Friends Group · Roanoke, VA
Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia is one of the 2 states they work in
3 staff + 833 volunteers80¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1988
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending Virginia?
2 public places under threat in Virginia
17 groups have them in their care
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
8 groups are on the record for Virginia, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
Friends Group · Harrisonburg, VA
Friends of Shenandoah Mountain
They work only in Virginia
Founded 2001
Friends Group · Luray, VA
Shenandoah National Park Trust
They work only in Virginia
12 staff + 191 volunteers85¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2007
Trails · Vienna, VA
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Virginia is one of the 4 states they work in
17 staff + 1,300 volunteers70¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1927
Grassroots · Boone, NC
Appalachian Voices
2 live federal cases across all their work
2 live federal cases
70 staff + 75 volunteers81¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1997
Coalition · Washington, DC
Mountain Institute
Virginia is one of the 2 states they work in
2 staff75¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1972
Legal · Charlottesville, VA
Southern Environmental Law Center
Based in Charlottesville, working Virginia
267 staff + 43 volunteers83¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1986
Stewardship · Asheville, NC
North Carolina Outward Bound
Virginia is one of the 4 states they work in
162 staff + 30 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1967
9 more groups also work on Virginia
On the ground in Virginia
The national muscle
Center for Biological Diversity20 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra Club6 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyEarthjustice4 live federal cases across all their workLegalDefenders of Wildlife4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthworks2 live federal cases across all their workWatchdog
The places
Under threat in Virginia
Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.
Your move
How to stand for Virginia
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8 groups on the record, Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway with 3 staff + 833 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.