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.
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.
Valley Land Conservation and Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Time to Set New Targets
Now is the time for Virginia decision makers to commit to new Chesapeake Bay targets that reflect today’s opportunities and challenges, including a continued commitment to land conservation.
2024 State Policy Roundup
Virginia’s General Assembly session is always a whirlwind, and even more so this year as the legislature convened in a new building, and about one third of the 140 members were new.
The Strength in Collaboration
Protecting the things that matter to people in the Shenandoah Valley is no small task. And Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley would never try to do it alone.
Expanding the Grassland Habitat Program
We are eager to assist farmers in adopting new bird-friendly practices such as delayed spring haying and summer pasture stockpiling.