Friends Of The Rappahannock

? Work With Us! Open Positions Available! ? Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team! We have two awesome full-time opportunities available: -Bookkeeper & Office Manager -Buffers Assessment Individual Placement (IP) Join us in making a difference for the Rappahannock River and its communities! Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/e9cuyPgD #NowHiring #RappahannockRiver #Conservation #FriendsoftheRappahannock #Careersthatmatter

We love this program! Excellent way for agricultural producers to access capital to cover costs for important conservation measures like livestock exclusion fencing, stream crossings, animal waste facilities, and more!

In February, we received a letter terminating over $900,000 of grant funding to support community conservation projects. We have another $1.5 million of federal grants to support agricultural conservation programs currently #frozen. These federal funding freezes are hurting the businesses, farmers, waterman, local governments, schools, Tribes, and non-profits who work every day to improve our communities. These are all fully executed contracts. They need to be honored, and funding restored. Please call your congressional representatives and tell them to unfreeze federal contracts! USDA USDA Forest Service National Fish and Wildlife Foundation USEPA

Congratulations and a job well done to our partners in environmental education! Hanover-Caroline SWCD, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay , and Friends Of The Rappahannock attended the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Literacy Forum to share Caroline Country Public School's Environmental Literacy Plan. It is an honor working with this team of educators. Thank you to NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration for funding this important work. NOAA Office of Education Rappahannock River Roundtable #mwee #education #BWET

Our deputy director and tons of partners from across the watershed met in beautiful Orange County, Virginia to discuss landscape scale conservation opportunities for the Rappahannock River Region! A healthy and scenic Rappahannock River depends on conserved and protected landscapes to ensure clean water, thriving habitats, and public access. Our region is blessed with exceptional public lands, incredible conservation organizations, and of course Virginia’s longest free-flowing River! Thank you for all who involved with this effort.

We are hiring! Check out this excellent opportunity for a summer position working with our education department for summer camp! Opportunity for housing available! Please share with your networks! #hiring #summercamp #education #chesapeakebay

The Piedmont Environmental Council invites landowners and producers in Greene County, Virginia, to the Greene County Conservation Speed Dating Workshop. This event offers a great opportunity to learn about various conservation practices, explore available financial assistance programs, and MORE! ??To Sign-Up Email: [email protected] Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eR9ytBQY

We are excited to announce new partnership to support Stafford County Government with a suite of public outreach and community conservation opportunities to advance their efforts to protect clean water through their MS4 program! This spring and summer, we will be working together to host a series of volunteer river cleanups, a community tree giveaway, ID and marking storm drains, and more! Click the link below to learn more and to help us identify high priority clean up sites and where we need to add medallions to storm drains. https://lnkd.in/eYVBkENQ

We are looking to contract support for content creation for digital marketing, storytelling, and community engagement campaigns! More information to come! Please let us know if you or anyone in your networks are interested! #hiring

We are so excited to launch a new program to help agricultural producers in central Virginia access technical and financial assistance to improve their grazing operations! Thanks to a new grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the new “Trees for Shade” pilot program will focus on designing and installing silvopasture systems on pasturelands. These projects not only improve the health of local waterways, but also sequester carbon, improve soil health, provide forage and shade for livestock, and help facilitate rotational grazing practices. This is an excellent example of a partnership driven effort. Huge thank you to American Farmland Trust, York River Steward, Trees For Graziers, and all the other partners have supported this effort! Stay tuned for more information and additional opportunities!