News Articles
Students are Planting Seeds of Change
November 16, 2022
The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) received a Community Impact grant from the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia in Martinsville for the Planting Seeds of Change for Youth project. Through this grant, DRBA partnered with Albert Harris Elementary of Martinsville City Public Schools to install two raised beds in a paved urban area of the school campus. The vacant area was underutilized, but created a unique space near the STEM classroom for students to grow vegetables in raised beds and keep a close eye on them on their way to the classroom. Click here to read more!
Dedication of Monarch Waystation at Anglers Park
November 10, 2022
On October 20, 2022, a nationally certified Monarch Waystation was dedicated at Anglers Park in Danville, VA. Constructed by the Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) and generously funded by the Collins Great Outdoors fund of the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, the Waystation provides a sustainable habitat for butterflies and other pollinators that are critical to all living things. Click here to read more!
