Spring into Action!

After a long winter, spring has finally arrived and NVCT volunteers are helping with some spring cleaning! All throughout March we held weekly invasive pulls at our Little Hunting Creek Preserve in Alexandria. Volunteers have helped clear massive amounts of invasive English ivy; when we first started this work, every tree on the property was strangled by ivy! Now, we have a few patches that we have continued to tackle with our volunteers and volunteers from our partners, Friends of Little Hunting Creek!

While pulling invasive plants helps prepare the landscape for new growth, cleaning up trash is another way our volunteers have made room for nature to thrive this spring! NVCT and Porto Vecchio Water Committee volunteers participated in a joint trash cleanup this past weekend along the banks of Hunting Creek, where NVCT also has a nature preserve. We collected total bags of trash!

An Evening on the River

There are less than two weeks left to buy tickets at early bird price for NVCT's biggest night of the year! Join us for "An Evening on the River" as we reminisce on the conservation achievements of the year and look toward our future. Fun, food, and drinks are included!

Can't attend? There are still ways you can support our conservation efforts! Become a sponsor, donate an item to our silent auction or sponsor someone else's tickets! Contact our Philanthropy Director Gregory Meyer via email gmeyer@nvct.org if interested!

Early Bird ticket pricing ends April 22nd!

Welcome Jeri Mintzer to NVCT!

Welcome our newest Board Member: Jeri Mintzer! Jeri has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 13 years and is currently working for Smart Growth America, a nonprofit centered on building healthy, sustainable and prosperous communities. Her roles have encompassed the oversight of analytical work, program management, facilitating strategic decision-making, and ensuring operational success. We're excited to have Jeri join our board, read more to learn about Jeri's history in NoVa and how she came to know NVCT!

Conservation Explored

Arlington at Stake



Conservation work is collaborative, and our partnerships with counties make conservation in a county easier for us and landowners. County funding supports sustainable land use that benefits everyone.



Local governments have begun to feel the trickle-down of larger funding cuts in our government, and unfortunately, NVCT was placed on the chopping block for Arlington County funding. You can read more to learn about our partnership with Arlington and what the future may hold for our work in the county if we are cut.

Lore of the Land

The Preserve at Long Branch: The Making of a Conservation Easement

The Preserve at Long Branch in Prince William County is officially protected by NVCT! This parcel of land is adjacent to the Doves Landing Park, which is also under NVCT's protection and stewardship!

What is the process of placing land under a conservation easement? And what happens when we can't stop development? Read more to find out and learn about why it took us 5 years to conserve the Preserve at Long Branch!

Saving Nearby Nature

The Future of the Terborgh Terrace Garden

The Terborgh Terrace Garden is our premier nature preserve and community garden in Arlington. Since its inception, we have been working hard to start growing crops for donation to food pantries and begin building a community around the garden.

With help from friends at Nestle, we are hoping to start planting this spring and have a successful fall harvest! Read more to learn about our big plans for TTG!

Event

Bio Blitz

Join NVCT and the White House Farm Foundation as we document and discover the biodiversity at Leopold's Preserve!

Participants will use iNaturalist to document plant and animal species in various sections of the preserve with guidance from staff and experts. 

Apr 26, 2025

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Leopold's Preserve

16290 Thoroughfare Rd

Broad Run, VA 20137