The ABRA CONSERVATION HUB
– a community empowerment initiative
ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing access to critical information needed for effective public involvement in environmental review and oversight.
Following the defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020, ABRA initiated the Conservation Hub to support informed public engagement with the broader range of environmental issues confronting the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Mountain region. The Conservation Hub builds on the analysis and information sharing capacity achieved through ABRA’s Pipeline CSI project during the years of ACP opposition.
The Conservation Hub is based on the use of GIS mapping to provide details and context for land development projects and management practices that involve risk of environmental harm, as well as for environmental preservation and restoration initiatives. The Conservation Hub also provides access to regulatory documents and assessments related to specific projects or issues.
Multiple Conservation Hub sites, focused on individual projects or issues, have been developed collaboratively with ABRA’s partners and allies. Going forward, we invite conservation groups, individuals, and communities to provide ideas for new Hub sites and GIS mapping that can contribute to informed public engagement on behalf of environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.
Explore Conservation Web Maps
Snapshot
- Biosolids Application Areas in Virginia
- Brown Grove Rural Historic District: Polluting Facilities Encroachment
- Mining in Guyandotte Crayfish and Candy Darter Critical Habitat
- Mining Impacts to Pinnacle Creek
- Proposed Cabin Run Pumped Storage Project
- Proposed Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Buckingham County, Virginia
- Red Spruce Ecosystem in West Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project: Roots Run Deep Tours
- Virginia Minerals and Mining
In-Depth
- Coal Operations and Candy Darter Habitat – Information Page
- Corridor H: Parsons to Davis – Information Page
- Corridor H: Wardensville to Virginia State Line – Information Page
- Gold Prospecting in Buckingham County, Virginia – Information Page
- The Candy Darter Map – Information Page
- Proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area – Information Page
- Protecting West Virginia Trails from Off-Road Vehicles – Information Page
- Rocky Forge Wind Project – Information Page
- Virginia Biosolids: Augusta and Rockbridge Counties – Information Page
U.S. Forest Service Projects
- Cranberry Spring Creek – Information Page
- Deer Creek: Proposed Action
- Eastern Divide Insect and Disease Phase II – Information Page
- Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration – Information Page
- Grassy Ridge – Information Page
- Greenbrier Southeast – Information Page
- Upper Cheat River Project – Information Page
- Upper Elk River Project – Information Page
Resources
Conservation Hub Sites
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A central part of the mission of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is to facilitate informed public review and oversight to ensure that federal and state agencies tasked with environmental protection uphold their responsibilities. Without access to critical information, the path to holding these agencies accountable becomes futile.