| Despite Restoration Efforts, American Shad Have Not Rebounded 7/11/2010 By Karl Blankenship Chesapeake Bay Journal read more ...
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| First Pharmaceutical Return Effort a Success
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| Civil War Float Offers Unique Look at History 6/9/2010 By Colette Caprara Free-Lance Star Weekender read more ...
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| Management Plan [for Fredericksburg's Riverfront Property] Moves Forward
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| Group Marks Earth Day with River Cleanup
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| Shad are Running...in Rappahannock County By Walter Nicklin. Editorial. Rappahannock News. April 8, 2010 read more ...
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| Aspen Grove Restoration FOR and Colonia Forge students restore bank of Muddy Run in King George ... read more ...
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| We Must Take Real Action to Protect the Bay 3/24/2010 Op-Ed By Ann Jennings Richmond Times Dispatch read more ...
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| River Plan Details Emerge
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| Trappers Question Plan for City's Watershed Property
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| Freezing of River Access Points May Spur Outdoorsman's Ire
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| Rappahannock Plan is Coming into Focus
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| Silver Anniversary for River's Friends
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| Virginia Puts new Stormwater Regulations on Hold for More Comment
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| Is it Time We Put Ailing Bay on a Diet?
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| Investigation of Fish Waste Dumping Urged 10/22/2009 Southern Environmental Law Center - Press Release read more ...
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| "Stream Team" Digs is Reservoir Project
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| Rockin' on the River - Friends of the Rappahannock Hosts Riverfest 9/17/2009 By Aaron Richardson Free Lance-Star Weekender
View the full spread with photos in the Weekender E-Edition.
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| Invasive Weed Brings Benefits
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| EPA Releases New Plan for Bay Restoration
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| FOR Volunteers to Monitor Construction Sites
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| State Seeks to Limit Runoff
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| Fredericksburg Passes Model Pollution Control Ordinance
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| FOR Trips a Great Summer Adventure
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| (Rocky Pen) Pump Station has Low Visual Impact
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| Our River Has Friends (Op Ed)
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| Volunteers test the waters keeping record 2/26/2009 By Rusty Dennen. Rain or shine, heat or snow, Guy Peno dons his hip waders and heads to the Rappahannock River every Tuesday morning. read more ...
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| Should these bags get the sack?
1/29/2009. By Emily Battle. How to keep plastic bags at bay? read more ...
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| A river runs through this officer's beat EASEMENT DETAILS 1/24/2009 By Rusty Dennen. More than a year on the job, and now with police powers, Fredericksburg's watershed property manager making inroads.
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| FOR Receives Grants for New Projects
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| Groups Protest Slow EPA Progress on Chesapeake Cleanup
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| RappFlow Releases Report Card for Rappahannock Co. 10/23/2008 Rappahannock County residents can now look at a Watershed Report Card to learn about the health of their local streams. read more ...
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| Water Cleanup Efforts Lagging
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| Two-Part Series on Rappahannock Boat Trip By Rob Hedelt. Free Lance-Star
Part 1: 8/12/2008 River's Beauty Astounds
Part 2: 8/14/2008 Closer to Bay, River's Health Deteriorates
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| FOR Receives Grant to Develop Mgt. Plan for River Easement Corridor
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| NOAA Deploys "Smart Buoy” Near Mouth of the Rappahannock River 7/18/2008 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
New buoy system provides live data plus interpretive historic information. read more ...
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| Area Teachers Watershed Workshop 6/28/08 Area Teachers Splash into River Issues. Teachers take a canoe trip on the Rappachnnock River to cap a watershed workshop. read more ...
