Events for December 21, 2024 - September 15, 2024

Resilience Project Kickoff Event

Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

Join RCA and partners for a kickoff event of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project in Riverview Park. Sign up to help cut invasive vines or swing by between 1 and 4 PM to learn about the project! If you're interested in volunteering, continue reading. There will be two volunteer shifts: 1:00-2:30 PM [...]

Darden Towe Park Invasive Vine Workday

Darden Towe Park 1445 Darden Towe Park Road,, Charlottesville

Join RCA and partners for a volunteer workday at Darden Towe Park, as part of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project. Sign up to help cut invasive vines or swing by between 1 and 4 PM to learn about the project! Volunteers will be cutting invasive vines that are threatening native tree canopy [...]

Scottsville Elementary Buffer Planting

Scottsville Elementary School 7868 Scottsville Rd, Scottsville, VA

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 [...]

Darden Towe Tree Planting and Invasive Workday

Darden Towe Park 1445 Darden Towe Park Road,, Charlottesville

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 [...]

Invasive Workday at Riverview Park

Riverview Park 298 Riverside Drive, Charlottesville

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 [...]

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