4 VIRGINIA FORESTS forestrysummit.com Boar’s Head Resort, Charlottesville, VA APRIL 23-25, 2024 Virginia Chapter Virginia Division Join us in Charlottesville, VA, for inspiring and educational sessions, plentiful networking opportunities, and immersive tour experiences. forest resources to ensure their long-term benefits for all Virginians.” But it seems that for some folks at some juncture, the principles of conservation were co-opted, and their tenets made exclusive for use only by environmental nonprofits. I have found myself enthusiastically challenging that convention, working with those who previously questioned our ecosystem bona fides to instead advance public policy to sustain and improve Virginia’s forests. The truth is that those owning, managing, harvesting, and reforesting our working lands remain the very best stewards of our Commonwealth’s forest resource. The truth is that you are the true conservationists.
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