ALLIANCE FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY

ALLIANCE FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY ENVISIONS A SHENANDOAH VALLEY SUSTAINED BY FARMS AND FORESTS, CLEAN STREAMS AND RIVERS, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO INFORM AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL HERITAGES, AND RURAL CHARACTER OF OUR REGION. VIRGINIA'S SHENANDOAH VALLEY IS ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST ICONIC LANDSCAPES, RICH IN EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES DESERVING OF PROTECTION. WITH HEADWATERS ON THE ONE-MILLION ACRE GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO THE WEST AND SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TO THE EAST, THE SHENANDOAH RIVER PROVIDES CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO WASHINGTON DC. THE VALLEY'S STREAMS AND RIVERS ALSO SUPPLY WATER THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD FOR OUR LOCAL FARMING ECONOMY, AND THEY SUPPORT THRIVING OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM SECTORS. OUR SERVICE AREA COVERS SIX COUNTIES IN THE VALLEY - AUGUSTA, FREDERICK, PAGE, ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH AND WARREN - AND THE CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN. WE DO THE IMPORTANT WORK OUTLINED IN OUR MISSION BY PROMOTING LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION POLICIES THAT RESPECT THE VALLEY'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION THROUGH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE CLEAN AND PLENTIFUL WATER, PROTECTED FARM AND FOREST LAND AND PRESERVED CULTURAL RESOURCES, SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE VALLEY'S UNIQUE CHARACTER AND RESOURCES, CULTIVATING AN ACTIVE, EDUCATED, AND INFORMED PUBLIC, AND MOBILIZING CITIZENS ON REGIONAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. VISIT OUR WEBSITE, SHENANDOAHALLIANCE.ORG, TO MEET OUR DEDICATED BOARD AND STAFF AND FOLLOW OUR CURRENT WORK.