PETERSBURG, Va. -- The dream of a 25-mile trail running along the Appomattox River from Hopewell to Dinwiddie County is getting closer to reality. "I'm looking forward to it. It's a very therapeutic ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) has acquired almost eight acres of land along the Appomattox River in Petersburg, connecting neighborhoods, commercial areas and ...

PETERSBURG — A new master plan is calling for for various trails along the lower Appomattox River to be connected as part of a comprehensive trail system that would go from Lake Chesdin to Hopewell.

Colonial Heights’ Appomattox River Greenway Trail will see a half-mile addition this spring as part of phase five of ongoing ...

Did you know that local environmental advocacy non-profit Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) has monthly volunteer opportunities for community members who want to help make a difference?

CHESTERFIELD — An area land-conservation group has purchased 42 acres of property along the Appomattox River, and part of that land will be used to extend the development of the long-planned ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The city of Colonial Heights closed the Appomattox River Trail on Sunday due to flooding. The trail should ...

A conservancy group has purchased more than 42 acres of privately owned land at the falls of the Appomattox River, with plans to turn the historic site into a greenspace with trails and wildlife. The ...

PETERSBURG — Friends of the Lower Appomattox River hosted an unveiling of the third sturgeon sculpture in the Art on the ART series. Petersburg resident Daniel Jones, CultureWorks Tri-Cities Program ...