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RappFLOW is involved in many activities in the county including education efforts at local schools and construction of an award winning outdoor environmental classroom at the elementary school (dedicated to Beverly Hunter who founded Rappflow in 2002). We have also created planting areas, a landscaped outdoor space with pollinator gardens and provided educational signage at schools and at Rappahannock County Park. RappFLOW is conducting water quality monitoring in the Rush River to identify sources of impairment. We have the following events planned –
- April 16 – Sperryville Community Clean Up from 9am – 4pm volunteers will meet at the Headmasters Pub. In addition to trash & litter pickup along the road and rivers, this event is expanded to include tree planting for water shed protection, biodiversity and to mitigate climate change.
- April 21 – Earth Day Musical Assemblies for the Elementary School students will be held . A performance of the Recycling Pirates will be provided by the Goodlife Theater. It’s a rollicking musical about puppet characters created from trash. Led by Captain Jack Sparetire, they sail the urban seas looking for things to recycle, reuse, reduce and repair. Links about the program here.
- April – Tree Planting – Native landscape makeover and “Secret Garden Classroom” at Rappahannock County Elementary School: Hundreds of Native wildlife-friendly shrubs and perennials in a plan designed for beauty and function in our local ecosystem are being installed on Earth Week. This project is in partnership with Friends of the Rappahannock. It includes beautiful new plantings in the front of the school and a classroom area bordered by native plants in back of the school. RappFLOW coordinated and funded this project with Rappahannock County Public Schools.
- May – Water Shed Field Day with Rappahannock High School. More details soon.
- April/May – Adding 4 new water quality monitoring sites along rivers and streams in Rappahannock County
- May 3 – Give Local Piedmont begins and thank you for considering a donation to RappFLOW. Visit our page.
- Spring/Summer
*Due to COVID restrictions, events have been minimized but we expect to pick up outdoor activities as we move into warmer weather and have higher vaccination coverage in Virginia.
RECENT EVENTS
- Water Quality Training for Rappahannock High School students was held with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Students will be able to monitor streams and rivers in the Rappahannock County during 2022.
- Water Quality Monitoring continued across 10 sites along the Rush and Thornton Rivers
- Two Riparian Buffer projects were completed, comprised of planting 1350 trees with Friends of the Rappaahnnock as part of the VA Headwater Stream Initiative.
- Presentation to the Sperryville Trail Alliance to propose adding select educational signage along the Thornton River trail.
- Collected 280 lbs of plastic at the Flatwood Recycling Facility. Once we collect a total of 500 lbs we’ll earn a park bench made from recycled plastic which we plan to place along the Thornton River Trail.
