JRPS Adopts Leave No Trace Principles
Beginning in 2018, the JRPS became a “Leave No Trace Parks and Municipalities Partner.” This initiative marks a big change for the JRPS and goes beyond the “Pack it in, Pack it out” rule many of us are familiar with.
2018 National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Join members of the JRPS Invasive Plant Task Force, starting Feb. 25 for a week full of events designed to raise awareness, highlight solutions and provide hands-on opportunities for you to join the campaign to remove invasive species from the Park. Activities will be held in multiple locations throughout the park system and include botanist-guided walks, observing goats as they munch offending plants or getting in on that action by helping free-a-tree.
2017, a Year of Achievements
Last year your financial support and volunteers’ time made a big difference in the JRPS. We are proud of what has been accomplished and grateful to the many dedicated, hard-working people who together make it possible too keep our Park an area of unspoiled natural beauty — a little bit of wilderness in the heart of the city.
Join the Friends for Our Annual Solstice Celebration
Plan to join the Friends and Park Staff on Thursday, December 21, 2017 from 5 to 7 pm for our annual Winter Solstice celebration on Belle Island for a convivial observation of the time when the days once again start to grow longer.
New Water Fountain at Tredegar Street
Thanks to funding provided by JROC, Venture Richmond and JRPS there is a new year-round two bowl water fountain available to refresh both people and pets. Look for the new installation in the Tredegar Street parking lot.
Goats Mow Down Invasive Species at Manchester Climbing Wall!
The goats employed by Park Staff through support of the Friends have managed to fight back the invasive species overburdening the Manchester Climbing Wall area. Thanks to their endless appetites the area looks great and the first step in the long process of minimizing invasive species in this area is complete. The next step is […]
North Bank Trail Bridges Re-Built
The North Bank Trail has re-opened after Park Trail Crews completed re-building the first bridge on the trail when heading west from Tredegar. The trail was closed for three days while staff rebuilt the dated bridge.
2017 River Heroes Celebrated
The Friends gathered on October 5, 2017 for the 6th Annual Ralph White River Heroes Celebration.
Ancarrow Wildflower Photographs Delight, Inform
Newton Ancarrow, a Richmond boatbuilder, environmentalist, and James River Park advocate, took thousands of wildflower photos in the 60s and 70s. Now these beautiful images, documenting more than 400 species, are available digitally through the efforts of the VCU Library in conjunction with the VCU RICE Rivers Center and Lewis Ginter Botannical Gardens.
T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge Update
The south entrance to the T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge is back open! The ramp was repaved to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The grade of the slope of the prior ramp was too steep for compliance.