On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Scheduled events on the 20^th in the greater Allegheny-Blue Ridge region include:

Charlottesville – 12:00 pm, Free Speech Wall, Downtown Mall, 605 E Main Street
Harrisburg – 12:30 pm, Downtown Harrisonburg Court Square, 80 Court Square Courthouse
Staunton – 11:00 am, Staunton Innovation Hub, 32 N. Augusta
Lexington – 3:30 pm, Richardson Park at the corner of Diamond and Lewis Streets
Lynchburg – 1:50 pm, 520 Eldon Street
Roanoke –4:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, 2015 Grandin Road

For more information, click here.

World-Wide Climate Strike Events Scheduled for September 20

ABRA CONSERVATION HUB

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.