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ROUNDUP: Conservation Community Statements on Billion for the Bay Initiative
Round-up of statements from the conservation community on the Billion for the Bay letter, calling for one billion dollars in funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration.
Celebrating Earth Day with Tree Planting
To celebrate Earth Day, VCN staff joined our Partners from Friends of the Rappahannock to plant 750 trees at Belle Isle State Park.
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY WITH TREE PLANTING
To celebrate Earth Day, VCN staff joined our Partners from Friends of the Rappahannock to plant 750 trees at Bell Isle State Park. To celebrate Earth Day, VCN staff joined our Partners from Friends of the Rappahannock (FoR) to plant 750 trees over 6 acres of Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County. A variety of trees, funded by Our Public Lands and Arbor Day Foundation, were chosen for their value as native, ecologically beneficial species for the region. Friends [...]
VCN Partnership with BlackOak Collective
VCN and BlackOak teamed up in late 2020 to help expand the pipeline of Black professionals launching careers within Virginia’s environmental movement by connecting talented Black individuals with VCN’s network of 150 conservation and climate organizations.
Support for the Governor’s Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Budget Amendment
Virginia Conservation Network supports the Governor’s Amendment #10, which directly appropriates $3.5M from the general fund for the preservation of historic tribal lands of the Chickahominy Tribe.
ROUNDUP: Conservation Community Statements on Single-Use Plastics – Executive Order 77
Round-up of statements from the conservation community on Executive Order 77, which phases out single use plastics in Virginia state government.
