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Conservation Lobby Day 2025

The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN)’s annual Conservation Lobby Day is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates in your district for environmental action that matters most to you.

Join us with VCN as we kick off this year’s annual Conservation Lobby Day at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd. Attend lobby meetings with your legislators and fellow advocates throughout the morning. Then, we will wrap up at St. Paul’s to recap a day well spent and plan our next steps.

For any questions, please reach out to jaime@vcnva.org.

 

Main Schedule

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
Kickoff & Morning Program
Join us for coffee and breakfast as legislators kick off the day.
8:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Legislator-Constituent Meetings
In-person lobby meetings will be held at the General Assembly Building throughout the morning. You are welcome to join us back at St. Paul’s Episcopal between your meetings to meet up with your district teams and to pick up your registration materials if needed.
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch & Debrief
We will come back together to enjoy lunch and debrief our day of advocacy.
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