protecting and connecting your favorite wild places
Protecting and Connecting your Favorite Wild Places
What We Do
We educate citizens, landowners, and other stakeholders about threats to our forests through hikes, outings and events.
We advocate for the connectivity and integrity of Virginia’s forests and waters.
We influence decision makers by mobilizing citizens like you.
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EVENTS
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Happy Weed Appreciation Day! Edible weeds that is! Learn all about edible weeds and their nutritious properties as Janet Aardema of Broadfork Farm and her kids gather edible weeds from their organic farm to make a flavorful salad.
BENT MOUNTAIN, Va. — Looking out from the library and across a field, a long Appalachian mountain rises in the distance, reddish-brown, except for a strip of synthetic green.
Mountain Valley pipeline at a stalemate: What’s next?
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Construction on the $6.6 billion project has been stunted for years, grinding to a halt more than a year ago. Now another construction season looms.
It feels like spring is here today! 🌞
Here is an Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) enjoying nectaring on a native plant, Bee Balm which the fragrant and beneficial blooms attract many pollinators.
Photo by Lori A Cash Conservation Photography, LLC
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What do you do if you hit an animal with your vehicle? Despite all of our caution and care, there are times when accidents happen—and in areas of high animal activity, animal-vehicle collisions are sometimes unavoidable. But unavoidable does not have to mean tragic. After ensuring the safety of the people in your car, there… Read more