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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December 9, 2025

Environmental Groups Sue Over “Forever Chemicals” at Fort Belvoir

Virginia organizations fight to protect the Potomac River from PFAS contamination Wild Virginia and Potomac Riverkeeper Network filed a lawsuit this week challenging a state water pollution permit that they say fails to protect public health and wildlife from dangerous “forever chemicals” at Fort Belvoir, one of the Army’s largest installations. The Problem: PFAS Without… Read more