protecting and connecting your favorite wild places
Protecting and Connecting your Favorite Wild Places
What We Do
- Strengthen habitat connectivity through increased wildlife crossings and corridors
- Protect water quality by preventing the release of forever chemicals, like PFAS
- Limit the environmental harms of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Train dedicated volunteers through our Clean Water Advocates Program
- Provide educational opportunities to connect people to the wild places they love
How We Do It
- Advocate to decision-makers for the connectivity and integrity of Virginia’s wild places
- Empower diverse communities to participate in the regulatory process
- Convene stakeholder groups to amplify impact
- Connect people to a safer, more inclusive outdoors
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LATEST BLOG
Quieted and Dimmed: What’s at Stake if the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division Is Cut
In the quiet of a national park, the distant call of a bird, the soft rustle of wind through leaves, or the brilliance of a starlit sky can be just as powerful as the vistas. But those experiences—so central to our natural heritage—could be at risk. The U.S. Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division (NSNSD),… Read more