- Advocated for our bills, the Shenandoah Mountain Act and the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, in D.C. and celebrated their unanimous passage through the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Supported the information dissemination and delivered public comments during the shortened comment period for the USDA’s plan to rescind the Roadless Rule, which received over 600,000 comments, where 98% expressed being against the repeal.
- Continued to work towards the purchase of privately held subsurface mineral rights underlaying our proposed Little River Wilderness within the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
- Saw significant delays to the Corridor H project, which plans to bulldoze a 4-lane road from Wardensville, West Virginia (WV) through the George Washington National Forest (GWNF) to the VA state line at a massive cost to taxpayers, as we collaborated with key stakeholders across WV and VA.
- Met with Congressional decision-makers to address select amendments to the Fix Out Forests Act (FOFA), with the goal of mitigating widespread and detrimental impacts on eastern forests.
- Following executive orders and USDA memos aimed to trigger sweeping changes in public land management, we established the Thriving Appalachian Forest Initiative (TAFI). The TAFI research program will collect on-the-ground scientific data to investigate the impact of, and help guide those implementing, these management practices on national forests in Virginia.
- Led two public and three private group hikes on the GWNF, exhibited at three community outreach events, coordinated two invasive species removals on the GWNF, offered educational activities at two elementary schools, and presented at six speaking engagements.
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