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The Rivanna River Basin is home to a wealth of stewardship groups working to preserve and protect the watershed. These organizations engage in a range of activities such as stormwater management education, clean energy advocacy, stream monitoring, and tree planting. In regions with an abundance of stewardship activity such as the Rivanna River Basin, it is important that community members and leaders have a clear picture of existing stewardship networks to best leverage available resources.
The Rivanna River Basin is home to a wealth of stewardship groups working to preserve and protect the watershed. These organizations engage in a range of activities such as stormwater management education, clean energy advocacy, stream monitoring, and tree planting. In regions with an abundance of stewardship activity such as the Rivanna River Basin, it is important that community members and leaders have a clear picture of existing stewardship networks to best leverage available resources.
In November 2022, I reported on the high levels of E. coIi in Meade Creek, the stream that flows next to my house. Meade Creek at Meade Park had tested over 3000 MPN (the number of coliform organisms) on a scale that judged 410 MPN to be the outer limit of acceptable.
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There's still time to register for next week's Rain Barrel Workshop at the James River Brewery in Scottsville! Register with the James River Association here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/262106197882160 Staff members will instruct workshop participants on how to assemble and install rain barrels at home. The registration fee for the workshop is $50 and each registration comes with a 55-gallon drum, DIY rain barrel installation kit, and a beverage.
There's still time to register for this week's Rain Barrel Workshop at Cunningham Creek Winery! Register with the James River Association here: https://www.jotform.com/form/262106261531143 Staff members will instruct workshop participants on how to assemble and install rain barrels at home. The registration fee for the workshop is $50 and each registration comes with a 55-gallon drum, DIY rain barrel installation kit, and a beverage.
Sign up a rain barrel workshop this fall! You'll receive a barrel & everything you need to know about rainwater harvesting at home. Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6PM - Rain Barrel Workshop in Fluvanna - Cunningham Creek Winery Registration link: https://www.jotform.com/form/262106261531143 Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6PM - Rain Barrel Workshop in Louisa - Callie Opie’s Orchard - https://www.tjswcd.org/rain-barrel-workshop/ Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6PM - Rain Barrel Workshop in Albemarle - James River Brewery Registration link: https://jotform.com/form/262106197882160
