Events for April 29, 2023 - September 24, 2022

Celebrate Conservation with RCA and TNC!

Wild Wolf Brewing Company 313 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, VA

Join the Rivanna Conservation Alliance and The Nature Conservancy of Virginia for an after-cleanup celebration! In cooperation with TNC's OktoberForest Events, come enjoy some refreshments, and learn about how clean water and healthy forests are important for good beer.

Giving Tuesday!

Thank you for your support of RCA and clean water in our community - whether as a donor, supporter, or one of our dedicated volunteers. Please consider continuing your support today on Giving Tuesday, a global effort to encourage support for good in your community.  Today, you can support RCA’s work to improve water quality [...]

Clean-up along the Rivanna River

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Join us to clean up a portion of the Rivanna Trail for the MLK Day of Service.   To sign up, please e-mail RCA at exec@rivannariver.org. We will send a confirmation e-mail with additional details.

Kid*Vention

Strap on your goggles and slip into your lab coat for the 21st annual Kid*Vention, the Virginia Discovery Museum's celebration of everything science! Families are invited to explore a wide variety of scientific fields through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, games, and more as children are introduced to biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, and zoology and [...]

Benthic Monitoring Advanced Training Workshop

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Advanced 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. Advanced workshops will be held at the RCA Office. The training workshops are free to [...]

Benthic Monitoring Advanced Training Workshop

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Advanced 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. Advanced workshops will be held at the RCA Office. The training workshops are free to [...]

Benthic Monitoring Advanced Training Workshop

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Advanced 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. Advanced workshops will be held at the RCA Office. The training workshops are free to [...]

Benthic Monitoring: Introductory Volunteer Training Workshop, Option 1

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Become a trained RCA Benthic Monitor! Interested in becoming a volunteer benthic monitor? 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. There are two date options available, and you must be able [...]

Charlottesville, VA: Disaster/Travel/Wilderness First Aid Course

**All proceeds of this course benefit RCA! Great Outdoor Provision Co. and MEDIC SOLO Disaster+Wilderness Medical School are happily once again hosting a dtWFA class in Charlottesville! Come LEARN HOW to SAVE LIFE and LIMB in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness [...]

Benthic Monitoring: Introductory Volunteer Training Workshop, Option 2

RCA Office 1150 River Rd, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Become a trained RCA Benthic Monitor! Interested in becoming a volunteer benthic monitor? 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. There are two date options available, and you must be able [...]

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