A Year in Review: VCN’s 2023 Annual Report
Thanks to highly coordinated efforts and despite political headwinds, VCN — in our role as the strategic facilitator of our 150+ Network Partners — was successful in holding onto major environmental and climate policy successes from the last few years while celebrating historic investments in conservation funding through the budget.
Our Annual Report reviews Virginia Conservation Network’s work from Spring 2022 to Winter 2023. While it feels almost impossible to cover everything we worked on last year in only a few pages, we did our best to squeeze in the highlights, including:
- our strategy to advance conservation initiatives year-round,
- our policy gains and challenges through the General Assembly session and beyond,
- our Network Partner engagement events,
- and more.
As we sent this annual report to the printer, we learned of the tragic loss of our Clean Energy & Climate Justice Policy Manager, Shawn Soares, on May 4th, 2023. Shawn was committed to devoting his career to bettering the Commonwealth and was a rising star in the climate movement. We are dedicating this annual report to him and are committed to working in his honor moving forward.
Read more of our recent updates from our blog:
Roundup: Environmental Protection Agency Increases Chesapeake Bay Program Funding to $85 million
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Roundup: Northam announces $733 million for natural resources
The Northam Administration announced investments in natural resources for the 2020-22 budget, such as Chesapeake Bay clean up by 2025, addressing climate change through RGGI to boost coastal resilience, creating the Office of Offshore Wind, and more.
More than 350 conservation advocates gather to prepare for the 2020 General Assembly
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Make Your Voice Heard at the 2020 Conservation Lobby Day
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2019 General Assembly Preview
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Environmental Leaders Converge on Richmond for 2019 Virginia Environmental Assembly
More than 180 members of Virginia’s conservation community convened in the Commonwealth’s capital for the Virginia Environmental Assembly and Annual Meeting – our two-day conference bringing experienced and emerging conservation leaders together to learn, strategize, and network.