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 spring at one of our FOR outreach tables! We have SO many community events coming up. Having volunteers help at these tabling and outreach types […]
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 […]
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! By sponsoring this event you […]
Riverfest (Sept 21 @ next to City Dock) is our LARGEST annual fundraiser! We will host over 1,200 guests for a crab feast, all-you-can eat bbq, open bar, raffle, auction, live music and so much more! It takes an amazing team of volunteers to make it happen. We host over 1,200 guests and approx. 150 […]
Join us in planting 300 tree to help us better our river and watershed. This is a great way to kick off the weekend, learn something new and get your hands dirty!! April 5 l Echo Dell Farm l 6376 Twin Lanes Dr King George, VA l 10am until all trees planted! Help for as […]
Join us in planting some trees along Rush River to help us keep our river and watershed clean and healthy. This is a great break during the week, chance to get outside, learn something new and get your hands dirty!! April 19 l Rappahannock County Park l 7 Park Ln, Washington, VA 22747 l 10am […]
Festival del Rio Rappahannock 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 explaining the importance of life jackets. And we […]
Join us in planting 100 trees to help us better our river and watershed. This is a great way to learn something new, get some nature therapy and get your hands dirty!! April 24 l 920 Fodderstack Rd Flint Hill, VA l 10am - 2pm Please arrive by 10am so you can learn how to […]
We’re looking for River Friends to help us bag oyster shell on Saturday, April 27th from 9:30am-12pm! 453 Johnsons Dr, Urbanna, VA 23175 FOR staff will guide you through the process of creating a bag of oyster shell – please note this requires working together to move baskets that may weigh up to 50 pounds! […]
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 […]
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