Reminder that our lunch & learn about the Community Flood Preparedness Fund draft Grant Manual is tomorrow at 12:30!

Today's the day! Virginia is holding a special virtual celebration to dedicate the first state park honoring the legacy and history of the Native Tribes of Virginia. Join us live at 11 AM for a first look at the park and a speech from the Governor! virginiastateparks.gov/machicomoco-sp

We're pleased to announce that 2⃣ Virginia projects were selected for RCPP funding this year. Congratulations to Trout Unlimited and Capital Region Land Conservancy! 🤩 Learn more about their conservation projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond metro: nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrc…

Today President Donald J. Trump & @SecDebHaalad made it clear: #30x30 is an opportunity to support home-grown conservation efforts to expand access to nature, safeguard traditional livelihoods, and protect the places that matter most in Northern Virginia and all across our beautiful country.

Earl Hunter, Jr., Black Folks Camp Too, Keynote Speaker, May 11 Land Conservation & Greenways Conference. Join us! vaunitedlandtrusts.org/earl-hunter-jr…

The greenways track for VaULT's Land Conservation & Greenways Conference starts at 11AM! Looking forward to moderating a session ft. Brantley Tyndall w/ @SportsBackers Virginia Bicycling Federation Bike Walk RVA and Patrick Wojahn w/ Rails to Trails Conservancy vaunitedlandtrusts.org/annual-confere…

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Jewel Bronaugh who was confirmed as Deputy Secretary of USDA! She will serve as the first Black woman and woman of color to serve as Deputy Secretary.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation released the official Community Flood Preparedness Fund Grant Manual this morning - a total of $18 million is available for grants during this first grant cycle, applications are due September 3, 2021 dcr.virginia.gov/dam-safety-and…

Join us tomorrow for a talk with Congressman Donald McEachin! - mailchi.mp/capitalregionl…

Celebrate National #PublicLandsDay this Saturday, Sept. 25 by visiting your favorite Virginia public lands. You have 3.7 million acres to explore between #DCRVirginia, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources & ForestryVA. #TheOutdoorsAreBetterTogether #VAoutdoors

This week we awarded $7.5 million in #Virginia #LandConservation Foundation #grants, to fund 30 #conservation projects & protect 8,000 acres of commonwealth land. Pictured are two awarded projects; Copper Creek Initiative & Pierces Lowgrounds. Learn more: ow.ly/Strt50GAtAP

VA’s newest state forest was dedicated yesterday with @governorva! We’re thrilled to help ForestryVA protect over 5K acres at Charlotte State Forest for sustainable timber & recreational access #climatchange #LWCF USDA Forest Service Virginia DCR VAOutdoorsFoundation bit.ly/3kcPghP

BIG: With my latest budget, our administration has invested a record $1 BILLION to restore the Chesapeake Bay. The Bay is one of our most treasured natural resources—this funding will generate $8 billion in economic growth and keep it safe and thriving for generations to come.

Momentum for multi-use trail development in Virginia continues to build after the nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance received a grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to close a key gap in the Great Dismal Swamp Trail, a Greenway segment bridging VA and NC:

We are super excited and thrilled for Cat Anthony, executive director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, for being named as one of Style Weekly 's Top 40 under 40 Class of 2022! Congratulations, Cat! styleweekly.com/richmond/cat-a…

Kicked off the VaULT conference with a beautiful day spent at two innovative spaces playing an important role in Richmond food systems! Shalom Farms #sankofaorchard

Calling everyone from the #EasternShore to the #ShenandoahValley and all places in between! Tell us what you like to do outside in the 2022 Virginia Outdoors Survey: serl.vcu.edu/vos2022/ Your input is valuable. Ask your friends to take it, too. #Virginiaoutdoors #RVA #NOVA

The VA Outdoors Foundation is celebrates 25 years of its Preservation Trust Fund by highlighting 25 projects it made possible. We partnered with VOF to preserve the historic Murray-Dick-Faucet House in Alexandria. Click below to read more. bit.ly/3L55MN4

A new $14.1M Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) grant round is now open! Nonprofit conservation groups, local & state governments & VA Indian tribes can apply by Aug. 18. Pictured are examples of funded projects. More details at dcr.virginia.gov/land-conservat…. #virginianews