Multi-Use Trails Initiative Report
See the Multi-Use Trail Initiative, a report on multi-use trail master planning, prioritization, and funding.
ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Community on the State Budget
Governor Northam's outgoing budget proposal prioritized our natural resources through historic investments in Virginia’s natural resources - fully funding nearly all of the Virginia conservation community’s budget asks which we outlined in Our Common Agenda.
Land Conservation Education Week: show me the money!
Our Common Agenda Education Series features the Land Conservation chapter of Our Common Agenda and policy recommendations for preserving tree canopy, sustainable agriculture, dedicated conservation funding, and more.
Support for the Governor’s Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Budget Amendment
Virginia Conservation Network supports the Governor’s Amendment #10, which directly appropriates $3.5M from the general fund for the preservation of historic tribal lands of the Chickahominy Tribe.
2021 General Assembly Wrap-Up: Land Conservation & Wildlife
Virginia Conservation Network’s Wrap-Up of the 2021 General Assembly's land conservation policy includes legislation to protect conservation easements, promote wildlife corridors, and protect native plants and pollinators.
Bill of the Day: Conservation Easements
Support conservation easement bills: HB1760 and SB1199
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.