Conservation Conversations: Strategic Conservation with NVCT Conservation Director, Matt Gerhart
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Aaron Kershaw, NVCT Communication Coordinator
- Jul 14, 2021
- 8 min
Loving Nearby Nature Blog Series: Blind to my fears
I grew up in Newport News, VA, and I can't ever remember anyone asking me to go on a hike. In fact, the phrase "take a hike" was the only...
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NVCT
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
NVCT’s Changemakers panel holds discussion on how to protect Northern Virginia’s land and waters
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust held its first "NVCT Changemakers: Saving Nearby Nature At A...
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NVCT
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
NVCT's Canoe/Kayak Cleanup of Fairfax's Dyke Marsh a Huge Success
On Sunday, June 13, the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) hosted their semi-annual Canoe/Kayak Cleanup of Hunting Creek and...
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NVCT
- Jun 15, 2021
- 8 min
Q&A: Take 5 with the Board featuring Shruti Kuppa
The lifelong Northern Virginian talks about her experiences growing up in the region, her role as a member of NVCT's Board of Directors,...
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NVCT
- May 21, 2021
- 5 min
Q&A: NVCT Executive Director Alan Rowsome on negotiations with AHS to purchase River Farm
You've been extremely busy garnering support from the community to protect River Farm from being sold to developers and trying to...
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NVCT
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
NVCT & Partners Remove Harmful Invasive Plants from Little Hunting Creek Preserve in Fairfax County
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) has partnered with Friends of Little Hunting Creek (FOLHC) and the Stratford Landing...
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NVCT
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
NVCT's Newly Elected Board Chair Ranjit Singh Sits Down for an Interview
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust is proud to announce its newly elected board chair for a two-year term, Ranjit Singh. The avid...
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NVCT
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Newly Protected Natural Area in Alexandria is the Future of Conservation in Urban Northern Virginia
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) has permanently safeguarded a small natural area on Russell Road in Alexandria as the...
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NVCT
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Annual Great Blue Heron Nest Count completed on Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve Heron Rookery
NVCT recently partnered with Stafford County and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to conduct its annual Great...
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NVCT
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Don't Miss Out On Our First NVCT Landowner Spotlight Webinar!!
On February 18 at 11 a.m. we are launching our first ever virtual NVCT Landowner Spotlight Webinar featuring Hidden Covey, a newly...
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NVCT
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release February 5, 2021
Press Release For Immediate Release: February 5, 2021 Contacts: Aaron Kershaw, Communications Coordinator Northern Virginia Conservation...
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NVCT
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
PRESS RELEASE: JANUARY 28, 2021
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2021 Contacts: Aaron Kershaw, Communications Coordinator Northern Virginia Conservation Trust...
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NVCT
- Jan 19, 2021
- 5 min
NVCT Shares its Legislative Priorities for Virginia's 2021 General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is currently in session and debating issues pertinent to Northern Virginia. NVCT is hard at work, tracking...
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NVCT
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
NVCT Conserved Natural Area Celebrates Trout Stocking into Piney Run Stream in Loudoun County
A local landowner has reintroduced trout to a stream in western Loudoun County for the first time in decades after a ten-year restoration...
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NVCT
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
NVCT to protect and steward Hidden Covey Farm in Loudoun County
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust has officially become the long-term stewards of Hidden Covey Farm, a 75-acre property located in...
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NVCT
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
NVCT Stewardship Specialist Alyssa Hemler Shares Selfie With Her New Friends
Land conservation is our way of protecting nature and preserving history. Northern Virginia Conservation Trust is committed to...
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NVCT
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
A Breathtaking 20,000 Nature Observations Made In NVCT's First Inaugural Nearby Nature BioBlitz
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) just completed our First Inaugural Nearby Nature BioBlitz! The exciting and enlightening...
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NVCT
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
NVCT Backs Citizen-Driven Effort to Save River Farm
River Farm, the historical 27-acre landscaped gardens and natural areas enjoyed by thousands of Northern Virginians each year, is on the...
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NVCT
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
NVCT Announces Five New Easements!
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust is both grateful and excited to be able to sustain abundant, thriving natural places in our...
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Media Coverage
Every bit of unused land doesn't need to be developed: Conservation Trust offers an alternative
The Annandale Blog, November 27, 2018
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Other solutions for protecting land in Fairfax County
The Washington Post, November 4, 2018
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Leaders preserve The Winery at Bull Run, one of the region’s last working farms
Potomac Local, September 15, 2018
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Summer Cleanup via Kayaks at Alexandria’s Hunting Creek Big Success
The Zebra Press, August 24, 2018
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NOVA Parks Expands, Acquires 3.2-acre Stribling Property within Pohick Bay Regional Park
The Connection Newspaper, April 19, 2018
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Great blue herons battle predators and weather to survive the spring
The Washington Post, June 14, 2016
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