The rustic Old Mills Trail on the Albemarle side of the Rivanna River served as the stage Saturday for artists and musicians who took part in a festival designed to spur a new appreciation of the waterway. “We’re hopeful that we can bring about an exposure of the river and make it part of people’s […]
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Rivanna River conference provides update on Bay cleanup efforts
The outgoing director of a federal agency tasked with cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay said Friday that a multi-decade effort is showing signs of progress. “What we’ve seen are shrinking dead zones, areas where there is little to no oxygen and nothing can live,” said Nick DiPasquale, director of a partnership led by the U.S. […]
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Preparation continues for decorative boat parade
Alexandria Searls, executive director of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center, puts the finishing touches on her organization’s entry into the decorated boat parade that is part of FLOW: the Rivanna River Art Festival. The parade — known as the Flowtilla — begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at the boat launch at Darden […]
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Advocates: Bay cleanup progressing, but more work to do
A partnership created over 30 years ago to restore water quality and replenish aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay is halfway through a landmark effort to reduce pollution that has choked the world’s third-largest estuary. “The bay and the watershed are responding because of thousands of actions by our farmers, by our municipalities and homeowners,” […]
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River outfitters begin second season on the Rivanna
As Albemarle County and Charlottesville continue to plan ways to focus more attention on the Rivanna River, one company has begun a second season supplying kayaks, paddleboards and other ways for people to experience the waterway. “Last year we were just juggling and figuring out a new thing,” said Gabe Silver of the Rivanna River […]
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MPO considers two projects to relieve Pantops traffic congestion
The group that makes decisions about transportation projects in Albemarle and Charlottesville considered two new projects Wednesday that would address traffic congestion at the bridge over the Rivanna River on the city-county border. One project would add more lanes to Free Bridge, and the other would improve the roadway’s intersections at High Street and Route […]
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Free Bridge alternatives subject of open house
A yearlong exercise to evaluate projects that would reduce traffic congestion on Free Bridge is nearing an end, and the results are set to be displayed this evening at an open house in downtown Charlottesville. “We have been taking the approach of a very open and inclusive dialog and having a community-based discussion about traffic […]
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Albemarle water authority endorses funding for river commission
The Albemarle County Service Authority says it will support $25,000 in funding for an agency charged with coordinating environmental policies to improve the health of the Rivanna River’s watershed. “The city and county have gone through quite a lengthy process to come up with an ostensible agreement to do joint river corridor planning,” said Leslie […]
