Sign-up via email below and we’ll send you free, local workshop dates on conservation easements, local laws pertaining to riverfront land, and native vs. invasive plants and species – and how each affect your property. This program is supported by the Virginia Environmental Endowment and other community partners.
RIVER CHAMPION PROGRAM
OFFERING FREE WORKSHOPS & INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONSERVE & PROTECT RIVERFRONT LAND ALONG THE LOWER APPOMATTOX
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
INVASIVE & NATIVE PLANTS
Wednesday, September 28 6PM-7:00PM
Appomattox River Regional Park – Learning Pavilion
800 Folar Trail, Prince George, VA 23860
Presenter: Friends of the Lower Appomattox River, FOLAR
CONSERVATION EASMENTS
Wednesday, October 26 6PM-7:00PM
Petersburg Public Library
Partner Presenter: Parker Agelasto, Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC)
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ACT
Wednesday, November 30 6PM-7:00PM
Ettrick-Matoaca Library
4501 River Road, South Chesterfield, VA 23803
Partner Presenter: DEQ Office of Watersheds and Local Government Assistance Programs
REPORTS & RESOURCES
The Appomattox River is part of the James River Watershed, and FOLAR partners with the James River Association (JRA) and their riparian buffer and shoreline restoration programs.
Apply for the JRA Buffer program
Currently available for landowners in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties only
Apply for JRA Living Shoreline Cost Share Program
Currently available for landowners in Prince George County only
Native Plants for Southeast Virginia
Native Plants for VA’s Capital Region
FOLAR’s Native Garden Plant Inventory
FOLAR Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Our Partners
