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Recent Newsletters

03/11/2025 - May Meeting RSVP, Consortium updates, and planting opportunities 🌲
02/06/2025 - 2025 meeting dates, annual report, and new planting opportunities 🌟
01/09/2025 - A great year ahead! Workshops and events, updates, and more! ❄️
12/05/2024 - Thank you for a wonderful year! End of year notes and partner events🌳✨
11/07/2024 - News from the field, action team meetings, and more! 🍂
10/15/2024 - Last Call to Register for the 6th Annual Buffer Summit! Join us October 23rd at Maymont in Richmond, VA!
10/08/2024 - Upcoming workshops for practitioners and landowners, job opportunities, and more! 📰
09/24/2024 - Register for the 6th Annual Buffer Summit in Richmond, VA!
08/27/2024 - Event registrations, partner profiles, and more! ⭐
08/15/2024 - Register for our September 17th Consortium Meeting in Bath County 🍁
07/25/2024 - Consortium Meeting September 17th at Camp Mont Shenandoah! 🍂
07/17/2024 - Visioning Sessions (New!), RSVP for Sept. 17th meeting, partner news, and more!🌻
06/18/2024 - May meeting recap + upcoming events and trainings! 💡
Newsletter Archives

05/31/2024 - June 7th Streambank Stabilization Roundtable 💬
05/14/2024 - Consortium Meeting May 23rd, Job Openings, and Other Updates!🌷
04/26/2024 - Join Us! Consortium Meeting May 23rd!🌷
04/03/2024 - Consortium Meeting May 23, Annual Report, and Other Updates 🌸
03/26/2024 - Consortium Coordinator Job Opening! 🌳
03/04/2024 - Consortium news, events, job opportunities, and more! 🐸
02/22/2024 - Chance to Win Elderberry Starts — Consortium Survey 🌱
02/01/2024 - Consortium Evaluation, May 23rd Meeting, and Other Consortium Updates! 🌱
01/09/2024 - Happy New Year from the Consortium! 🎉
12/07/2023 - Buffer Summit Summary and Other Consortium Highlights!❄️
11/02/2023 - Native Plant Guide & Other Consortium Highlights! 🍁
10/11/2023 - 🌳 Buffer Summit on October 18th!
10/05/2023 - Consortium Updates 🍂
09/13/2023 - 🌳 Save the Date: 2023 Buffer Summit!
09/07/2023 - Consortium Updates 🌳
08/15/2023 - Consortium Meeting on September 12 and Streambank Visits in August!
08/02/2023 - Consortium Updates 🌳
07/06/2023 - July 2023 Consortium Newsletter
06/23/2023 - Coming Up: Roundtable Discussion on June 27th!
06/08/2023 - Consortium Updates🍃
05/15/2023 - Rain Plan for May 16 Consortium Meeting!
05/04/2023 - Consortium Updates🍃
04/20/2023 - Consortium Meeting May 16th!

04/06/2023 - Consortium Updates 🌳
03/07/2023 - Consortium Updates 🌳
02/08/2023 - First Consortium Meeting and Field Visit February 23! 🌳
02/02/2023 - Feb. 23 meeting and Field Visit & Consortium Updates 🌿
01/11/2023 - Feb. 23 meeting and Field Visit & Consortium Updates 🌿
11/30/2022 - Buffer Training, Tree Plantings and Consortium Updates 🌿
10/31/2022 - Buffer Summit Highlights and Resources 🌳
10/06/2022 - Buffer Month and Regional Riparian Opportunities & Events 🍂
09/01/2022 - Exciting Fall Events, Workshops, Tours, and Reminders 🌳
07/28/2022 - Sep. 13th Consortium Meeting and Oct. 20 Buffer Summit 🍃
06/30/2022 - Sep. 13th Consortium Meeting and Fun Buffer Resources! 🌿
06/01/2022 - Updated Action Plan and Streambank Key Issues Report 🌼
04/29/2022 - May 19 meeting and Plant Walk, Events and Resources 🌳
04/29/2022 - May 19 meeting and Plant Walk, Events and Resources 🌳
04/12/2022 - May 19 meeting and plant walk, jobs, & resources 🌸
03/14/2022 - Updated plant walk info -- Buffer Outreach Materials, May 19 meeting, & More 🌷
03/11/2022 - Buffer Outreach Materials, May 19 meeting, & More 🌷
02/25/2022 - February Consortium Meeting & Live Staking Workshop RSVPs 🐴
02/03/2022 - February Consortium Meeting & Live Staking Workshop RSVPs 🐴
02/02/2022 - February Consortium Meeting & Live Staking Workshop RSVPs 🐴
01/14/2022 - Native plants, Feb. Tour and Meeting & Riparian Resources  🍃
12/02/2021 - Buffer Summit, Trainings, Jobs and Opportunities 🍂
12/02/2021 - Riparian Consortium Annual Report and Resources 🌱
11/18/2021 - Buffer Summit Summary, Trainings, and more 🌲
10/20/2021 - Consortium evaluation - win a REI gift card! 🌳
10/14/2021 - Buffer Summit, Trainings, Jobs and Opportunities 🍂
09/28/2021 - Annual Buffer Oct. 27 Summit, Events and Trainings 🍁
09/16/2021 - September 29th Consortium Meeting RSVP and BMP Site Visit! 🌳
08/31/2021 - Fall Consortium Meetings (9/1 virtual), Events and Trainings 🌳
08/12/2021 - Sept. 1 Urban Roundtable and CBLP Buffer Trainings! 🌳
08/02/2021 - Consortium Meetings, Events, and Awesome Resources 🌳
07/01/2021 - Big funding news, new Action Plan, and resources! 🌿
06/14/2021 - Register for the June 26th Catawba Sustainability Center Field Day! 🌿
06/07/2021 - Consortium Field Day, Mini-Grant and Events! 🌿
05/14/2021 - Consortium Urban Roundtables and resources! 💧
04/28/2021 - May 12 & 20 Middle & Upper James Urban Roundtables! 💧
04/20/2021 - Consortium Meeting and BMP Site Tour Thursday! Events! 💧
04/01/2021 - Consortium updates and meetings in April and May! 💧
03/10/2021 - Consortium updates and spring meetings! 💧
01/26/2021 - Consortium - Rumble Happy Hour on Jan. 27! 💧
01/19/2021 - Consortium 2021 events and exciting resources! 💧
12/04/2020 - Action Team updates, Nov. 12 summary, and resources 💧
11/05/2020 - Nov. 12 meeting, Streamside Program tool, and Updates 💧
10/08/2020 - Buffer Summit 2020, Nov. 12 meeting, Updates 🐟
09/21/2020 - Sept. 22 Consortium mtg. and Buffer Summit Oct. 15 🐟
09/01/2020 - Buffer Summit 2020, Sept. 22nd Consortium meeting, Updates 🐟
08/04/2020 - Sept. 22 mtg. RSVP, Practitioner Tool and Buffer Summit Survey 🐸
06/30/2020 - Save the dates! Targeting and Outreach Survey, Consortium video.  🐸
06/02/2020 - June 9 Consortium mtg. RSVP, project updates and events 🐉
04/30/2020 - 🐟 June 9 Consortium mtg. online, project update and events 🐟
04/02/2020 - Riparian Consortium mtg. summary and events! 🐸
02/14/2020 - Riparian Consortium Mar. 9 mtg., survey, and events! 🐸
11/12/2019 - Buffer Summit summary and Farm Field Day Nov. 19 🐟
10/02/2019 - James River Buffer Summit on Oct. 23
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