Science Talk: Wildlife Corridors: Why the Shenandoah Valley? Why Wildlife?
October 15, 2024
7:00 PM
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October 15, 2024: Signature Speaker Series: Science Talk, 7:00pm
Wildlife Corridors: Why the Shenandoah Valley? Why Wildlife?
Shenandoah Valley Conservancy, (formerly Valley Conservation Council) is the only
land trust working exclusively to protect the Shenandoah Valley. Established in 1990,
the Conservancy has partnered with landowners and other organizations to conserve
more than 220,000 acres in the Shenandoah Valley and Allegheny Highlands including
some of the most productive farmland in Virginia and most biodiverse forest lands and
waterways throughout the region.
For 30 years, SVC pioneered the creation of protected corridors for wildlife movement,
collaborating with conservation biologists before habitat connectivity was widely
recognized. Our efforts have secured corridors in Page Valley, the James River Valley,
and highlighted a prospective corridor across Afton Mountain.
Peter Hujik joined SVC in 2024 to serve as Executive Director. After leading farmland
protection efforts on the other side of the Blue Ridge in the Piedmont, he is excited to
join the cutting-edge conservation efforts taking place throughout the Shenandoah
Valley. Peter is passionate about landscape-scale conservation, ecological restoration
and community development. Previously, Peter led land protection efforts in the
Susquehanna Basin with Otsego Land Trust in Upstate New York. He began his
conservation career with The Nature Conservancy in the Lassen Foothills of northern
California, where he restored streamside forests and managed native grasslands with
prescribed fire.
Rosemary Downing joined SVC in 2023 and serves as Conservation Manager. She is
driven to understand how ecosystems are changing in response to climate disturbances
so they can be better protected. Her work focuses on developing resilient conservation
and land management strategies. Previously, Rosemary worked for the U.S. Geological
Survey, the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park, and was a graduate
researcher in the University of Colorado’s Paleoecology and Climate Change Lab.
Rosemary has a B.S. in Biology from North Carolina State University and a M.S.
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