In 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 [...]
Join 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 [...]
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 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 [...]