Join RCA staff and volunteers to learn more about how you can get involved in our volunteer programs. Light refreshments provided. This is a drop-in event, so come any time between 3 PM and 6 PM. All ages welcome!
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a volunteer workday at Darden Towe 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 free to bring your own. [...]
RCA is a partner of the Charlottesville Invasive Plant Partnership, or CHIPP. To celebrate Invasive Species Awareness Week, CHIPP is inviting community members to a tabling fair featuring partner organizations (including RCA!) and community collaborators. Learn more and register to attend the open house here. For more Virginia NISAW events, check out Blue Ridge PRISM's [...]
This signup is full. If you are interested in being put on a waitlist, please fill out the INTEREST FORM. RCA has partnered with the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District to create the Central Virginia Chapter of FrogWatch USA. We welcome you to attend this training to become a FrogWatch volunteer. Please RSVP as [...]
Come join us for a Rivanna River Trail watershed cleanup! We can work together to improve our community's beautiful natural resources. By picking up trash along the trail, we are preventing litter from being washed into the river as well as improving the natural habitat for wildlife in the riparian corridor. RCA will provide cleanup [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience project for a volunteer invasive management workday at Darden Towe Park. RCA will provide loppers, pruners, gloves, and safety glasses but feel free to bring your own. Volunteers must wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Please bring a water bottle. This [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a volunteer workday in Riverview Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in areas where deceased ash trees have created openings. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy [...]
RCA is hosting watershed education field trips for 6th grade students from Henley Middle School and we need your help! Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 [...]
RCA is hosting watershed education field trips for 6th grade students from Henley Middle School and we need your help! Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March 13 [...]
This signup is full. If you are interested in being put on a waitlist, please fill out the INTEREST FORM. RCA has partnered with the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District to create the Central Virginia Chapter of FrogWatch USA. We welcome you to attend this training to become a FrogWatch volunteer. Please RSVP as [...]
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Henley Middle School and we need your help! Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a volunteer workday in Riverview Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in areas where deceased ash trees have created openings. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy [...]
Join RCA and partners of the Rivanna River Forest Health and Resilience Project for a volunteer workday in Darden Towe Park. We are planting new native tree saplings to restore tree canopy in an area recently cleared of invasive trees. RCA will provide all needed tools and instruction on-site. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy [...]
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Lakeside Middle School and we need your help! Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March [...]
RCA is hosting a watershed education field trip for 6th grade students from Lakeside Middle School and we need your help! Students will rotate through benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, chemical water quality testing, and a fun ecology game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. No education experience is necessary! We will host a virtual volunteer orientation on Thursday, March [...]