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River safety & conservation concepts are key messages  A new outreach program implemented by Friends of the Rappahannock is bridging the language gap to communicate river safety and conservation concepts to the Spanish-speaking members of our community and the...

Friends of the Rappahannock is working with Essex County, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Coronal Energy to learn more about the very serious stormwater and erosion and sediment control problems at the 200 acre Coronal Energy Essex Solar Center...

Outreach events will have a new look and sound this spring at Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR). We want to bring our message of river advocacy and stewardship to as many people as possible, so we’ve kicked off a couple of new programs and enhanced some our most...

Our partners at the The Rapidan Chapter of Trout Unlimited have received a grant of $10,000 through the Trout Unlimited national Embrace A Stream grant program to support a fish passage barrier removal project in Madison County, Virginia led by Friends of the...

When the right formula of underwater rocks and gradient and water flow combine in a whitewater river, a strange thing is created. The water forms a wave, smooth as glass until it’s broken by gently boiling backcurrent. If you’re paying attention, and you drop into it...

Why did I decide to volunteer with Friends of the Rappahannock? The short answer is, because my mother told me to. FOR was the perfect volunteer opportunity for me. It was nearby, focused on water, and most importantly, it was a volunteer thing which would look good...

While this blog could be about the impending August 31 deadline to purchase early bird tickets for Riverfest it is not.   It's about those folks who sponsored the Second Annual Riverfest in 1992 and are still supporting the event in 2017: Farley Vale Farm.  For the...

Some things are worth the wait and Friends of the Rappahannock’s new River Cam is definitely one of them. In 2016, Dev Patel, Eagle Scout candidate with Boy Scout Troop 21 approached FOR about bringing a live feed of the River back to the FOR website. We were excited...

Friends of the Rappahannock has a fully updated profile on Plant's Map, which serves to connect people with the plants on the property. Our profile, which can be accessed here, includes a database of over 20 different plants located on our nature preserve. By clicking...

So many days we look at each other and say, “What should we do today?” Of all of the unique hobbies out there to fill spare time, my favorite is volunteering.  I started volunteering in my free time as a student about two years ago, and have yet to find a way to feel...