Our supporters are an absolute force of — and FOR — nature, and that support helped us accomplish some incredible things in 2025, our most impactful year ever!
Whether you volunteered, joined as a member, donated, attended an event, liked a social media post, shared our story with a friend, or any or all of the above, you made a real, lasting difference in our natural world.
THANK YOU!
Here are just a few examples of what our supporters made possible in 2025!
Our Peterson Young Naturalist Program and Nature-Based Learning initiatives inspired 164 teachers to engage more than 10,000 K-12 students with the proven mental and physical benefits of outdoor learning.
Our Stream Monitoring Program conducted a record 50 biological stream surveys this year and released our first-ever Loudoun Streams Report Card.
We set volunteer records in 2025 with more than 740 volunteers (up from 625 in 2024) donating more than 15,000 hours to our mission.
Our Bluebird Program is the largest in the state, monitoring 63 trails and 753 nest boxes. The program has fledged more than 44,000 birds, including 22,500 bluebirds.
Our JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary now supports over 1,000 species, including the confirmed presence of the endangered Northern Long-eared Bat.
Our Birdathon was the largest ever, with 77 people over 18 teams identifying 160 species, many of which have made remarkable recoveries.
We delivered nearly 180 free educational programs to more than 7,500 attendees this year, covering a wide range of environmental and conservation topics.
Five of the bills we supported this year were codified into law at the Virginia General Assembly, protecting clean water, endangered species, wetlands, and more.
Restoration at JK Black Oak contributed to a 33 percent increase in butterfly species and nearly triple the butterfly population on the property this year.
Our Salt Watch Monitoring program now contributes more than a staggering 27 percent of the national data submitted to the Izaak Walton League of America.
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