Join FOR, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Piedmont Environmental Council for a day planting a Riparian Forest Buffer! Moo Thru Ice Cream will be on site to serve those who are able to volunteer with us. Please register for this event at the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's event page, here. FOR […]
Join FOR staff and educators April 22 from 11 am to 4 pm at Old Mill Park's Earth Day Celebration! With venders, crafts, food, and local organizations, this is a great way to meet the organizations in your community and get involved in making our Rappahannock Watershed a cleaner, healthier place.
Join us at DuCard on Earth Day! We will have special hands on-learning programs for kids (the adult ones, too!) – “all about our local stream” – and more! The free learning sessions will be held at 1pm and 3pm and reservations are required.Email Beth to reserve your spot today!
Join FOR at Culpeperpalooza for a celebration of some of Culpeper’s best… best live music, craft beverages, food, makers and community programming. Join us for a day filled with never before seen music collaborations, special guest artists and performances. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about music programming and education in Culpeper, as well as […]
In 2021, the Tides Inn embarked on an extensive shoreline restoration project to prevent erosion, increase habitat for birds and aquatic life and ultimately, beautify our waterways. From the project’s beginning until its completion a year later, the Tides captured footage to illustrate its environmental impact. Friends of the Rappahannock was a major community partner […]
Are you interested in learning about restoration efforts in Urbanna Creek? Are you a FOR member or are you interested in becoming one? Join us for an evening at Urbanna Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar to shellabrate the Restore Urbanna Creek initiative. Enjoy fresh seafood, drinks and a waterfront view while hearing about how this […]
Join us at the new Rappahannock Conservation Nursery every first Tuesday of the month from 2pm - 5pm. FOR's restoration team is building a native plant nursery and needs your help! Spend the afternoon re-potting native trees, pruning native shrubs, and planting acorns to grow our native plant stock. Practice your plant ID and meet […]
Its that time of year, Give Local Piedmont AND our 2nd Annual FUNdraiser Showdown!! Who can raise more for the river and our mission this year... the reigning champs, FOR Staff or FOR's Board?! Give Local Piedmont inspires community members to give BIG to the nonprofit organizations that are making our region stronger, like Friends […]
This event has been rescheduled to June 24th. You can find that event page and tickets HERE Thank to our amazing sponsor, Black Knight Technology!
Join Friends of the Rappahannock in celebrating our most recent year as an organization at our Annual Members Meeting! We will be celebrating at our Fredericksburg office along the river with food, drinks and amazing staff poster presentations. We will also be giving out awards to community members and partners, voting on new board members […]
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