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From right: Michael Lipford (Virginia Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy), Susan Hunt (daughter of Alan & Nathalie Voorhees, who donated Voorhees Preserve in 1994) Jennifer Kostyniuk (Dominion Virginia Power) and Leib Kaminsky (Student Conservation Association) participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to reopen Voorhees Nature Preserve, Virginia. © Jennifer Dalke/TNC

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The Conservancy's Brian van Eerden explores old-growth bald cypress trees along the Blackwater River, Virginia. © Daniel White/TNC

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A nest of newly banded red-cockaded woodpecker chicks at the Conservancy's Piney Grove Preserve, Virginia. The young birds are banded at 6-10 days of age. Each bird receives a unique combination of colored bands, allowing it to be identified from a distance with spotting scopes. © Robert Clontz/TNC

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Virginia’s Rarest Bird Species Continues to Make a Comeback
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May 28, 2013
Charlottesville Celebrates Completion of Meadow Creek Restoration
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May 20, 2013
Birds of Paradise Take Over Charlottesville Treetops
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May 17, 2013
Voorhees Nature Preserve Re-Opens to the Public Along Rappahannock River
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April 29, 2013
Storm-damaged Preserve in Westmoreland Once Again Ready for Visitors
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April 29, 2013
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Brian van Eerden, Southern Rivers Program Director, with his daughter, Abigail, explore the pine savannahs at The Nature Conservancy's Piney Grove Preserve and adjoining International Paper property located in the Mid Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregion of southeastern Virginia. © Mark Godfrey/TNC

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