Dunston Ave. Tree Planting on Sunday
The rain prevented this event from happening last weekend. The weather forecast is looking good for Sunday so the tree planting is on for Sunday.
Archive for “environment”
Drainage Work Taking Place Near Landria Drive
A reader had a question about the sudden appearance of a bulldozer in his neighborhood. We found out what was going down. Does anyone know about the construction on Sequoyah Road? Yesterday a crew came in and started working on the side of the road, taking down trees and digging. This morning there is a [...]
Great Backyard Bird Count This Weekend
Take a look out your window this weekend or take a walk and keep track of the birds you see for this weekend’s Great Backyard Bird Count. The bird count starts on Friday and goes through Monday. The reason scientists need your help is as you would expect birds don’t stay in one spot so [...]
Beating the Drum for Connecting Our Trails
In case you haven’t noticed, Richmond has all the potential to be a great bike town. The ground work is laid. There have been studies such as the Richmond Green Infrastructure Assessment which show us exactly how close we are to having a fully connected system of trails. The Mayor even talks a good game with [...]
Volunteers Need to Plant Trees
Tree Planting along Dunston Avenue Where: Grassy area between Dunston Avenue and Reedy Creek from Roanoke Avenue east to Bland St. Why: Planting trees along streams is one of the best ways to improve water quality. A buffer of trees along Reedy Creek will help prevent pollution from entering the creek, stabilize the stream banks [...]
Riverside Drive Clean-up Sunday
It’s always amazing how many people are thoughtless enough to leave trash behind when visiting James River Parks. Don’t get me started on smokers who feel that they can throw cigarette butts out their car window. The Friends of James River Park are gathering on Sunday, February 10th at 1 p.m. to do a little clean-up of [...]
Wood You Like to be a Tree Steward?
Is helping taking care of trees something you pine for? Now is your chance by signing up to become a Tree Steward. Classes will be held every Tuesday from February 15 through May 7, from 6:30-8:30PM, at the Round House in Byrd Park. There also are three Saturday hands-on planting and pruning sessions, March 12, [...]
Reedy Creek Watershed Shuffle
On Sunday, October 24, the Reedy Creek Coalition offered a tour of the Reedy Creek watershed to the public. [slideshow id=71] link to flickr set (with comments) here
Belle Isle Clean-up 9/25
Come out and help LitterFreeRVA clean up Belle Isle on September 25th! Meet at the north pedestrian bridge at noon and we’ll spread out from there. Bags, gloves, and pickers will be provided, and we’ll be gathering for lunch close by afterwards. Keep RVA beautiful! [via Liter Free RVA]
Voluntary Water Restrictions in Effect
Word on the street and by street I mean Twitter and email is that later today the city will announce voluntary water restrictions going into effect. (Update: Press Release on Restrictions) You may ask yourself, “Self what exactly does that mean?” Fear not for H&H has the handy FAQs on Voluntary Water Conservation pdf. I’ve [...]
Help Clean Up the Pump House
We ran the call for volunteers yesterday and now we are pointing you in the direction of a cool project at the Pump House. Volunteers will help restore a section of the James River Canal and help return the ballroom in the old Pump House to its glory days as a venue for social events. [...]
Falls of the James Group E-newsletter Debuts
Falls of the James Group which is the local chapter of the Sierra Club unveiled it’s first E-newsletter – The Fall Line. Previous versions of the The Fall Line had been printed and a limited number will continue to be printed as the group transitions over to the more environmentally friendly electronic version. The big [...]
Stormwater Utility Credits
From the City of Richmond DPU website; Non-residential The city of Richmond offers non-residential customers the opportunity to apply for up to 50 percent off their stormwater utility bill. Examples of low impact development building techniques that non-residential customers can implement to receive credits include pervious pavers, bioretention drains, and rain gardens. Residential The city [...]
Raging Reedy
Andy Thompson took a look at Reedy Creek after the rainstorms last week in the RTD. The article was posted on Friday but I missed it and the picture above was sent in over the weekend. But on this day, there was nothing small about Reedy. It raged, swollen and brown. Rain continued to fall, [...]
James River Park Trash Clean-up
When: August 22, 2010 (1 – 3 pm) Where: James River Park Trash Clean Up Bring your family out to help pick up trash and recyclables from our riverside park, Pony Pasture. Gloves and bags provided. Free. Registration required. Call (804) 788-8811 ext. 205 or 214. Sponsored by: James River Association
Adopt a Tree Deadline 9/1
If you lost a tree in the recent storms or just feel like adding a tree to your property, you should look into the city’s Adopt a Tree program. Residents may participate in the Adopt-A-Tree Program by making a tax-deductible contribution to the EnRichmond Foundation which will go toward planting a new tree or trees. [...]
BayScapes Workshop 8/15
BayScapes Workshop Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:30pm – 8:30pm The Stone House at Forest Hill Park, Richmond, VA Come learn about environmentally-friendly landscapes that benefit the Reedy Creek watershed and Chesapeake Bay! This workshop will feature speakers that will talk about various aspects of BayScaping – from wildlife habitat to native plants to rain barrels. [...]
Tricycle Gardens Hosting Garden Tour
Although no Southside gardens are on the tour I thought some of you would still like to go and check out what our neighbors are up to in their yards. There are some wonderful candidates for the tour in our area but they all declined to participate. Greetings gardeners and garden fans. Our Edible Revolution [...]
Tree Care Tips
The continued lack of rain is starting to hurt the trees. Elizabeth Barrett wrote the following advice on how to take care of our local trees. The article originally ran in the Bellevue Civic Newsletter. Thanks to Suzette Lyon for sending me the article. Large trees are a defining factor in the character of the [...]
Composter Raffle at Farmers Market on Saturday
Do you want to be more environmentally friendly? Now is your chance. Stop by the Friends of Forest Hill Park‘s table at the South of the James Market on Saturday, July 11 and buy a raffle ticket ($1.00 or 6/$5.00) to win a Solarcone composter. This composter is an easy-to-use tool which helps dispose of [...]
Help K1-D2 Help The Gulf
The ongoing ecological disaster in the gulf has been weighing heavily on my mind lately. It was nice to read that our local knit graffiti artist posse/gang/club/troop/clutch/crew are doing something to help the marine mammals in the gulf as part of Craft Hope. The focus here at K1-D2 the past few weeks has been lots [...]
Beat the Heat with the James River Runoff Rundown
This Saturday, July 10th, 2010, volunteers will take part in the Third Annual James River Runoff Rundown to benefit the James River Association, a Richmond-based non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to safeguard the James River from the headwaters to the Bay. Whether your contribution is a lazy two-mile float at Scottsville, an intense whitewater [...]
Tricycle Garden’s Urban Garden on NBC12
You might have to click on the the header to see the actual video. No idea why it is not showing up for some.
More Info. on the Watershed Audit
First off thanks to Jennifer for posting the link to the RTD article and being the first person to ever link me to the word Hero. Just wanted to add a bit more since it is an important project worthy of your support. The audits are part of a much bigger project; The audits represent [...]
