Every year around the beginning of March, Friends of the Rappahannock begins the final planning for a wide range of restoration projects throughout the Rappahannock River watershed. These projects include everything from a neighborhood trash cleanup on your local...
Friends of the Rappahannock is pleased to announce the recent award of $7,000.00 from the Virginia Department of Forestry’s (DOF) Trees for Clean Water grant program to support our Headwater Stream Initiative. This funding will help FOR plant over 1,300 trees...
Although FOR Educators consider themselves a well-educated group, we are always on the lookout for the opportunity to improve our skills and expand our horizons. Inclement weather with cold temperatures and icy roads typically accompany the winter months here along...
Design a solution. Create a prototype. Test for results. Revise for effectiveness. Refine for performance. Learn about renewable energy. All accomplished while discovering ways to improve our environment. If you did all this, you would be participating in Friends of...
Thursday November 9, 2017 marked a big win for the communities of Virginia’s Northern Neck as Richmond County became the first municipality to ban fracking in the Rappahannock River Watershed. After several months of research and deliberations, the...
WHAT WILL INSTALLING A BUFFER COST ME? The Headwater Buffer Initiative is a voluntary program that covers 100% of the costs associated with the design and installation of riparian buffers. WHO QUALIFIES? Your property needs to be located in the Upper Rappahannock...
Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District & Virginia Cooperative Extension Partner to Offer Free Soil Tests of Lawns in Madison County Picture it: the first touch of spring is near. The days are warmer, the ground is thawing and local garden departments are...
“Virginia’s booming wild-caught blue catfish industry may weaken under federal regulation” Provided by the Freelance Star By Pamela A. D’Angelo For The Free Lance–Star It’s been a rough year for Virginia’s seafood industry. Earlier this year,...
In the fall of 2016, Friends of the Rappahannock kicked off the second year of our Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program thanks to an Environmental Education grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). TIC is a nationwide program run by our partners at Trout...
