Pat Calvert 11/28/23 Pat Calvert 11/28/23

Member Highlight: Prince William Conservation Alliance

Pat Calvert, the Coalition's Virginia State Lead, interviews Ashley Studholme, the Executive Director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance in Woodbridge, Virginia. An edited version of their conversation follows.

Pat Calvert 8/3/23 Pat Calvert 8/3/23

Exploring Wild Virginia

In this member highlight, the Coalition’s Virginia State Lead, Pat Calvert, sits down with the Calandra Waters Lake and David Sligh of Coalition member Wild Virginia, a grassroots statewide nonprofit dedicated to protecting and connecting Virginia's wild places.

Marisa Olszewski 11/15/22 Marisa Olszewski 11/15/22

More than a Name: A Conversation with Nature Forward

A long-time member of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, Nature Forward may look like a group you have never heard of, but perhaps you were familiar with the Audubon Naturalist Society?

Rosey Pasco 7/20/22 Rosey Pasco 7/20/22

Wetlands Watch: Resilience Approaches of a Virginia Coalition Member

Starting out in 1999 as a volunteer group, Wetlands Watch met around a kitchen table to fight a wetlands permit. “We stuck around and expanded to advocate for better protection of wetlands statewide. In 2007, after meeting with scientists about the impacts of sea level rise, we began to concentrate on protecting wetlands from climate change impacts. One of the first groups in the country to work on that, our goal is to protect Virginia’s wetlands today, tomorrow, and forever.”

Rosey Pasco 7/12/22 Rosey Pasco 7/12/22

Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water

After three years of postponing, it finally happened. The Choose Clean Water Coalition held a conference in Richmond, VA focusing on current issues involving Chesapeake Bay restoration. The intention was to advance future federal, regional, and local restoration goals.

Drew Robinson 8/5/21 Drew Robinson 8/5/21

Member Highlight: Protect Hanover

Hanover County, Virginia is probably most widely known as the birthplace of Patrick Henry as well as some of the nation's tastiest tomatoes. Located just north of Richmond, it is also home to a recent newcomer to the Coalition: Protect Hanover.

Pat Calvert 4/20/20 Pat Calvert 4/20/20

Virginia 2020 General Assembly Recap: Making Waves for Clean Water

In our fight for clean water in the Commonwealth of Virginia, some of the most critical battles are fought in the halls of the state capitol in Richmond. And in the 50-year history of the Virginia Conservation Network, this year's General Assembly session was the busiest.