CONSERVATION NEWS
Join Us: Intern & Fellow Summer Events Starting Soon!
VCN is thrilled to share exciting events & opportunities this summer, designed exclusively for Summer 2026 interns and fellows across the VCN Network.
ROUNDUP: Budget Proposals Lack Environmental Protections for Data Center Growth
The House and Senate released new biennium budget proposals that lack environmental protections for data center growth.
A Year in Review: VCN’s 2025-2026 Annual Report
VCN shares our conservation victories and challenges from Spring 2025–Winter 2026 in our Annual Report.
What We’re Focusing On
CLEAN WATER & FLOOD RESILIENCE
Restoring health and water quality to our creeks, rivers, and the Bay by reducing pollution from agriculture, wastewater, and stormwater, and ending plastic waste.
LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Protecting Virginia’s natural resources to support clean water and air, wildlife populations, viewsheds, food security, culture, history, and improved physical and mental health.
LAND USE & TRANSPORTATION
Leveraging smarter land use, expanding alternatives to driving, and electrifying transportation to reduce carbon emissions and lower vehicle miles traveled.
CLIMATE & ENERGY
Responsibly developing clean energy infrastructure, ramping up energy efficiency and solar investments, and ensuring an equitable transition to a clean energy economy.
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Achieving our conservation efforts through an equitable and inclusive government, with policies and programs that represent and benefit all Virginians