Outdoor cats pose a very real threat to birds and other wildlife. This page collects information and articles that detail this concern and ASNV’s efforts to confront it.
A Brief Look at the Upcoming 2023 Virginia General Assembly
Update on Bles Park
Support Legislation to Allow Local Governments to Regulate Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
Help ASNV Save Globally Rare Habitat
Take Action to Strengthen the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Two of our Northern Virginia Representatives (Reps. Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly) are co-sponsors of H.B. 4833, the Migratory Bird Protection Act. If you are in the district of any of Northern Virginia’s other Representatives, let them know you want them to support the bill and sign on as co-sponsors.
Fairfax County’s Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan (CECAP)
Arlington County Solicits Your Views on its Natural Resources and Tree Canopy
Fairfax County General Assembly Delegation’s Pre-2020 Session Public Hearing
GET INVOLVED: Fairfax County Needs Your Input for its Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan
Enhancing County Properties with Native Plants
Virginia Creates New Habitat for Shorebirds
ASNV Leads Virginia Audubon Chapters in Support of Regulations to Protect Birds
Local Budgets
Virginia General Assembly
The legislature met on April 22 to consider Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed amendments, vetoes and changes in the budget. Governor Northam has proposed freezing or reversing all new funding added by the legislature in its session earlier this year. The coronavirus has put many environmental initiatives at risk.
Fairfax County and Climate Change
Conservation Update: Virginia Legislature’s Actions
ASNV Opposes TNR Bill
Governor Northam Announces Plans to Help Birds at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel
On February 14, Governor Ralph Northam announced plans to mitigate harm to 25,000 shorebirds whose nesting area has been destroyed to accommodate the expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT). The Governor’s announcement came following weeks of protests by individuals and organizations from around the country, including ASNV, the National Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy.
