A Year in Review: VCN’s 2022 Annual Report

Over the last year, VCN worked with our 150+ Network Partners to maintain momentum around policy gains while continuing to navigate working within the confines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The year was defined by a gubernatorial election and the infusion of federal money into the state budget. It ended with a vastly different political landscape including a new, untested Governor and a change in conservation strategy from offense to defense.

Our Annual Report reviews Virginia Conservation Network’s work from Spring 2021 to Winter 2022. 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,
our Network Partner engagement events,
VCN staff updates,
…and more!

See the 2021–22 Annual Report

Read more of our recent updates from our blog:

Bill of the Day: Investing in Flood Resilience and Preparedness

Virginia need a reliably resourced, coordinated, and comprehensive approach to flood preparedness and resilience.

Bill of the Day: Responsible Data Center Development

Virginia's data center industry is growing rapidly, creating an unprecedented demand for energy, land, and water to operate. Virginia must take a comprehensive approach to reform the data center industry in order to mitigate these impacts.

Bill of the Day: Restoring Tree Canopies

Virginia’s trees are being lost at a rapid rate due to development. Several bills this session aim to help localities protect and restore tree canopies.

Crossover Update from Virginia’s 2025 General Assembly Session

As of this Tuesday, we have reached “crossover” – the day that bills introduced and passed in one chamber of the General Assembly must “cross over” to be voted on by the other. VCN provides an update on the remaining conservation bills in this (super) short session.