Bill of the Day: Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act

By |2026-02-16T11:33:45-05:00February 12, 2026|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

A lack of dedicated funding is putting our public lands at risk. The Virginia’s Great Outdoors Act would provide the necessary funding needed to continue protecting our public lands.

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Bill of the Day: Protecting Virginia’s Great Outdoors

By |2025-05-12T11:40:30-04:00January 22, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

VCN advocates for Virginia's Great Outdoor Act to support efforts in increasing conservation and outdoor recreation funding.

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Opinion: The James is healthier today, but our work isn’t finished

By |2024-07-01T12:05:04-04:00July 1, 2024|Categories: Clean Water, Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Virginia should boldly recommit to the collaborative, multistate effort and vision of a renewed Chesapeake Bay Agreement. In an Op-Ed, VCN highlights how our beloved local waters depend on the Chesapeake Bay Agreement to improve water quality.

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Report: State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature

By |2024-04-15T13:51:19-04:00April 15, 2024|Categories: Land Conservation & Recreation, VCN Partner Resources|

The Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) released a report reviewing a variety of land conservation policy models that have been adopted at the state level, highlighting recent examples of each.

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Land & Wildlife Conservation Recap: 2024 Policy Outcomes

By |2024-04-29T15:52:21-04:00March 12, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Protecting Native Species, Tree Preservation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 18 land conservation & wildlife bills this General Assembly session that protect our diminishing tree canopy, reduce invasive species, fund critical outdoor programs, and more.

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