Bringing Innovation for Water Quality
Bioreactors, coupled with other on-farm practices to make fertilizer use more efficient, are a promising tool to significantly improve water quality for all community members.
Permanent Land Protection
Conservation easements are a proven strategy to permanently protect valuable farms and forests, streams and rivers.
What is a Watershed?
“Water runs downhill” is a phrase you’ve probably heard, and that phase, for the most part, explains a watershed.
Working to Advance Water Quality
There has never been a better time to get clean water and practices on the ground that also increase farm profitability.
2025 General Assembly Preview Watch Party
Join conservation advocates in the Valley to learn about legislative action anticipated in the 2025 General Assembly.
Soup’s On—Holiday Open House
Stop by our new office in New Market to talk conservation in the Valley and vote for your favorite staff-made soup
Our North Star – Sari Carp
This award honors individuals who are no longer with us but who contributed significantly to conservation efforts in the Shenandoah Valley.
Announcing our 2024 Valley Treasure — Friendly City Food Co-op
We’re excited to present the 2024 Valley Treasure award to the Friendly City Food Co-op. Since opening its doors in Harrisonburg in 2011, the co-op has made a lasting impact on the local community and beyond.
SAWMPO’s 2050 LRTP ← It’s Important!
Planners are seeking input on a long range transportation plan that looks at the transportation needs for Augusta, Staunton and Waynesboro.
Empowering Your ‘Sense of Place’
Communities with a strong sense of place become passionate when threats loom that could alter their way of life. However, that passion is often accompanied by feelings of powerlessness.