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Free A Tree During National Invasive Species Awareness Week

Join the JRPS Invasive Species Task Force to celebrate awareness week, starting with an all afternoon kick-off at Pony Pasture on Saturday, February 25.

New Grant for the Manchester Climbing Wall

The Richmond Chapter of the American Alpine Club recently awarded a $1,500 grant to repair and improve the Manchester Climbing Wall and surroundings. Volunteers from the Club as well as JROC will carry out the improvements, which will include rebolting walls, replacing wooden benches, refurbishing gravel pathways and providing a new information kiosk. The work […]

Trail Repairs

JRPS staff is repairing trails in the Wetlands and Pony Pasture. The improvements include grading, laying stone and gravel, and compacting these materials to create the ideal trail surface. Work should continue through February, weather depending. This effort is estimated to cost $30,000. We appreciate Park staff efforts to continuously improve the park!

Hardworking Friends in 2016

Your financial support and volunteers’ time made a big difference in the JRPS in 2016.

T. Tyler Potterfield Pedestrian Bridge Opens

The long-awaited T. Tyler Potterfield Pedestrian Bridge connecting Brown’s Island and Manchester is finally open to the public! The 0.3 mile metal bridge is lighted and will remain open 24 hours a day and is handicapped accessible. This is the first major project to be completed in the City’s Riverfront Plan. Photo by Rich Young (Instagram: […]