Joe is a founding member of the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, established in 1995.  He led the campaign to create the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in 1999 and in 2000 became the first President of the Friends of Banshee Reeks. Currently, when he is not volunteering with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, he is the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Between the Hills Conservancy. He was President of the Virginia Society of Ornithology and was also the President of the Board of Directors of Nature Forward (formerly the Audubon Naturalist Society). He also served on the Board of Directors of the Land Trust of Virginia from 1996 to 2006, and currently serves on their Easement Acquisition Committee. Since 1997, Joe has organized and compiled Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Central Loudoun Christmas Bird Count and serves as the Birding Activities Coordinator.

Contact Joe at jcoleman@loudounwildlife.org.