Footprints on the James

This is the 2014 itinerary. The 2015 version should be available soon!

Day	Date	Daytime Location	Activities (Day/Evening)	Mileage	Nighttime Location
1	Mon, 5/19	VCU ORC	ORC: Gear check, pre-trip shake-down GUEST SPEAKER: Anne Woodlief, VCU Dept English (Emeritus), Author of "In River Time - The Way of the James"		Home
2	Tues, 5/20	Travel down the James by sea kayaks to Dutch Gap	HIST: Fort Darling/Drewry’s Bluff: Civil War Defense of Richmond, Henricus Historical Park www.henricus.org Native Americans east of the Fall Line	12.5 mi	Dutch Gap Conservation Area
3	Wed, 5/21	Sea kayaks to Presquile NWR Ecology School	BIOL: Cyrus Brame, Head Biologist, National Wildlife Refuges on the James River BIOL: Research on Prothonotary warblers along the James River - Bulluck lab	11 mi	Presquile NWR Ecology School
4	Thurs, 5/22	Sea kayaks to VCU Rice Center	HIST: Shirley, Bermuda Hundred, or Curles Neck Arrive Rice,establish basecamp. BIOL: Human and Natural History of Rice Center, walking tour, Dr. Ed Crawford www.vcu.edu/rice	6 mi	VCU Rice Center
5	Fri, 5/23	VCU Rice Center	BIOL: Fish of historic and economic importance of the James River, Dr. Greg Garman BIOL LAB: Tidal river fish sampling techniques, Dave Hoppler and Dr. Steve McIninch BIOL: History of American shad, decline, current conservation efforts, Mike Odum, Harrison Lake Fish Hatchery		VCU Rice Center
6	Sat, 5/24	VCU Rice Center	BIOL LAB: Aquatic Insects, Dr. James Vonesh HIST: Religion in Antebellum Virginia, Dr. Ryan Smith BIOL: Introduction to links between aquatic & terrestrial food webs, Dr. James Vonesh		VCU Rice Center
7	Sun, 5/25	VCU Rice Center	BIOL: Introduction to plant biology and I.D. HIST: Archaeology as a Historical Tool, Dr. David Lewes, W&M Center for Archaeology www.wm.edu/sites/wmcar		VCU Rice Center
8	Mon, 5/26	VCU Rice Center	BIOL: Soils types, plant/forest structure, evidence of past land use in soil structure and implications for plant communities HIST: Exploring South of the James River 350 Years Ago, Dr. Alan Briceland		VCU Rice Center
9	Tues, 5/27	Day trip to Williamsburg and Jamestown	HIST: Jamestown tour www.historicjamestowne.org BIOL: Sturgeon past, present, future, Dr. Matt Balazik HIST: Colonial Williamsburg tour, Dr. Sarah Meacham		VCU Rice Center
10	Wed, 5/28	VCU Rice Center	BIOL: Birds of the James, Cathy Viverette, Dr. Lesley Bulluck HIST: Shirley Plantation and Hopewell, Civil War on the James, Dr. Katy Meier BIOL: Terrestrial Insect Sampling, Dr. Art Evans		VCU Rice Center
11	Thurs, 5/29	VCU Rice Center	HIST: Surry nuclear power plant, Carol Elmore BIOL: River Ecology and History of water quality in the JRWS, Dr. Paul Bukaveckas BIOL: Mammals of JRWS, Dr. John Pagels		VCU Rice Center
12	Fri, 5/30	Depart VCU Rice Center	AM: Biology practical exam! PM: History practical exam!		Home
13	Sat, 5/31	Richmond	Day off & packing for second half		Home
14	Sun, 6/1	VCU to Crabtree Falls	HIST: Creation of Shenandoah National Park & the Blue Ridge Parkway; Appalachian Trail		Camping at Crabtree Falls
15	Mon, 6/2	Backpacking - Montebello to Spy Rock	BIOL: Introduction to freshwater fish sampling techniques, Dave Hopler and Dr. Steve McIninch, Cold water fish biology and restoration at Montebello Fish Cultural Station		Camping at Spy Rock
16	Tues, 6/3	Backpacking - Spy Rock to the Priest, Appalachian Trail	BIOL: Geology of the Blue Ridge Mountains HIST: Great Depression and New Deal in Virginia		Camping near the Priest
17	Wed, 6/4	Backpacking - Priest to Tye River	HIST: History of the Blue Ridge Parkway; Mountain Culture		Camping near Tye River swinging bridge
18	Thurs, 6/5	Canoeing/Kayaking - Upper Tye River	BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals HIST: Virginia Agriculture		Camping on island
19	Fri, 6/6	Canoeing/Kayaking - Tye River to James River State Park	BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals HIST: History of Virginia State Park System, Scott Passwaters, Park Ranger		James River State Park
20	Sat, 6/7	James River State Park	BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals HIST: 19th Century Virginia, focusing on transportation, Dr. Jim Watkinson		James River State Park
21	Sun, 6/8	Batteauing on James River	BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals HIST: Railroads and Canals, Howardsville Canoe Livery, Hatton Ferry		Dog Island or Buford Island
22	Mon, 6/9	Batteauing on James River	BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals HIST: Scottsville Museum, www.scottsvillemuseum.com		Scottsville
23	Tues, 6/10	Batteauing on James River	HIST: Indians of the Upper James, Dr. Karenne Wood, Director, Virginia Native American Program Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals		Boatwrights Island
24	Wed, 6/11	Batteauing on James River	HIST: “Canals and Railroads.” Columbia, James View “The Farm,” Cartersville, Ampthill plantation BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals		West View
25	Thurs, 6/12	Batteauing on James River; switch to canoes at Maidens Landing	HIST: Belmead, Powhatan State Park BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals		Island at Fine Creek
26	Fri, 6/13	Canoeing on James River	Tuckahoe Plantation, 288, Robious Landing Park, Huguenot Flatwater, Bosher’s Dam, Westham Foundry HIST: “Language and Indian Eloquence,” Dr. Carolyn Eastman BIOL LAB: Sampling river indicators: water, macroinvertebrates, fish, birds, mammals		JRPS - Williams Island
27	Sat, 6/14	Canoeing on James River	Pony Pasture, Willow Oaks Country Club, Pumphouse		Home
28	Sun, 6/15	Canoeing on James River; switch to rafts at Pony Pasture, raft to 14th Street	HIST: Hollywood Cemetery Dr. Ryan Smith Belle Isle, including hydroelectric Ancarrow’s Landing		Home
29	Mon, 6/16	VCU	Process, write		Home
30	Tues, 6/17	VCU	Process, write		Home
31	Wed, 6/18	VCU	Process, write		Home
32	Thur, 6/19	VCU	Service day: river clean-up with James River Parks HIST: History of James River State Park, Dr. John Kneebone		Home