Plant Virginia bluebells at Pony Pasture Saturday

The Friends of the James River Park and Chesapeake Bay Foundation need volunteers Saturday at Pony Pasture to pull invasive English Ivy and plant Virginia bluebells and Dutchman’s breeches.Read More

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James River Park’s Ralph White to retire

We will lose the services of the best steward of “America’s Best Urban Waterway” as Ralph White plans to retire in January 2013. He is the manager of the James River Park System and has been since 1980. He is a man who cares.
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Bridge at Brown’s Island dedicated to Halsey

When our projects fall short financially, when we have our hands out in need of rescue, big corporations are often our saviors. The families behind many of Richmond’s corporate giants are usually the first to contribute to the betterment of our city.Read More

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Q&A: James River’s overall health down to C

Andy Thompson’s Sunday column was a Q&A with the James River Association‘s Bill Street, discussing the health of the James River.Read More

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“State of the James” report gives river a grade of “C”

The James at the rocks at 42nd Street.

This just-released report shows stalled progress on the overall health of the James River as the James River Association’s “State of the James” gives river a grade of “C.”Read More

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How to find all the parks in the Richmond region

The Richmond Regional Planning District Commission recently released a map of all of the parks in the Richmond region on the James, Appomattox and Chicahominy rivers.Read More

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Richmond.com: What would you add along the James River?

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Foundry Park Bridge in place at Brown’s Island

After a long wait, the “Foundry Park Bridge” was laid into place Friday morning. See my story on Richmond.com:Read More

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Woman’s body recovered near Huguenot Bridge

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a woman’s body was retrieved from the James River near the Huguenot Bridge by the Henrico County Fire Department on Sunday afternoon.Read More

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Opening the banks of Pony Pasture

Pony Pasture looking nicer after another Saturday in the Park cleanup with the Friends of James River Park. About 15 volunteers removed another couple of trailer loads of bush honeysuckle, an invasive species.Read More

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