CONSERVATION NEWS
Introducing: Our 2022 Common Agenda
The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) released Our 2022 Common Agenda. This annual policy Briefing Book is your road map for state-based policy solutions to address the environmental problems facing our Commonwealth.
Virginia Conservation Photography Contest: 2021 Winners
The votes are in - see the winners of VCN's 2022 "Our Common Agenda" photo contest!
Take Action! Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan
To ensure the Va Coastal Resilience Master Plan achieves its goals, SPEAK UP! Take the public survey and spread the word.
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