Environment

Spaces are available at both the Broad Rock Community Garden (Broad Rock Blvd & Stockton St) and the McDonough Community Garden (33rd and Forest Hill…

Richmond Invasive Species Awareness Week is this coming week (March 3 – 9) and there is an impressive line-up of events.  

From wric.com: At 4:14 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, officers with the Richmond Police Department were called to the 800 block of West 44th Street for…

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities will soon be pulling loads of debris out of the lake at Forest Hill Park. Howard Glenn, DPU Operations Manager,…

This stellar almost-panoramic map of the James River Park System was recently installed at Huguenot Flatwater. In other Huguenot Flatwater news, the Buffleheads are still…

Vendors wanted for the 21st Annual Happily Natural Day, to be held this year at the Fifth District Mini Farm on Wise Street. Interested? Happily…

Columbia Street between Chesterman Avenue and Mimosa Street will be closed for the Columbia Street Culvert Replacement Project from March 1 until September. Goodes Creek…

Come out Wednesday 2/21 for a community visioning workshop for the future outdoor classroom/gathering space in the Fonticello Food Forest: We will be gathering with…

The neighborhood group opposed to the current plan for the bike lanes and pedestrian improvements on Westover Hill Boulevard continues to raise a ruckus. Their…

Did you know that the city is in the process of onboarding 5 new public parks in South Richmond this year? And creating jobs in…

Sports Backers has posted a richly detailed 94-page Fall Line Vision Plan, a look how the new trail could look and be experienced. The 43…

The Sierra Club Fall of the James Group named Rodney Gaines as the winner of their 2024 Green Giant Award: Rodney Gaines is a native…

Join the good folks of the Reedy Creek Coalition on Saturday, February 3, for live staking along Crooked Branch stream in Crooked Branch Ravine Park….

This misspelled school zone sign on Jahnke popped up recently on the local Reddit. I had to put eyes on it in person to see…

More than 50 people turned out for an informational meeting Wednesday about the proposed Crooked Branch Trail and Bridge at the Stone House at Forest…

Join Richmond City Parks and Recreation to learn more about the new pedestrian and bike connection to Crooked Branch Ravine Park at a meeting on…

From wric.com: Richmond residents are frustrated by water flooding in their neighborhood, which they allege is from ongoing storm drainage issues since 2019. According to…

Keep Virginia Cozy has a Manchester cleanup scheduled for February: Come join us in Manchester as we celebrate Black History Month the most cozy way…

VIA Southside ReLeaf: Join the Swansboro West Civic Association on Monday, January 15th for a Tree Planting Workday! We’ll meet at 10 am at the…

True Timber Arborists has a profile of the Northrop Oak, maybe South Richmond’s most magnificent tree: Why remarkable: Hidden behind layers of saplings, vines, and…