Meet our Newest ParkStar: Aimee Bushman!

For Aimee, becoming our newest ParkStar as the James River Park System’s Park Ranger Supervisor represents a sort of homecoming.
Author & Park-lover John Bryan is our Latest ParkStar!

John Bryan has quite the love affair with Richmond and our beautiful James River. As he tells us in our video, much has changed in the past 25 years, and his NEW book finds the best to explore.
Cidney Oleniacz is our newest James River ParkStar!

Our newest ParkStar is Blue Sky Fund! They provide transformational experiences for Richmond area youth through outdoor education. The James River Park System is where they do a lot of their programming.
Meet Our Newest ParkStar, Blue Sky Fund!

Our newest ParkStar is Blue Sky Fund! They provide transformational experiences for Richmond area youth through outdoor education. The James River Park System is where they do a lot of their programming.
Meet our Newest ParkStar – Legend Brewing

When we started our ParkStar series, we wanted to celebrate the volunteers and staff at the James River Park System. Today’s ParkStar is a little bit different: It’s a business. Thank you, Legend Brewing.
Hunter Applewhite & Team: ParkStars

Hunter Applewhite and his team at the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation have made a huge impact on the Richmond community.
And the Award for Best Richmond Asset Goes To…

We love the Park because of its beauty, the opportunity it affords for adventure, and what it teaches us. In dollars and cents, it’s as valuable as gold.
Welcome new Superintendent and January ParkStar, Giles Garrison!

We have some pretty exciting news! We hope that you’ll join us in welcoming the new Superintendent of the James River Park System: Giles Garrison!
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.
Meet ParkStar Laura Greenleaf!

Laura Greenleaf is a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist and the co-founder of our Invasive Plant Task Force. Thanks to her work (and the work of our many volunteers!) we can uproot nuisance plants and allow our native plants to thrive!