Enjoy being outside? Enjoy the river sciences/wildlife? Do you want to help inspire future generations of river stewards?! Join us this summer up river at our summer camp program along the Rappahannock River at Riverside Preserve! Having an extra set of hands as we lead the next generation of river stewards on their summer river adventures is […]
Festival del Rio Rappahannock (June 2 @ Old Mill Park) is celebration of our river, conservation and river safety! Attendees will chat with local organizations, fishing demos, kayaking, river safety demos and food. This event will be highlighting river safety through life jacket giveaways, river safety signage, demos on how to paddle, and educating on […]
Join us at the new Rappahannock Conservation Nursery for our FIRST nursery day of the year! FOR's restoration team is building and maintaining a native plant nursery and needs your help! You don't need to stay the entire duration so just come when you can and leave when you want! Please RSVP below and sign […]
We invite our members, partners and supporters to join us May 9th at Mountain Run Winery for an evening to celebrate YOU and everything WE have been able to accomplish in the headwaters region of the Rappahannock River watershed together! We will recognize and award outstanding achievements from our partners, volunteers, and community and take […]
Its that time of year, Give Local Piedmont AND our 3rd 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 […]
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 FOR HQ (3219 Fall Hill Ave) from 6-8pm along the river with food, drinks and amazing staff poster presentations. We will also be giving out awards to community members and […]
River Safety is paramount to ensuring everyone enjoys their time on the water. As we celebrate Boater Safety Month, we want to emphasize the importance of wearing life jackets, which are like your best buddies on the river – they've got your back! So, let's spice things up a bit and join in on the […]
Rappahannock Cellars and Bishop's Events are hosting a 5k and 10k to raise money and awareness for Friends of the Rappahannock, our mission, community and waterways. This is the PERFECT time and opportunity to help keep our Piedmont community and water healthy, our rivers accessible and our future generations educated through RUNNING (or walking:)! May […]
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