Virginia MUST Improve Water Quality Standards to Fulfill its Responsibility in the Chesapeake Bay
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Category: Blog
What to Do If You Hit an Animal With Your Vehicle
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
Mountain Valley Pipeline in Our Backyards Harm Our Waters and Communities
Since construction began in early 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has resulted in nearly 1,500 pollution incidents and violations in Virginia alone. These include: • 113 times when Mountain Valley made measurable sediment deposits in waterbodies,• 684 times when sediment deposits were made on land off the right of way (ROW), and• 687 times… Read more
Top Environmental Nonprofits Working to Conserve Resources and Protect the Planet
Join Publicity and Outreach Director, Katie Keller, to hear about some of the top environmental nonprofits in Virginia, across the country and even those with a global impact. You’ll also learn about some of the incredible conservation efforts they are working on and how those campaigns are helping to combat climate change. Piedmont Environmental Council… Read more
The Book Club of Hope: Jane Goodall and her Legacy
This past week, Wild Virginia hosted a book club led by Bette Dzamba on Jane Goodall’s memoir The Book of Hope. While the event started as a general discussion on Goodall’s writing and legacy—spanning her long life, from a young, twenty-something activist with a passion for animals to a UN ambassador and global champion of… Read more
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: A Missed Opportunity
With the end of the year fast approaching, the federal government’s end-of-year spending bill has been a highly discussed topic. Many natural resource issues were wrapped into this “omnibus spending bill,” including a landmark wildlife package, but in the end Congress failed to pass a monumental piece of environmental legislation which had the capacity to… Read more
Small Business Diverts Almost 30,000 lbs of Waste Away from Landfill
The Scrappy Elephant is an arts and crafts storefront and community that has helped to divert almost 30,000 pounds of unwanted materials and waste away from the landfill. They are also a Wild Virginia business partner, offering our donors 10% off art supplies when they show their Wild Virginia member card. Wild Virginia intern and… Read more
Giving thanks for Wildlife: 10 Endangered Species to Support
With Thanksgiving only just behind us and Giving Tuesday today, there are many opportunities to show your gratitude—particularly in regard to the wildlife that surrounds us. If you’re considering how you can best use your resources to bolster your home ecosystem, learning about several of the endangered species in Virginia might give you some ideas… Read more
Habitat Connectivity is for Lovers
Driving down the road, the metallic odor of blood suddenly fills the van from the air conditioner. It’s a summer morning, and I’m an outdoor guide transporting 12 eager campers up a narrow mountain pass to the New River to spend the day kayaking. Turkey vultures take off in all directions as I veer around… Read more
Ghost Stories: Virginia’s Rare Wildlife
Virginia wildlife is a thrilling sight before they hibernate in the coming winter months. As October comes to its end, we’ve all got ghosts on the mind. Between dressing up for Halloween, seeking out scares at haunted houses, or braving one of the many new horror movies on the big screen, we are all certain… Read more