Solar Oven Picnic Scheduled for Sunday

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Scott

A “solar oven picnic” is scheduled for this Sunday morning and early afternoon in Riverside Park.

Most solar cookers work on basic principles: sunlight is converted to heat energy that is retained for cooking. Sunlight is the “fuel.” A solar cooker needs an outdoor spot that is sunny for several hours and protected from strong wind, and where food will be safe.

From FaceBook event page:

Cook and share food using only solar ovens at the top of the grassy slope in Oregon Hill’s Riverside Park. If it rains or it is too overcast the event will be postponed.

Seeing as the forecast is partly cloudy, this may have a 50% chance of happening, but as with the recent neighborhood yard sale, this event is an experiment that will hopefully improve with re-iteration.

RUN Official Teaser

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Scott

Local horror/thriller movie that includes scenes of Lee Bridge and Belle Island…

Verizon FiOS in Pleasants Park

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Scott

Boot

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Scott

Big Movie Big Dinosaurs Big Screen

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Scott

James River Park Public Service Announcement

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Scott


James River Park System PSA - Pick up Your Trash! from Max Posner on Vimeo.
A message from James River Park System Superintendent, Nathan Burrell on the importance of picking up the trash you bring into the JRPS.
 Please pack out what you pack in to The James River Park System.
 Don't trash our treasure!
 Brought to you by The James River Outdoor Coalition.
 https://www.facebook.com/jroc.rva?fref=ts

…same goes for Oregon Hill. Resident or visitor, please pick up your trash!

Belle Isle Cleanup This Sunday

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Scott

RVA Clean Sweep is scheduled to work on Belle Isle this Sunday:

Belle Isle is in desperate need of a cleanup, this is the time of the year when the highest number of visitors are out and unfortunately they leave a huge mess. We’ll clean the parking area and then do a loop over to the rocks and back around. It shouldn’t take more than 2 hours at the most. I’ll have trash pickers, gloves and trash bags, please bring water and good walking shoes.

Please go here to sign up to volunteer:
http://www.meetup.com/RVA-Clean-Sweep/events/224029643/

The Belle Isle parking lot on Tredegar Street was completely full yesterday evening and it’s no wonder with accolades still pouring in- outdoor sports store REI has named the James River Parks as one of the nation’s six best river parks. This comes three years after Outside Magazine readers voted Richmond as the Best River City in the country. Richmond will again be featured as a travel destination in the September issue of National Geographic Traveler. Their brief feature “Where to go Next” highlights L’Opossum and the James River Park.