Founded as the Conservation Council of Virginia in 1969, Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) began as a roundtable of major conservation groups and has grown to include over 160 Network Partners across the Commonwealth. VCN is committed to building a powerful, diverse, and highly-coordinated conservation movement focused on protecting our Commonwealth’s natural resources today and for tomorrow.
VCN’s Network Partners work on a wide range of issues from stream restoration, to transportation reform, to renewable energy advancement, to promoting sustainable community growth, and more. Given the diverse work of our Partners, VCN organizes its programs into four main categories: Clean Water, Land Conservation, Land Use & Transportation, and Clean Energy.
WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS?
Our Partners are comprised of environmental nonprofits working within and throughout the Commonwealth to protect Virginia’s environment, natural resources, and public health. Whether working state-wide or focusing on specific localities, our Partners join the Virginia Conservation Network to support and advance our collective voice for water quality, land & wildlife conservation, land use & transportation, clean energy, climate change, and good governance issues. See who our Partners are and where their work is done below.
BALD EAGLE PARTNERS
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land
Region: Northern Virginia; Issues: Water
Region: Northern Virginia; Issues: Water, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Energy
Region: Statewide; Issues: Good Government
Region: Eastern Virginia; Issues: Water
Region: Statewide; Issues: Water, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land, Water
Region: Central Virginia; Issues: Water
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land
Region: Northern Virginia; Issues: Water, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land, Energy, Water, Good Government
Region: Shenandoah Valley; Issues: Land Conservation
Region: Statewide; Issues: Water, Land Use, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Water, Land & Wildlife Conservation, Land Use & Transportation, Climate & Energy, Good Governance
Region: Statewide; Issues: Water, Land, Energy, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Water, Land, Energy, Good Government
Region: Statewide; Issues: Land & Wildlife Conservation
CARDINAL PARTNERS
TIGER SWALLOWTAIL PARTNERS
DOGWOOD PARTNERS
What Our Partners Say
“Our work in the Shenandoah Valley is decidedly more effective and impactful because of VCN. Like most place-based conservation groups, we do not have the organizational capacity for dedicated state policy staffers. Instead, we rely heavily on the expertise and coordination provided by VCN.”
Kate Wofford, Executive Director, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Racial Equity Shared Learning Cohort. ACLC is a small nonprofit, and we’re working through the implementation of our DEIJ goals through our strategic plan this year. Being part of the cohort has given us the tools we need to start to develop our own roadmap.”
Mary Cromer, Executive Director, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center“I am relatively new to the conservation/environmental movement in Virginia … I have been attending VCN meetings over the past year. I am so impressed with the collaboration of so many conservation groups and the leadership of VCN.”
Sharon Fisher, President, The Clinch Coalition“I am very proud to be a member of VCN. VCN is a very valuable resource for us and is making a big difference in Virginia. This year’s GA session could have been much different if VCN had not brought organizations together and given environmental issues a strong voice.”
“I can’t imagine where VA’s enviro work would be without VCN – we’d be nowhere near as successful as we are today.”
“VCN is a life saver for state advocacy… We couldn’t do as much as we do without VCN. The broad view of state-level policy is absolutely awesome. Thank you VCN!”
“As a small organization, we really appreciate the added capacity VCN gives us on the state level. Thank you for all you do!”