Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

Leaf Collection Service Restart — Feb. 23, 2026

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Adapted from a City of Charlottesville press release (Feb. 17, 2026):

The City’s curbside leaf collection program will resume Monday, February 23 and one final service round will be provided City-wide. Community members should have their leaves placed and ready for collection by 7:00am on February 23, regardless of your assigned collection zone. Curbside collection will be provided throughout the City until all collection zones are completed for one final pickup.

Questions can be directed to the City’s Public Works Department at 434-970-3830 or pwinfo@charlottesville.gov.

Community Announcements

First Wednesdays Guided Hikes

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Charlottesville Parks and Recreation guided hikes

Join this hiking tour with Parks and Recreation Staff and get an introduction to new trails on the Heyward Forest property (adjacent to Ragged Mountain Natural Area). Learn about the natural history of this relatively new addition to the park system while learning to identify vegetation and wildlife habitat. The hike takes place on natural surface trails and will cover about 2 miles with some hilly climbs. Click here for a map of the Heyward Forest trails.

Meeting Location

1730 Reservoir Road

Meeting Dates

  • Wed, March 4
  • Wed, April 1
  • Wed, May 6

Meeting Time

5:00pm at the Heyward Community Forest Parking Lot

Conservation and Sustainability

Have you seen an otter in the Rivanna River? (seriously)

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If you happen to spot an otter in the Rivanna River please report this to the Rivanna Conservation Alliance. The Rivanna Conservation Alliance is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of working with the community to conserve the Rivanna River and its watershed through water quality monitoring, restoration, education, and stewardship. According to the RCA, otters have been spotted throughout the Rivanna River watershed. The RCA’s Rivanna River Otter Monitoring Project was created to document and monitor the presence of otters to help with its overall monitoring of the health of the Rivanna River. Otters depend on clean river water to survive, so the presence of otters in a given part of the river is a key sign that the water in that area is clean.

According to the RCA, otters are most active at dawn and dusk, but may be seen at any time of day. Just keep your eyes open whenever you’re within sight of the river and be sure to submit any sighting to the RCA.

Neighborhood Association Constitution & Bylaws

New Dominion Bookshop

New Dominion Bookshop, Charlottesville, Va

New Dominion Bookshop is an independent bookshop located on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall at 404 East Main St. We are an all-new bookstore, and we host events featuring renowned authors and local writers. To place a book order, to receive personalized book recommendations, or to purchase a gift card, please visit our contact page to speak with our staff.

 

Carpe Donut

Carpe DonutCarpe Donut is a locally owned and operated maker of exquisite organic donuts since 2007.  The only ingredients in our donuts are: organic flour, organic eggs, organic apple cider, organic spices, pure organic sugar, and non-aluminated baking powder. We cook all our donuts in 100% pure soybean oil. No hydrogenation, no trans-fats, no shortening. Continue…