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 The Virginia Chapter
of The Nature Conservancy Understanding the Clinch Valley BioreserveA BIORESERVE IS A LARGE-SCALE LANDSCAPE that contains outstanding examples of ecosystems, natural communities, and species deserving of protection. In 1990 THE VIRGINIA CHAPTER quietly opened a one-person office in the small, historic town of Abingdon, nestled in a valley of the Appalachian Mountains in rural southwest Virginia. Closer to Atlanta, Georgia than it is to Richmond, and isolated both physically and culturally from most of the state, Abingdon seemed a surprising place for The Nature Conservancy to set up shop. In 1998, a staff of four working in Abingdon has completed more than two dozen projects in southwest Virginia, including the Clinch Valley Bioreserve. The Clinch Valley Bioreserve is one of forty places worldwide named part of the Conservancy's "Last Great Places" ecosystem protection initiative. What's so important about the Clinch Valley Bioreserve? We'll explain what a bioreserve is, describe the ecosystems the Conservancy seeks to protect in southwest Virginia, and examine the four main elements of our work there: conservation, science, community outreach, and sustainable development. The Virginia sections of the Clinch and Powell rivers are the only undammed, unspoiled headwaters of the Tennessee River system. Here, in the most ecologically diverse region of Virginia, are more than 400 rare plants and animals, 22 of which are federally listed as endangered. No area in the mid-Atlantic or northeastern United States has comparable biological diversity. Visit the Nature Conservancy Web Site and learn more about the important work they do. |
 Virginia Coalfield Regional Tourism
Development Authority (CTA) was created in 1993 by
legislation which provided the mission of promoting, expanding, and developing, as a
whole, the tourism industries of the counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott,
Tazewell, Wise and the City of Norton. Being a promotion and development authority is like
a scale. On the one hand we need to promote what is available. On the other hand we need
to ensure that once visitors arive there are adequate amenities and attractions to keep
them busy, thus the expansion and development. |
 NetAccess, Inc. began as an idea from its four founders -- nothing really noble, we only knew that each of us was paying somebody else a bunch of money to get on the World Wide Net, which we didn't like. So we started our own company. Each member contributes a degree of expertise that drives the company constantly forward. We plan to become a sizeable presence in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, especially in the rural areas that have gone underserved. And please let us know how we may serve you better! |