Join us on Saturday, May 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help us build rain barrels.  Space is limited.  Call FOR to register, 540-373-3448.

 

Join old friends and meet new ones at our annual members' meeting!  We will kick-off the festivities at 6 pm in the Voorhees Education Shelter at FOR Headquarters (3219 Fall Hill Ave., Fredericksburg).  A special presentation will be given by Alan Weaver, Fish Passage Specialist with the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries about the results of fish surveys since the 2004 removal of Embrey Dam!  Please bring a potluck dish to share for dinner.

 

Helping restore natural areas?
Learning more about the landscape around you?
Working with people who also love nature?
Working individually on restoration projects?  
 
If you answered yes to any of these questions consider joining the Friends of the Rappahannock Volunteer Stewardship Team!   Click here for more information.

 

 June 17-19 for children 9-13.  It's all about fishing...

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Want to be an advocate for the River?  Interested in helping educate the public about the River and conservation issues? 

Click here to check out upcoming volunteer training opportunities.

 

 

Federal employees: please consider donating to Friends of the Rappahannock through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) currently underway.
Our CFC designation number is 45597.  Thank You !

 

Check out this new cartoon video by Dr. Steve Mussey, Friends of the Rappahannock, and Stafford County. River-Friendly Yard Care Tips. This project received funding from the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund provided by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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Rappahannock WATER TRAIL Maps and Guides
NOW AVAILABLE !

                             

                   

               Details and Ordering Information

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Members - Review and comment on our proposed by-law revisions before May 15th.
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Give the River a gift this season...

Please donate to help us restore and
protect the Rappahannock !
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Thanks to the help of volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power, we now have the Rappahannock RIVERCAM web camera available to all on the web.  It's REMOTE CONTROLLED, so you can pan, tilt and digitally zoom.  It is located on the stretch of river flowing past our headquarters in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Great for checking water levels, clarity, etc.  Slide up the volume slider, and listen to the water and the birds !
Access the RIVERCAM.
The RIVERCAM is part of the Rappahannock River Water Trail Orientation Center, funded by the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.

 

The City of Fredericksburg has hired Lee Sillitoe as its new River Steward for its 30+ mile corridor of river front land, upstream of Fredericksburg.   Contact Lee to report on ATV tresspass, tree cutting, or other illegal activities in the corridor.
Cell (540)-847-1162  Email  lsillitoe@pd.fredericksburgva.gov  .

 

FOR, Stafford County, and the VADCR have joined together to launch the Adopt-A-Stream  teams for Stafford County's tributaries to the Rappahannock.  We need your help to clean up trash in our local streams! read more...

 

Spotsylvania County has contributed $18,000 towards support of Fredericksburg's new River Steward position in 2008.  Thank You, Spotsylvania, for recognizing that the river is a regional resource, and that it's protection is the responsibility of all of us in the watershed. 

Rebecca Kurylo just came on board to run our Livable Neighborhood Program.  Contact her if you want to save 22,000 gallons of water or want to learn more about safer, healthier neighborhoods

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FOR Executive Director John Tippett received the Environmental Excellence Partnership Award from International Paper and The Conservation Fund.  Check out the 3 minute video about John's work and the award.  Press Release 

Come join our river team!  We are a member- and volunteer-based organization, and we need YOUR help!   read more ...

Learn more about water quality in the Rappahannock! Newly added to the site is water quality monitoring data collected at various locations in the the watershed by FOR volunteers.  read more ...

FOR celebrates as 12.5 acres of riverfront are protected in perpetuity as home for FOR and its programs. read more ...

Want to learn more about what you can do to help keep our river clean? Water conservation tips, as well as information on watersheds, the water cycle, storm water pollution and erosion can be found here. read more ...

The use of rain barrels to collect rainwater is an inexpensive way to decrease stormwater runoff, conserve water for garden and lawn use, and save money. read more ...

Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA) . 7/14/2006. Read about our accomplishments, goals, and how you can help make a difference ! read more ...

READ the City of Fredericksburg's final conservation easement language for the City's 4,000+ acres of riverfront lands. read more ...

Now Accepting Bids on individual lots of raw timbers.

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Check out recent newspaper articles on the Rappahannock and FOR. read more ...

Check out video of the explosion that let the RIVER RUN FREE ! read more ...