Thursday, April 28, 2016

2016 Poster Contest

The results are in from the sixth annual “What a Healthy River Means to Me” poster contest.  Middle school students in the City of Richmond, City of Lynchburg, City of James City County, Henrico County and Chesterfield County that are situated within five miles of the James River  were invited to illustrate “What a Healthy River Means to Me”.  

This year we had over 150 students submit entries that depicted what a healthy river means to them


1st Place:
Kindall Patton
Teacher: Donald Mugford
Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

2nd Place:
Alina Zaidi
Teacher: Donald Mugford
Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

3rd Place:
Conner True
Teacher: Laura Coppler
Elizabeth Davis Middle School, 
Chesterfield County

4th Place:
Bella Sayers
Teacher: Donald Mugford
Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

Honorable Mention:

Alysha Akhtar
Teacher: Karen Jaeger
Midlothian Middle School, 
Chesterfield County

Audrey SchwerTeacher: Donald MugfordTomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

Ava Gatewood
Teacher: Donald Mugford

Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

Emily Nation
Teacher: Donald Mugford
Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

Faye Ryan
Teacher: Donald Mugford
Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County

Madison Kozlowski
Teacher: Donald Mugford

Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County
JRA would like to congratulate the winners and thank all the students and teachers who showed us "What a Healthy River Means to Me"!


This poster contest was made possible through a generous donation by a long-time JRA member and James River Advocate.  Thank you so much for your continued support!

Friday, April 15, 2016

Top 40 Hikes in the James River Watershed

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the James River Association. To celebrate this anniversary we’ll be releasing Top 40 lists throughout the year celebrating some of the awesome experiences the James River watershed has to offer.

In honor of Earth Month, we have surveyed our staff to bring you the Top 40 Hikes in the James River watershed. So here they are, in no particular order, 40 places to take a hike!

1.    Mt. Pleasant
2.    Spy Rock
3.    Crabtree Falls
5.    High Bridge
6.    Triple Crown
9.    Hoffler Creek
21. Governor's Land Conservation Easement (co-held by James River Association)
33. James River Heritage Trail (Riveredge Park)