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SoilKeepers Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative

On Burning Central Virginia Lawns and Field Grasslands for Site Preparation and Biodiversity

What can be so hard about burning grasslands? Well in our experience a lot. There is the heat and there is the smoke. Both are useful. How much heat do you need? For how long? How much risk are you comfortable with? We have come to the place where we work with our friends at […]

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American Climate Partners

American Climate Partners Annual Fund Letter

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American Climate Partners Rapidan Institute

Rapidan Institute Press Release on Rapidan Fish Passage Project

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American Climate Partners

Welcome New Directors and Advisors

2020 has been a very active year for the Center, administratively-wise. We said goodbye to Directors Allan Comp, Ashe Laughline, and Betty Long. Allan was instrumental in helping StreamSweepers complete Upper Rappahannock comprehensive cleanup several years ago. Ashe also helped with StreamSweepers and worked with Staff on considerations related to a possible move to Rapidan […]

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American Climate Partners

John Conover

John Conover served for one term as an ACP Director. He passed away on October 4. John was also a personal friend. He was interested in many things – including the social, environmental, historical, and political realms. In looking back through meeting summaries during his time on the Board, I was reminded how John was […]

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Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative

Siller Pollinator Company Native Bee Habitats

The Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative is proud to add a new contractor Partner – the Siller Pollinator Company. This addition to our suite of services allows us to not only create and maintain pollinator habitat providing nectar and pollen and Winter shelter for a variety of insects, but now also to provide homes specifically for […]

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American Climate Partners

One Health

https://theconversation.com/biodiversity-loss-could-be-making-us-sick-heres-why-143627?utm_medium=ampemail&utm_source=email

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Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative

More Habitat Project Images

Mid-Summer from our work at Montpelier with the great folks at Center for Urban Habitats. Rudbeckia is fading a bit but still very beautiful with native warm season grasses coming on. This is from the lower and wetter part of this field. Unlike the upper field we did not get a good burn here. While […]

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SoilKeepers

Restore Carbon to the Soil through Biology

http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/soil-carbon-restoration-can-biology-do-the-job-part-three/ This blog provides information and commentary that may not represent the view of ACP’s Directors and Advisors

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Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative

It May Take Decades or Centuries to Create Meadow and Prairie Biodiversity

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/07/15/1922266117\ This blog provides information and commentary that may not represent the views of ACP’s Directors and Advisors