Don't miss the James River Ecofest with James River Assoc! Sat. 9/7 from 1-6 pm. Activities will include: 🌳Tree Giveaways 🌧Rain Barrel Workshop/Raffle 🗑Trash Cleanup 🏵Educational Booths ✂Family Activities 🛶 River Paddle Trip Link in bio!

Join Richmond People's Budget on September 10th from 1:00 to 2:30 PM at Abner Clay Park for the launch of the Richmond People's Budget! This event marks the beginning of our city's Participatory Budgeting process. This is your chance to make your voice heard and help shape RVA's future!

Trees do more than just provide shade: they can transform the health of entire communities! Planting the right trees in the right places allows everyone to experience the many benefits that trees provide. on.today.com/4e4YrdK The Nature Conservancy University of Louisville GreenHeartLouisville

The September edition of our *COOL* new monthly newsletter will be hitting inboxes soon! Why is it so cool? Cause we're cooling the city through our greening work and can't wait to tell you about it. Sign up at southsidereleaf.org/newsletter-sig… or through our linktr.ee/southsidereleaf.

I had my Planetary Health class at University of Richmond investigate Richmond's Climate Equity Index - cor.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappvie… - and several groups highlighted the need for better transit access to help reduce extreme heat exposure for vehicle-limited households. The kids are all right.

Something to think about! 🌎 #ClimateAction #climatechange

Mobility University is back tomorrow and there is still time to register! Come hear about storytelling and how to write a public comment from Chaya Braxton and get a free catered dinner from Soul 'N Vinegar! Register here: buff.ly/3mF2yYW

James River EcoFest is a celebration of the James River Watershed and a day of river-based fun! buff.ly/3Xs5Myu

We are subsidizing our own destruction so a handful of multi-billion dollar international fossil fuel corporations can make record profits (and still price-gouge). Make it make sense! #climateaction #endfossilfuels #climatechange

✨It's here 📷 170 organizations, 99 authors, 49 issues, ONE Common Agenda! Virginia Conservation Network's Common Agenda is the most comprehensive overview of Virginia’s environmental policy landscape and the most pressing issues facing Virginia's environment. Check it out! vcnva.org/our-common-age…

Wildfires threaten life, destroy infrastructure & cause air pollution that can affect places far from the fire's source. But wildfires also contribute to planet-warming carbon emissions, which can put us further behind our targets for global reduction. nytimes.com/2024/08/28/cli…

Our friends at the Richmond People's Budget are having their official launch next week on Tuesday, September 10th at Abner Clay Park from 1:00-2:30! Go show your support for this amazing program!

People keep asking, "How can I help?" HERE IS YOUR CHANCE! We need volunteer groups of 15-20 to work in the park. Team Building ✅ Corporate Responsibility ✅ Community Engagement ✅ Get to hang with us ✅ Just an overall GOOD DEED ✅ Email [email protected] to get started

Listen…for all the corporate groups that want to get their hands dirty, this is the project!! You will be transforming a forested area in a residential neighborhood into a new city park! A WHOLE NEW PARK!!

Join us next week for the 10th #EnvironmentalJustice Symposium! The first day will be held entirely virtually, with subsequent days being held at the College Park Marriot in Hyattsville, Maryland as well as being available virtually. To register: whova.com/portal/registr…

Fight for our future! 🙌 Join us from 5- 6 pm at Chen's Restaurant (13104 Kingston Ave, Chester). We'll energize with snacks, t-shirts, and the latest updates before taking our message across the street to Dominion's open house. Register here: ow.ly/t7lA50TfCK6 💪

"There’s no conceivable reason to worsen the pollution burden on Petersburg except for the reality that the fossil fuel industry does not care about our lives." powhr.org/blog/virginia-…

Join RVA Parks & Recreation for Richmond Inspire Master Plan meetings! Have a voice in shaping the future of our city. District 4: 9/11 | 8-10am District 5: 9/11 | 12-2pm District 9: 9/11 | 5-7pm District 6: 9/12 | 8-10am District 8: 9/12 |12-2pm More info: see LinkTree in our bio

Our team engaged with neighbors this past week at Ernest Rd, the site of a new city park we're building with Groundwork RVA & RES (Resource Environmental Solutions). We took our neighbors on a tour & gathered feedback about desired amenities. It's so important to us that this park belongs to the community. 💚

Happily Natural is recruiting for the Central VA Urban Farm Fellowship: Urban Food Forest Edition! This cohort will learn how to build urban food forests to increase the amount of urban greenspace in RVA. Apply today! Deadline is Sept. 29. Link in bio.