these two properties. We will also be maintaining the existing trees at these two sites (checking the trees, tubes and [...]
Live Staking Workday
Live staking is a riverbank stabilization technique that uses dormant tree and shrub cuttings to help reduce sediment load in streams and rivers. This year, RCA needs your help to plant 1,200 of these shrubs along the Rivanna River! We will access the riverbank locations by canoe and wade along slick, muddy banks. Volunteers should [...]