In 2023, we took on the task of recycling as much oyster shell from the Urbanna Oyster Festival as possible and it was a feat!! We recycled over 250 BUSHELS!! We are looking for volunteers to help sustain the this goal for 2024 at the historic Urbanna Oyster Festival (over 50,00 guests!) and work to […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
We have an amazing growing oyster restoration program and we need your help sustaining it! We partner with local restaurants across the watershed to recycle their oyster shells. We are looking for a volunteer or two to help FOR staff with our weekly Thursday oyster shell pick up from Port Oysteria. The volunteer would meet […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
If you like being outside, working independently and making a difference, one (or both) of these volunteer roles could be perfect for you! We have two very vital tasks that have a HUGE impact on our education and restoration programs and making them possible. Having a volunteer take over these roles would help on our […]
FOR educators need support painting We All Live Downstream maps for local teachers to use in their classrooms! You do NOT need to be an artist to volunteer for this! Just stay in the lines and take your time (: Painting will occur at our Upper Rappahannock Office, located at the Carver Center (9432 N […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
Join local environment nonprofits Friends of the Rappahannock and Piedmont Environmental Council from 7-8pm on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library (meeting room 271, South Gate Shopping Center, Culpeper, VA 22701) Check out when FOR will be presenting!! Reserve your spot and find info on ALL the […]
Enjoy chatting with community members? Do you have some FOR or river knowledge (or want to gain some:)? Do you want to help advocate for our waterways?! Join us this fall at one of our FOR outreach tables! We have SO many community events coming up across the watershed. Having volunteers help at these tabling […]
This fall we will be implementing the Tomorrow's Trees program for community members to collect tree seeds, practice their tree ID, get outside and help grow our nursery and restoration programing for a healthy river!! This will be a WATERSHED WIDE program with coordinated events, individual and leadership opportunities. We will have seed drop off […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
We are looking for volunteers who can support our outreach table and helping manage our recycling of the oyster shells at the Stratford Hall Wine and Oyster Festival! This is a lovely event and great opportunity for FOR to engage with community members about our mission, river and our oyster restoration program. Some day of […]
We are looking for volunteers who can support FOR's outreach table and helping manage nursery program at the Culpeper Harvest Day Farm Tour This is a wonderful event and great opportunity for FOR to engage with community members about our mission, river and tree nursery programing. The Carver Center is the main hub of the […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
Summer is in full swing and people are out enjoying the river which sadly means litter is accumulating. We need YOUR help keeping our river clean so we can continue to enjoy for years to come! 8am-11am l Meet at the Corner of Wellford St and Riverside Dr. on the trail (38.317416, -77.477558) Meet community […]
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