Have you ever been interested in learning more about how RCA volunteers monitor the health of local waterways? Are you interested in becoming a stream monitor? Now’s your chance!
The Rivanna River Round-Up is an annual watershed-wide cleanup event hosted by the Rivanna Conservation Alliance. Join us in taking a stand for clean water by volunteering on September 25th. Our goal this year is to combat the ever-growing plastic pollution problem we see in our local waterways and around the world. From single-use items [...]
We need your help to pack water quality testing kits for 140 Jack Jouett Middle School students! As part of their science curriculum, these students will be learning about the Rivanna watershed and different water quality standards. We will be stuffing these kits with supplies to test for phosphates, nitrates, dissolved oxygen and more. The [...]
Crozet Elementary is home to one of RCA's largest buffer planting projects to date. On Monday, November 1, we are seeking volunteers to help maintain these beautiful trees. We will be weeding, replacing tubes and stakes where needed and marking trees that will need to be replaced during the spring planting season. We will likely [...]
RCA is partnering with the James River Association for an exciting project in the Dunlora neighborhood. We will be installing over 9 acres of trees to create a riparian buffer around the Rivanna River, Town Branch and its tributaries. Join us on December 4 to plant 3/4 acre of this overall buffer plan! Volunteers should [...]
This year, RCA is the beneficiary of the Rivanna Greenbelt Marathon in Charlottesville. To show our thanks, we want to provide the event with volunteers to help put on the race! Volunteers are being recruited to help between 5:30am-12:30pm over three different shifts. Sign up here!
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 [...]
Join us to help protect clean water! Riparian buffers are essential to clean, healthy streams. Vegetated stream banks filter pollutants, provide habitat, and prevent erosion. During this workday, we will work to plant bare root seedlings along a stream corridor in Free Union. All tools and instruction will be provided by RCA. Please bring water, [...]
Join Rivanna Conservation Alliance for an evening of frog, toad, and other pond critter identification at Scheier Natural Area in Fluvanna County. This is a drop-in event where we will have knowledgeable volunteers stationed around the ponds to teach visitors a bit about pond ecology, all while listening to our choir of frogs! No flip [...]
Join RCA for a morning of tabling at this year's KidVention, an event put on by the Virginia Discovery Museum! We will be hosting some interactive activities for kids and their families to enjoy. This shift is responsible for the setup of the table and the first 1.5 hours of tabling. Please wear comfortable shoes [...]