Last year, I rarely went to the river. It was not until the fall that I finally made my way down to Pony Pasture. I was amazed to see the number of people floating down the river, kayaking, and just laying out in the sun. This was incredible for me to see, mainly because the Merrimack River near my house is not nearly as populated. Very few people would dare swim in it. Therefore, the fact that there are signs and people promote hanging out and being involved with the river is very cool!<\/p>\n
This past weekend I was able to explore the river further by making my way down to the\u00a0 annual Splash and Dash that is held right here on the James. I have never seen anything like this before. I have been to many running races and I have seen many triathlons, but this race seemed unique to me.\u00a0 This race had people from the age 9 to 61 come out and be apart of the river for a day. The most interesting part of this was the number of people that came out to take part in something in their city. This to me showed the immense amount of pride people have in not only being from the city of Richmond, but also in the James River Park System. While the river itself is relatively well promoted, I believe that our final project this semester could help raise awareness.<\/p>\n
In order to better define the James River Park System, people need to understand what it means to be connected. We can no longer think of the different access points as separate entities. We must find a way to connect these places, for people to better understand the system. Ecologically, these places are extremely interconnected, but now we must find a way to define connectivity in the system amongst ourselves.<\/p>\n
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Last year, I rarely went to the river. It was not until the fall that I finally made my way down to Pony Pasture. I was amazed to see the number of people floating down the river, kayaking, and just … Continue reading