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A flock of ten white and tan birds with long, thin beaks in flight.
Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus): The Nature Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve is a globally important stopover site for these and other migratory birds. © Barry Truitt/TNC

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Virginia

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The Nature Conservancy
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Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone: 434-295-6106

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  • Eastern Shore Post | July 17, 2023

    Staff from TNC's Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve assisted the Virginia Institute of Marine Science during its annual scallop survey. 

    Bay scallops around Virginia’s barrier islands, like oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, consume algae and plankton, helping to keep the water clean and allowing more sunlight to reach marine plant life, like eelgrass. 

  • Press Release | August 1, 2023

    The Nature Conservancy and Northern Neck Land Conservancy will soon begin construction to restore nearly 10 acres of forested wetlands along Ball Creek in Northumberland County. This project serves as an important milestone in a decades-long effort to restore and permanently protect 223 acres of ecologically-significant land in Virginia’s Northern Neck—a missing link in a 1,068-acre corridor of protected land in the United States’ largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.

  • Press Release | July 17, 2023

    The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership are delighted to share the 2023 award recipients of the Cumberland Forest Community Fund (CFCF). This competitive local grant program is designed to support nature-based economic and community development projects in seven Southwestern Virginia counties: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and Wise, as well as the City of Norton.

    Friends of Southwest VirginiaAppalachian VoicesThe Town of ClevelandClinch River Valley InitiativeThe Town of WiseThe Town of LebanonThe Town of Pennington GapBreaks Interstate ParkSWVA Sportsmen and The Town of St. Paul will receive a total of $140,000 from the 2023 CFCF award for projects ranging from an outdoor education area to a solar array installation to a trail network expansion for rock climbing access.

  • The New York Times | May 24, 2023

    On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, restoring seagrass meadows is an important tool for addressing climate change, both by capturing emissions and mitigating their effects. VVCR Program Director Jill Bieri and Coastal Scientist Bo Lusk and featured and quoted in this deep dive into the largest and most successful seagrass restoration project in the world.

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