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| River Safety in Fredericksburg
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| Tippett Receives National Conservation Award
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| Sen. Warner Visits Namesake Rapids
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| Series: Shad Stocking on the Rappahannock 5/2008 By Frank Delano Free Lance-Star 3-part series: 5/25/2008 Fish haul aims to spawn a Rappahannock revival 5/26/2008 Facility gives birth to fish restoration 5/27/2008 River release begins journey of hope for shad
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| CarMax Donates $10,000 to FOR Education Program
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| 90 Acres added to Rappahannock Refuge
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| Sen. Warner visits FOR, briefed on Fish Kill Concerns
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| FOR Opens River Orientation Center
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| Several Bay Bills Getting Backing
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| ACA Locating to on the Rappahannock - ACA by Numbers
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| Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Grows by 75 Acres
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| Dominion Virginia Power Volunteers for the Rappahannock
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| Fredericksburg's River Steward Starts Work
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| American Canoe Association to Relocate to Fredericksburg
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| FOR Director Wins National Environmental Award
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| Gov. Kaine Lauds City River Easement
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| Rappahannock Water Trail will Quench any Thirst for Adventure
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| Hazel River Considered for Tier III Status
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| Biologists Hope for Return of Once Abundant Fish
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| Eagles Vie with Landowner
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| Low Impact Techniques a Challenge
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| Keeping Pollution out of Rivers, Bay
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| Homeowners Can Try Low Impact Techniques, Too
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| City Hiring Watershed Property Manager
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| Old Crib Dam Wood For Sale
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| River Easement gets help in State Budget 2/9/2007 Free Lance-Star. By Chelyn Davis and Rusty Dennen. read more ...
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| Several Bay Bills Getting Backing
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| A Home on the River. FOR Gets Major Land Gift
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| Capacity Building Key for Watershed Groups 12/30/2006 Bay Journal By Laura Lutz. FOR is profiled in this article about how "capacity building" in nonprofits is critical to success. read more ...
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| River Lovers Get Guide 12/12/2006 By Rusty Dennen. Free Lance-Star. Friends of the Rappahannock publishes a new Water Trail guide for the Rappahannock above Fredericksburg. read more ...
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| Va. Decides to Deny Rappahannock Harvest 11/29/2006. By David Fahrenthold The Washington Post read more ...
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| Dredging for Answers in Murky Waters
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| FOR Builds Tidewater Office - Looks to Tidal River
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| Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge...Diverse as its Stewards
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| FOR and City of Fredericksburg Receive Scenic Virginia Awards
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| City May Condemn Land for Canal Project
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| Oxygen in the Rappahannock 8/23/2006 By Lawrence Latane. Richmond Times-Dispatch read more ...
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| FOR Seeking New Challenges
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| Documenting the Riverfront 6/7/2006 By Emnily Battle Free Lance-Star. Easement holders conduct field research on the condition of the riverfront lands. read more ...
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| Pump Sewage for the River's Sake
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| "Pump for the River" article in Rappahannock Record
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| City Council Approves Final Vote On Easement
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| Fredericksburg OKs Conservation Plan 4/26/2006. By Kiran Krishnamurthy. Richmond Times-Dispatch read more ...
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| City Asks for Aid from Counties
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| City OKs Conservation Easement 4/12/2006. By Emily Battle Free Lance-Star. The first of two required votes on the easement passes. read more ...
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| City Council Hears Public Comments on Easement
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| Tonight is the Night we Fight to Protect our River...
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| The Gift 3/9/2006. Free Lance-Star Editorial Board Opinion on the Conservation Easement. read more ...
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| Hold On ! I just want to make sure the Easement is... 3/6/2006. Letter to the Editor by Councilor Debby Girvan. read more ...
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| Conservation Easements Gaining Ground in Virginia
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| Richmond Lawyer to Analyze Easement
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| It's Time to Approve the Easement 2/23/2006 Bill Beck. Former Mayor of Fredericksburg. Letter to the Editor read more ...
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| Hearing on Easement is Rescheduled
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| Girvan is Flat-Out Wrong - We need this Easement Now 2/16/2006. Op-Ed Vince Staley. Falmouth Flats Fly Fishers. Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| Stafford Board Divided on River Easement
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| Hap Connors...On the River Easement 2/13/2006. Letter to the Editor by Hap Connors, Chairman, Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors read more ...
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| Compost Sales Benefit FOR - Pathways Paved with GOLD
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| Easement Best Way to Protect River Lands 1/27/2006. Op-Ed. By Fredericksburg City Council Members Kerry Devine and Billy Withers. Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| Easement Plans Headed for Public Hearing
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| Clamoring for Clean Water
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| VIEWPOINTS on the Conservation Easement 1/15/2006. John Tippett, Executive Director, Friends of the Rappahannock read more ...
