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
How Roadkill Data Can Save Wildlife: The Power of Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Research
Each year, millions of animals are killed on roads, and countless drivers experience dangerous—and sometimes deadly—collisions with wildlife. In Virginia alone, there are an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 deer-vehicle collisions reported annually. These collisions cost the state and its citizens about $533 million each year. Virginia is consistently ranked among the top 10 states with the highest number of… Read more