Welcome Aboard: Meet Our 2024 Summer Fellows!
The Virginia Conservation Network is happy to announce our 2024 summer fellows in our Environmental Advocacy Fellowship Program.
Kicking Off Our Racial Equity Learning Series
Our Racial Equity Learning Series allows VCN Partners to broaden their knowledge on their racial equity and diversion, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) journey.
Black In Green Conservation Career Panel Returns!
The Virginia Conservation Network partnered with BlackOak Collective to host Virginia’s 3rd annual Black In Green Career Panel, connecting young Black professionals with Black leaders in the conservation movement.
Welcome 2023 Fall Fellows!
VCN has welcomed three new fellows – Anjel Iriaghomo, Victoria Jenkins and Katherine Hewes – into the Environmental Advocacy Fellowship for fall 2023. The three fellows will be working on various projects that include but are not limited to: creating an Environmental Glossary, writing blog posts, and expanding VCN's awareness with video production.
Black in Green Conservation Career Panel
The Black In Green Career Panel connects young Black professionals with Black environmental advocacy leaders in the conservation movement.
Launching Our Second Shared Learning Cohort: Building More Racially Inclusive & Just Organizations
Our DEIJ Shared Learning Cohort provides VCN Partners with a space to recognize, explore, and address the diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) inherent to our environmental community.
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.