January 17, 2017

ACP Sample Comments

What should I talk about in my comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)?   Do you like to visit our national forests? The construction of the pipeline would degrade the exceptional scenic and recreation value of our national forests and make them more desirable for natural gas drilling. Are you concerned about our drinking water?  The… Read more


January 6, 2017

Our Federal Lands At Risk

by Lillian Anderson This week, the House of Representatives passed a new rules package that places our federal lands at risk. In the past, it has been difficult to transfer federal lands to the control of state governments because the lands hold clear value and generate revenue. If lands were taken out of federal control,… Read more


December 12, 2016

Sample Comments on Mountian Valley Pipeline DEIS

Suggested Comments for the Public: -I strongly oppose the application for a Special Use Permit to cross the Jefferson National Forest and the requests for amendments to the Forest Plan. I believe the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service must reject these proposals and I urge you to do so. -The Draft… Read more


October 18, 2016

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains Recommended as Future Priority Conservation Area

by Julia Travers A study in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, (PNAS) identifies our very own Blue Ridge Mountains as a recommended priority area for future conservation, along with eight other areas. The study also states that much of the protected lands in the U.S. are… Read more


October 12, 2016

Dangerous “Biomass Neutrality” Proposal in Senate Energy Bill.

The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, which has passed the Senate and House, seeks to update the US power grid and the transportation systems for oil and gas. However, it was recently amended to include a clause that seeks to promote the use of timber for biomass energy production as a carbon neutral source… Read more


September 14, 2016

Wild Virginia Leads Tour of the Pipeline Route

By Jessie Thuma On September 9th, Wild Virginia’s President, Ernie Reed, and Conservation Director, David Sligh, led a group of hikers on a tour of the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). Participants gathered at Shenandoah Joe’s for some coffee, snacks, and small talk before piling into vans and hitting the road to Nelson County…. Read more


September 7, 2016

Wild Virginia Supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Opposing Dakota Pipeline

Wild Virginia sent the following letter to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe today:   Re:       Letter of Support for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe   Dear Mr. Sitting Bear: Wild Virginia supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and joins the tribe in opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We join you and many thousands of others who are… Read more


August 26, 2016

Tell us your story

Help Stop the ACP by telling us why you don’t want a pipeline. Click on the map below to show us the places that matter to you. 


July 26, 2016

Wood Turtles Need Our Help

The Wood Turtle inhabits only the northernmost region of Virginia, from the counties of Arlington and Fairfax west through Frederick County and Shenandoah County.  A protected species, given a Virginia Wildlife Action Plan rating of Tier 1 – Critical Conservation Need – Glyptemys insculpta faces many threats. Due to continual urbanization and intense habitat destruction,… Read more


May 31, 2016

Outdoor First Aid Training!

On July 9th and 10th, learn first aid for outdoor excursions alongside Wild Virginia’s President, Ernie Reed, in a two-day Outdoor First Aid learning program, taught by  Matt Rosefsky. With 10% of the course proceeds going to Wild Virginia, this is a great event to not only support us, but to learn how to take… Read more