Regional Campaigns
SVN and its partners are engaged in a range of regional issues that threaten our natural and historic resources, rural economy and traditional communities and landscapes.
Right to Farm Laws
Shenandoah Valley Counties and SVN oppose legislation before the 2013 General Assembly that would eliminate local zoning control over farm and rural land uses.
Manure to Energy
Two state agencies have launched a study to evaluate plans for a large scale poultry litter-to-energy power station in the Shenandoah Valley as a means to meet Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay water quality requirements.
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling
The Commonwealth of Virginia is facing its first Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling with a recent application in Rockingham County.
Interstate 81
The Network opposes plans for an $11.4 billion widening of I-81 to eight or more lanes, funded by tolls. We support affordable, lower-impact improvements, within the existing roadway, to address safety and congestion problems.
GW National Forest Plan
The U.S. Forest Service has rewritten the management plan for the George Washington National Forest, which will guide activities on 1.1 million acres of public lands for the next 15 years.
Land Protection Funding
Secure consistent state-level funding for public and private land protection programs in the Shenandoah Valley.
Land Use & Water Quality
We work with community groups focused on land use and water quality to support the best possible local programs and planning for erosion and sediment control, storm water management and regional water planning.
Rural Transportation Reform
SVN promotes changes in federal, state and local road funding priorities to shift from costly and destructive loop roads, which fragment rural lands and foster sprawl development, to more efficient, affordable improvements to existing road networks.
Wind Energy
SVN and our partners support the development of alternative energy sources, including small and commercial scale wind energy, but not at the cost of natural, historic or cultural resources.
