Photo: Virginia State Capitol Building, Wikimedia user Skip Plitt via CC BY-SA 3.0
It’s important to keep up with the actions (or inaction) of our federal lawmakers, but it’s equally important to take care to vote for conservation in the upcoming Virginia races. Decisions made at the local and state level have significant consequences for our environment and natural resources.
So, take a moment to review the voting record of your Virginia legislators. A helpful guide is available from Virginia’s League of Conservation Voters, which has published the 2025 General Assembly Conservation Scorecard, available here. Each year, the LCV ranks all 140 Virginia lawmakers based on their votes for or against the environment and a healthy democracy. LCV has published the Scorecard every year since 2000. Advocates look to it as a valuable tool to determine whether their lawmakers are standing up for Virginia’s environment at the General Assembly.
Another useful tool for preparing for next year’s General Assembly is the Virginia Conservation Network’s Common Agenda, with details on issues that a coalition of conservation organizations works in the annual session of the General Assembly. NVBA works with VCN during every session.
Let’s work together to help the birds and other wildlife in Virginia!