Here are some Conservation Advocacy Committee successes. If you would like to be a part of the team, please fill in our volunteer application form here.
Rebalancing Loudoun County’s approach to preventing tick-borne disease
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has highlighted research showing that personal protective measures are the best way to prevent Lyme and other tick-borne disease – not spraying pesticides. We have also highlighted evidence that preserving biodiversity and contiguous forest can be key to preventing tick-borne disease – and that focus on deer may be misplaced.
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Position
- January 2015 letter to the Loudoun Lyme Disease Commission
- February 2014 Position Paper.
Press
- Washington Post, July 16, 2014: In fight against Lyme disease, Loudoun won’t spray public parks with pesticide
Protecting Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve,
Loudoun County’s Wildlife Gem
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has advocated for protection of the Mountain/Piedmont Seepage Swamp – one of just twelve known examples in Virginia – and for maintaining contiguousness of the Preserve’s White Oak Forest.
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Positions
- November 2013 letter to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
- July 2009 action alert: Banshee Reeks and The Woods Road Realignment.
- March 2008 action alert: Banshee Reeks and The Woods Road Realignment
Speaking up for all of Loudoun County’s natural resources
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has worked across our county to protect natural resources essential to life for both people and wildlife.
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Positions
- May 1, 2014 letter to the Board of Supervisors: “No” on Franklin Park Field Lighting
- May 2010 action alert: Please Speak Out for Stream Protections
- Assessment: The Case for Preserving Natural Stream Buffers and Floodplains
Helping people to live in harmony with wildlife
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has organized numerous education and advocacy programs to highlight the important role our most misunderstood species play in our ecosystem, and help people coexist safely with these animals.
Bats
Coyotes
- September 2012: Living with Coyotes in Loudoun County
Vultures
- December 15, 2014: Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy recommendations to Town of Leesburg.
- Vulture Information Page
Working with coalition partners
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is active in coalitions at the county level and beyond – a great way to work with diverse groups to address issues of common concern.
County
Loudoun Preservation and Conservation Coalition
Regional