Photo credit: Chesapeake Bay Program The Chesapeake Bay is one of America’s greatest treasures. Made up of a network of hundreds of thousands of rivers and streams that span over 64,000 square miles, this watershed is a vital source of recreation, food, and drinking water for millions of [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. The bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Week Eight Legislative Update Top Action: Restore Funding for Critical Land Conservation [...]
On Sunday, February 18, the Senate and House budgets were released. While some improvements were made compared to the state budget proposed in December, far-reaching cuts to critical conservation programs still remain. VCN's Legislative Committee has pulled together the following comments in response to the Virginia House and Senate 2018 [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. The bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Week Seven Legislative Update Top Action: Funding for Critical Land Conservation Programs [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. The bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Week Six Legislative Update Crossover took place this past Tuesday, February 13th. [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. The bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Top Three #1: Budget Amendments — The money subcommittees are tasked with [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. This bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Top Three #1: Oppose Efforts to Undermine Responsible Government — A package of [...]
Updated Bill Tracker Throughout the General Assembly session, VCN maintains an updated conservation bill tracker online. This bill tracker is updated every Friday after VCN's Board of Directors votes on positions recommended by VCN's Legislative Committee. Top Three #1: Budget Amendments — As we noted last week, budget amendments [...]
We are proud to report that on Monday, January 22nd, Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) hosted its second consecutive sold out Conservation Lobby Day. Over 200 conservation organizations and advocates from across the Commonwealth joined together in Richmond to meet with their state legislators and urge them to support environmental policy advancements. In [...]