As staff, we often say that our organization’s heart is our community members. Our River Friends who take the time out of their busy lives to support FOR and our mission to protect and preserve our Rappahannock River. This year we had so many river friends support our...
Have you ever held 2 million babies in the palm of your hand? 2 million OYSTER babies, that is. That’s exactly what happened this past summer as we were trying our hand at an oyster spat-on-shell operation with the Tides Inn for the first time. But what is...
Imagine the sound of the water trickling over the rocks as you paddle through a ripple. The smell of the morning air as the mist evaporates off of the river’s surface. The Eagles perched on the tall branches overhead swooping down to catch their breakfast and the...
Last week, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) and the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force expanded the drought advisory to 42 additional counties, many of which reside in the central Virginia region. While recent showers over the last few...
FOR’s Annual Member Meeting is an important event each year. Not only is it a time to celebrate accomplishments, honor volunteers and partners, and gather with other members, it is a business meeting. The slate of new board members and officers are voted in, and the...
Enterprise Mobility and Arbor Day Foundation partner with Friends of the Rappahannock to Plant Over 400 Trees in Culpeper, Virginia In a concerted effort to enhance urban greenery and address environmental concerns, the Arbor Day Foundation and Enterprise Mobility...
