Join The Nature Conservancy to clean up your watershed! TNC is looking for 30 volunteers to help remove plastic bottles, cans and other debris from a stretch of Meadow Creek in Charlottesville, preventing the trash from reaching the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. Meadow Creek is located near the intersection of Hydraulic Road and [...]
This training is for new volunteers interested in the Bacteria Monitoring Program. No previous experience is needed. Please contact bacteriamonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
RCA is being featured on an episode of Charlottesville Inside Out on our local PBS station, WHTJ! Please join us at a watch party Thursday, February 7th at Kardinal Hall (722 Preston Ave, Charlottesville). RCA has reserved a separate room that will open at 7:30, and the show will air at 8:30. Come early to get dinner and/or drinks, settle in, and enjoy the [...]
Help RCA and the City of Charlottesville clear invasive vines that damage native vegetation and block views of the Rivanna River. Meet at the RCA office (1150 River Road) at 8:45 am and we will walk to the Rivanna River Trail at 9:00 am. Wear work clothes and close-toed shoes. RSVP to: exec@rivannariver.org Looking forward [...]
Come help RCA clean local waterways! Join other volunteers to help remove garbage and debris from a creek in Charlottesville. To sign up, please e-mail RCA at exec@rivannariver.org. We will send a confirmation e-mail with additional details. Hope to see you there!
Advanced benthic monitor training is designed for current benthic volunteers who participate in real field samples and/or do regular lab identification. The aim is to further those ID skills, refine some family characteristics, and cover any topics volunteers need additional help with. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
Advanced benthic monitor training is designed for current benthic volunteers who participate in real field samples and/or do regular lab identification. The aim is to further those ID skills, refine some family characteristics, and cover any topics volunteers need additional help with. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
This training will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling - catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. No previous experience is needed. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
This training will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling - catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. No previous experience is needed. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.
This training will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling - catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. No previous experience is needed. Please contact benthicmonitoring@rivannariver.org with questions or to register.