The Friends of the Rappahannock, Fredericksburg Roller Derby, and A. Smith Bowman Distillery invite you to mix and mingle with local vendors while enjoying live music from MarJo DELUX and The LowRiders Blues Band at first annual A. Smith Bowman Summer Festival on August 5th from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. HOW DOES THIS EVENT SUPPORT FOR? Proceeds from drink […]
Join Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) and George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) staff to learn more about the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP). We will be at Machodoc Creek Cafe In Dahlgren from 4pm to 6pm. The Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) is an urban cost-share program administered by Tri-County/City Soil & Water Conservation District […]
Join FOR staff members Brent Hunsinger and Robin Didlake for an evening paddle of Cleve Marsh along the Rappahannock River. We will launch from Hicks Landing off Route 17 in Caroline County. All participants must have a signed waiver emailed to Brent Hunsinger ([email protected]) or in paper form day of. CLICK HERE FOR WAIVER and […]
* Date change for September * Join us at the new Rappahannock Conservation Nursery on Tuesday, September 19th from 2pm - 5pm. FOR's restoration team is building a native plant nursery and needs your help! Spend the afternoon potting bare root saplings, re-potting small native trees, pruning native shrubs, or planting acorns to grow our native […]
Theme: Oysters in the Rappahannock River and Friends of Rappahannock Deadline: October 15, 2023 Contact: Robin Didlake ([email protected]) or Jen Sagan ([email protected]) for more information Guidelines: Create an original drawing or a computer-generated design to be placed on the back of a t-shirt. The front will have the Friends of the Rappahannock Pocket Logo […]
Join us at the new Rappahannock Conservation Nursery every first Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. FOR's restoration team is building a native plant nursery and needs your help! Spend the afternoon potting bare root saplings, re-potting small native trees, pruning native shrubs, or planting acorns to grow our native plant […]
Join Friends of the Rappahannock on Friday, October 13 at Old Mill Park for Big Fall Cleanup! Interested as volunteering as an individual? Scroll down to the bottom of this page (under the sponsors) to RSVP! Day of Details: Gloves, grabbers, trash bags and lunch will be provided!! 1pm - Volunteers and partners meet at […]
Friends of the Rappahannock is SO excited to be the recipient of Broad Run Off Road's annual Fall Foliage Adventure Race! Make a team or go solo as the temperatures start cooling off and the leaves start falling and changing color during our Fall Foliage Adventure Race in and around the stunningly beautiful Mott's Run Reservoir Recreation […]
Friends of the Rappahannock needs oyster restoration volunteers for the Urbanna Oyster Festival! We're working to recycle the oyster shells from this huge event, and we can't do it alone. We need volunteers to help manage the shell recycling which will include the monitoring and transportation of oyster shells. Please be sure to fill out […]
We are hosting a 6 month community science water quality program in Upper Rappahannock waterways from Jan to June 2024! On Jan 17th at 4:30pm, FOR Restoration Coordinator Ellie Young will meet volunteers at Yowell Meadow Park to demonstrate how to take a water sample and hand off all water sampling supplies. If you can't […]
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