Resource Guide: Creating Walkable Piedmont Communities
Piedmont Environmental Council and the Coalition for Smarter Growth released a guidebook for local governments and stakeholders to implement projects to promote walkable communities.
OPINION: State budget delivers for clean water and protected land
Money talks, and our bipartisan state budget reflects the values of the commonwealth. In an Op-Ed, VCN celebrates a bipartisan budget deal that allocates historic levels of funding for clean water.
REPORT: Are we trading trees for concrete?
Recent data from the Chesapeake Bay Program show how much impervious surface now exists in the region and what that means for protecting the estuary.
Virginia Security Corridor Project Underway
The newly established Virginia Security Corridor will increase increase military preparedness, strengthen climate resilience, and support working lands while conserving natural resources.
ROUNDUP: Virginia’s Land Preservation Tax Credit Protects over 1 Million Acres
Sen. Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. announces over 1 million acres of Virginia land conserved thanks to Virginia's Land Preservation Tax Credit—a major milestone for the conservation community.
Land & Wildlife Conservation Policy: 2023 General Assembly Review
Policies to reduce invasive plants, support native plants, and protect Virginia's aquatic ecosystems passed in the 2023 General Assembly session.
Bill of the Day: Oyster Shell Recycling
We support bills that reuse oyster shells for restoration purposes, creating the ideal habitat for young oysters.
Land & Wildlife Conservation Policy for Virginia
Watch the Good Governance educational webinar, featuring our briefing book authors and their policy papers along with training on how to advocate for the state budget.
Mussels: Nature’s Original Water Filters
For the first time in Virginia’s history, the General Assembly approved $400,000 to fund a statewide freshwater mussel restoration plan this year.