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| VIEWPOINTS on the Conservation Easement 1/15/2006. City of Fredericksburg Councilwoman Debbie Girvan. read more ...
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| River Easement Details Explained at Forum
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| Riverkeeper Keeps Eye on James River
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| Protecting the Rappahannock: Stewardship Options
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| Questions, Answers on River Easement
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| Debating the River's Future
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| Easement Sought to Protect Land 12/4/2005. By Kiran Krishamurthy. Richmond Times-Dispatch. read more ...
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| Comments Sought on River Easement
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| City Pitches River Easement Plan
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| 4 VA Environmental Groups Unite Efforts to Seek Funds for Waterways
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| RappFLOW Group Honored for Watershed Plan
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| River Groups Launch Funding Initiative for Clean Water
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| City Polishes Up River Easement - But Some City Council Members are Still Divided
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| Sen. Warner Praises City Conservation Easement Plan
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| Advocates get ready for Riverfest
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| Fredericksburg's Riverfront land provides corridor for wildlife
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| Wildlife Losing Out to Suburban Growth
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| Sen. Houck Supports Conservation Easement
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| Crib Dam Cleanup 8/23/2005 By Emily Battle. Free Lance-Star. Columbia Gas volunteers help Friends of the Rappahannock stack Crib Dam timber for fundraiser. read more ...
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| Easement Progress - Let's Make a River Easement Happen
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| Business Group Knocks Rappahannock Plan 8/9/2005. By Rusty Dennen and Emily Battle. Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| Sen. Warner Officially Re-Opens the Free-Flowing Rappahannock
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| Rappahannock Perfect in Summer for Paddlers & Tubers 7/14/2005. by Rusty Dennen. Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Weekender. read more ...
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| Race draws from all over region 6/6/2005. by Taft Coghill Jr. Free Lance-Star. With difficult portage around Embrey Dam gone, racers enjoy quicker river, faster times at 25th annual Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race. read more ...
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| A New River 6/5/2005 by Cathy Jett. Source: The Free Lance-Star. Paddlers pleased they no longer have to portage canoes in the annual Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe and Kayak Race. read more ...
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| Herons, beaver dams, and dead wood can make life worthwhile 5/19/2005 by Carol Brooks. Source: Free Lance-Star. Nature in our area is a healing, soothing balm. read more ...
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| Riverfront land in Fredericksburg sold to partnership 5/18/2005 by Rusty Dennen. Source: The Free Lance-Star. Partnership buys Fredericksburg riverfront land, which is home to Friends of the Rappahannock read more ...
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| New Plan for River Easement 5/12/2005 by George Whitehurst. Source: Free Lance-Star. Spotsylvania offers to buy 60 acres of Fredericksburg land now proposed for easement to create nature park in the county. read more ...
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| Spotsylvania approves Rappahannock River easement plan 5/11/2005 by George Whitehurst. Source: Free Lance-Star. Spotsylvania supervisors await response from Fredericksburg City Council. read more ...
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| 'Workshop' sizes up city 5/11/2005 by Laur Moyer. Source: Free Lance-Star. Popular PBS woodworking show plans Fredericksburg-related episode to air early next year. read more ...
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| Students Run with Baby Shad 5/6/2005 by Rusty Dennen. Source: Free Lance-Star. State, federal government working together on Rappahannock shad-stocking program. read more ...
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| Refuge on the River 3/27/2005 Source: Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg.com. This article written by Rusty Dennen is about the history of Lauck's Island and the Friends of the Rappahannock's yearly guided tour with Dr. Robert Wheeler to visit the Island. read more ...
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| Riverthon to Boost FOR 3/3/2005 Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance Star read more ...
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| The River's Recovery 2/22/2005 One year after the Embrey Dam breach... Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| River's Trash Removed 10/24/2004 Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance Star read more ...
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| Chesterfield Easement Deal and Example 10/8/2004 Chesterfield County conservation easement may influence officials reviewing similar proposal here Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| Lessons for Life on River 7/21/2004 For kids who live near the river, a lesson about safety today may be a life saved tomorrow. Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| Grassroots Triumph 2/8/2004 Source: Fredericksburg.com Free Lance-Star read more ...
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| FOR Has a Home! FOR now owns our office building and 12.5 acres on the river thanks to our benefactors. read more ...
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