Cauliflory. It’s a Thing.
Happy Friday, JRPS family! Here’s a Nature Nugget that Katie Schmidt posted, with a vocabulary word I’d never heard before! Cauliflory!
Redbuds are blooming around the neighborhood. Their flowers can grow straight from the trunk: cauliflory.
Project Wet Video!
Project WET is a favorite curriculum and activity resource for JRPS education staff. Today, we thought we’d highlight this cute video with a few ideas for activities to do with your preschool-aged kiddos!
Web of Life!
Here’s an activity that’s ideal for the third-grader in your life: Web of Life (or build a food web). We build food webs like this when third grade classes come to visit JRPS educators on field trips, and it’s a great one to work on as a family, at home!
Hello Pink Sorrel!
Good morning Pink Sorrel. This bundle of color has leaves that resemble clover but this belongs to the genus Oxalis (clover belongs to Trifolium).
50 Years of Earth Day
Earth Day this year is on April 22nd, and things are certainly different. There will be no celebration of 20 million people.You can still, however, celebrate!
Park Monitors Keep Public Healthy
Wearing green safety vests, a new team of 20 Parks & Rec men and women formed a public health and safety task force to ensure that Richmond’s James River Park remains a safe place for families and residents of all ages.
The James River Park: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
They say that when you visit a park, you should leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories. It may be a vision, a donation, or time spent volunteering – but what will you do to create your memory in the James River Park?
Stay Smart & Slow the Spread!
It’s Spring, a beautiful, sunny day with mild temperatures, and you’re itching to get outside. That’s fine, and there’s a ton you can do to enjoy the weather, but you have to be smart about it.
Go Outside – Doctor’s Orders
If you’re like us, you’re practicing social distancing right now. But do you know what might help you avoid those gatherings, a doctor’s visit, and preserve your mental health? A good dose of the Great Outdoors.
Pump House Park Spring Fest! (cancelled)
Have you been wondering what’s going on with the Pump House? April 18th is your chance to find out!