Hybrid 10th Annual Wild and Scenic Film FestivalON DEMAND Tickets are live! https://qudio.com/event/rappahannock-2022 Students get FREE access using code 'FORSTUDENT' at checkout.After a two year break, the highly anticipated Wild and Scenic Festival is back for our 10th annual showing. If you missed our in person celebration on April 2nd, no worries! We are offering […]
Join FOR staff for an evening of batty fun! We will talk about Bats, their importance to our Rappahannock River watershed environment, make a craft, and go on a night/evening bat walk! This program is designed for the bat enthusiast, bat amateur, and families (with children aged 5 and older! But feel free to bring […]
Help remove unsightly and harmful pollution from a stream and trail leading to the Rappahannock River. Join Friends of the Rappahannock on Saturday, April 9 for a volunteer litter cleanup at Alum Spring Park and the Virginia Central Railway Trail. All cleanup materials including gloves, trash bags and litter grabbers will be provided. Volunteers are […]
*ribbit* ribbit* It's that time of year again... when all you can hear at night are FROGS! Join our very own April Harper during a Frog Watch USA Orientation and Training on Monday April 11th, from 6 - 8PM. Learn toad and frog calls, and how to best monitor the frog and toad populations […]
Join us for a day of tree planting at the Tayloe Tract of the Rappahannock River Valley NWR in Warsaw, VA. Please come dressed for the weather with closed toed shoes. Also please bring a water bottle and bagged lunch. We will supply gloves and tools for the planting. Click HERE to register to Volunteer […]
There is no better view than the Rappahannock at sunrise in spring! Join us on April 16th for a spring sunrise paddle on the Rappahannock. We will meet at Fredericksburg's City Dock at 7 AM where we will give safety instructions and then hop in our kayaks to paddle upriver. Our staff will point out […]
Join our Tidal Rappahannock staff at the Heathsville Farmer's Market and Earth Day Festival! Paired with a lovely Wine Festival, this is not an event you will want to miss! Visit our booth from 9 AM - 1 Pm on Saturday, April 16th.
In Partnership with Tree Fredericksburg, Bartlett Tree Research, and We Plant Trees, we will be giving away 2500 native seedling trees (2-4 ft high) at the Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 23rd at Old Mill Park's Earth Day event. The trees will be of varying native species, available to any household in the Fredericksburg […]
Join FOR staff and educators April 23 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.
Help us keep litter out of the Rappahannock and the streams that flow into the Rappahannock River. Join FOR and the Warrenton Youth program in cleaning up litter at the Warrenton Dog Park from 2 pm to 4 pm.
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