ParkRules: Help Keep Your Park Beautiful!
It’s an effort to keep the James River Park System beautiful. One of the most persistent tasks is picking up litter.
Amur Honeysuckle is NOT for the Birds!
As with other invasive species, research shows that mature thickets of Amur honeysuckle change soil chemistry, favoring increased spread of invasive species. And that’s just the beginning.
Own a Piece of the Park
You can own a piece of Park history. Trail Hut has a collection of used James River Park signs for sale!
We’re Counting on You
This Giving Tuesday we are asking you to support your James River Park System. We need your help to ensure that the Park is the best that it can be, and that it will be around for future generations.
Finish Your Shopping with a Park Book
We have a few hundred copies of Bill Draper’s book, “A Photographic Journey Through the James River Park System” ready to ship out. Bill has allowed us to use the proceeds from sales of his book to help to fund our programming.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is an important time for reflecting on the things that we are grateful for. As an organization, we are grateful to all of our supporters for helping us take such good care of our Park. If you would like to find out how you can support our work: https://jamesriverpark.org/support/
Meet James River ParkStar Cassi Patterson
This month’s ParkStar, Cassi Patterson, tells us why the Pump House Park is special to the history of RVA, and why it deserves to be preserved and restored.
We did it!
Thank you! Richmond City leaders heard our message and on October 25th voted to adopt the Mayor’s proposed spending plan for the $155 million funding. $78 million of those dollars will be used to make an unprecedented investment in our parks and community centers.
ParkRules: Canis Familiaris Praecepta (Dog Rules)
As we work to increase accessibility to ALL Richmonders and visitors, we welcome to the Park people of all ages, races, sexes, and abilities. We even welcome their dogs…Within reason.
Parks and Community Centers are Upstream Solutions
We’ve heard talk that some on City Council wish to reallocate where ARP funds go. Here is an op-ed submitted to our local media outlets by Josh Stutz, our Executive Director.