Events for November 16 - August 14

The Rivanna Conservation Alliance’s StreamWatch monitoring program is hosting a volunteer stream monitor training session on Sunday, September 10th at Camp Albemarle. The session will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling—catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. RCA’s StreamWatch monitoring program collects and analyzes stream health [...]

Conference Agenda: 8:30 – 9:00 Registration (with beverages, pastries and fruit) 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome – Mike Foreman, Board Chair, Rivanna Conservation Alliance Diantha H. McKeel - Chair, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Mike Signer, Mayor, City of Charlottesville Ann Mallek – Chair Rivanna River Basin Commission 9:15 – 11:00 Plan Globally - Act at [...]

Rockinʼ the Rivanna - September 30, 2017 Join us at Riverview Park and Darden Towe Park for a 5K run, biking, river floating, food, music, art & fun! Click here for the Save the Date Card. 8:30am – 9:00am: River safety demonstrations by the Lake Monticello Water Rescue Team and Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad (Free Event) 9:00 [...]

Birds are beautiful and fascinating.  Bird are often a bellwether for climate changes, environmental health, and emotional well-being.  If you want to learn more about these amazing creatures, come join us at Scheier Natural Area for the Bird Identification Workshop.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the County of the Fluvanna and the Citizen Technical Advisory Committee are hosting a public meeting to review and discuss the draft Watershed Plan for Cunningham Creek.   The meeting will be at the Fluvanna County Library 214 Commons Blvd. Palmyra, VA 22963.  The meeting will begin promptly at 5:30pm.  [...]

EVENT POSTPONED:  MOVED TO SATURDAY MARCH 31 AT 2PM. Come celebrate World Water Day with some of your favorite organizations.  The Ivy Foundation, the Rivanna Conservation Alliance, the City of Charlottesville and the Rivanna Water and Sewer authority are working together to provide the community with the opportunity to learn about Ivy Creek, the South [...]

March 25th is Tadpole Day at RCA's Scheier Natural Area.  Come join us for an afternoon of exploration and amazement - and bring the children. Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Scheier Natural Area 917 Long Acre Rd. Palmyra, VA 22963 Contact: Email: dandersen64@gmail.com Phone: (804) 310 6464  

Come join us for this consistently popular workshop! You will learn about how to build foul weather shelters, how to secure water, how to make cordage and build a fire. Steve Pullinger will again be the workshop leader. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrimitiveSkills  

Come celebrate World Water Day with some of your favorite organizations.  The Ivy Creek Foundation, the Rivanna Conservation Alliance, the City of Charlottesville, the County of Albemarle and the Rivanna Water and Sewer authority are working together to provide the community with the opportunity to learn about Ivy Creek, the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir [...]