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Environmental activists fight Atlantic Coast Pipeline from the sky

Card – The News & Advance – 3/30/19

ABRA Pipeline Air Force To Hold Drone Meet-up

On Saturday, March 30th, the Pipeline Air Force, a component of ABRA’s Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) program, will hold a UAV (drone) meet-up. The meeting will afford participants to share skills, knowledge, experience, and ideas regarding UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)

Private pilots, drone operators to patrol Atlantic Coast Pipeline for violations

Card – The News & Observer – 8/3/18

Citizen group provides extra eyes on the ground for pipeline regulators

Card – Energy News Network – 7/25/18

Environmental watchdogs: A citizens’ group monitors the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – The Roanoke Times – 6/2/18

Volunteer brigade deploys drones and maps

Card – E&E News: EnergyWire – 5/15/18

Drone Training Session Set for April 28

ABRA and Friends of Nelson will be conducting an aerial monitoring training program on Saturday, April 28, from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Rockfish Valley Community Center, located south of Afton, VA. The program, part of ABRA’s Compliance

Pipeline group to set up ‘citizen air force’

Card – News Leader – 3/1/18

West Virginia Senate Bill 9 looks to ban the use of drones against pipelines

Card – The Daily Haze – 3/1/17

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.