It’s official! Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR), in partnership with Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS), Spotsylvania County Public Schools (SCPS), Tri-County City Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Lake Anna State Park, were...
The tides are shifting again. (They always do!) Although this tide is taking our Education Coordinator, it is bringing us another great partner on the Northern Neck! Lowery Becker has taken a position with the Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District...
“Science is more than a school subject, or the periodic table, or the properties of waves. It is an approach to the world, a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world, and then have the capacity to change that world…” said former U.S....
Watching our campers grow over the years is a highlight for our education staff. Every summer we get to forge relationships with kids who attend our camps to learn about the river and have fun. Year after year they come back, and it is amazing to see how they grow and...
Thank you to all members who submitted comments for the DEQ consent order which ended Aug. 9 More than 13 acres was illegally cleared in October 2017 near the Rappahannock River’s edge at the the Virginia True golf and resort development in Richmond County (Newland),...
Channel cats are the top dog above the fall line The ecology of the upper Rappahannock River is changing. The good news is, fisheries biologists are not alarmed. The bad news is… well, there really isn’t any bad news. “The upper Rappahannock River remains a...
Article by UMW Professor Jason Sellers for America’s Most Endangered River series The Rappahannock River has long been a focal point for Virginia’s human communities, and its health remains vital for Virginians today. Although often confident in the resilience...
I am not one to spend much time looking into statistics, but as we wrap up our spring education schedule and run the numbers of how many students we have reached so far this year, it is an understatement to say I am impressed. It has been quite a busy spring, and as...
Every year, FOR conducts four bird counts during the summer in partnership with Andrew Dolby, Biology Professor at the University of Mary Washington, and his ornithology students. A small team of students paddles down the river from Mott’s Run to the I-95 bridge...
In March, 16 administrators and teachers from the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula joined FOR for a Professional Development Retreat at Marriott Ranch in Fauquier County. The participants traveled from Middlesex, Essex, and King George counties to immerse themselves...
