Fernbrook Natural Area in northern Albemarle County near Stony Brook is host of images of death, decay, and resurrection in the flora and fauna of the Piedmont woods. On the…[...]
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The City of Charlottesville, along with Albemarle County, UVA, and PVCC, are all submitted renewal applications for the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer…[...]
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A trip down to Rivanna Mills and the James after a high flow gives an opportunity to experience this first had (or first foot, one might say). This segment originally…[...]
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Bird-watching, like other outdoor pastimes that have a specific focus, provides another lens through which to see and understand a watershed. This week, the Rambler joins the Monticello Bird Club…[...]
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On a bright afternoon during a warm spell earlier in the month, I was part of a group of Ivy Creek Foundation visitors gathered on a hillside above the wooded…[...]
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The Rivanna at Pantops shows modest buffer in the summertime. Old Mill Trail starts at the bridge on the county side. Guv,!E"The Rivanna RamblerGuv,!Vkj airs weekly from 11:55 am-noon on…[...]
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This week, the Rambler reports on a trip on the South Fork from below the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir to Riverview Park in Charlottesville in preparation for a site visit…[...]
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For Show #51 (July 26, 2007): Shipboard Water Conservation: In the wake of RWSA's invocation of Drought Alert for the community, lessons about water conservation might be learned from those…[...]
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A chance -- but silent -- encounter between two hikers along the South Fork Moorman's River results in some special realizations. I cannot hear the stream below me on the…[...]
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At the time of year when everything is transforming in preparation for winter, an autumn afternoon on the Rivanna provides an opportunity to exercise -- especially the capacity for vision.…[...]
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The water level at Sugar Hollow Reservoir provides a local context for understanding new information about the rate of climate change. Read the rest of this entry on at the…[...]
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A walk along the trail at Smith Roach Gap in Shenandoah National Park in Greene County provides food for thought about who really owns this corner of high country in…[...]
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