New Year, New Staff!
As the Virginia Conservation Network kicks off 2023, we welcome two new staff members to the team along with some role changes.
Launching Our Second Shared Learning Cohort: Building More Racially Inclusive & Just Organizations
Our Shared Learning Cohort provides VCN Partners with a space to recognize, explore, and address the diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice inherent to our environmental community.
VCN’s Annual Meeting – AKA Partner Camp-Out!
VCN Partner organizations joined our Annual Meeting at Pocahontas State Park to unplug, recharge, and spend a few days enjoying the outdoors.
Newly launched Summer Speaker Series builds future conservation leaders
In our Summer Speaker Series, over 40 young professionals across the Commonwealth engaged in conversations with current environmental leaders and professional development opportunities.
VCN Fellows Kick Off Summer Projects
Our environmental fellows are working with VCN over the summer, gaining invaluable experience by immersing themselves in a summer-long project designed specifically for their interests in either policy or outreach.
ICYMI – Our Annual Environmental Assembly
Our Annual Environmental Assembly met for a virtual business meeting before breaking out for outdoor, regional field trips led by our Partners.
RioPalooza: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage & Water Conservation with our Partners
The Virginia Conservation Network celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at the RioPalooza Bilingual River Festival with our Partners at Potomac Riverkeeper Network.
Celebrating Earth Day with Tree Planting
To celebrate Earth Day, VCN staff joined our Partners from Friends of the Rappahannock to plant 750 trees at Bell Isle State Park.
VCN Partnership with BlackOak Collective
VCN and BlackOak teamed up in late 2020 to help expand the pipeline of Black professionals launching careers within Virginia’s environmental movement by connecting talented Black individuals with VCN’s network of 150 conservation and climate organizations.