Our Partners

We are deeply grateful for our incredible partners who inspire and teach us constantly. Together, we’re tackling the fundamental challenge of our time—building resilience and protecting our environment. By collaborating across so many sectors and communities, we’re creating innovative and impactful solutions that shape a more sustainable future. It’s an honor to work alongside you in this vital mission!

Nonprofits

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

American Rivers

Appalachian Voices

Back Bay Restoration Foundation

Coastal VA Conservancy

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council

Chesapeake Stormwater Network

Elizabeth River Project

Environmental Defense Fund

Friends of the Rappahannock

James River Association

Lafayette Wetlands Partnership

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

Lynnhaven River NOW

Maymont

Nansemond River Preservation Alliance

Natural Resources Defence Council

The Nature Conservancy

New Virginia Majority

Science Museum of Virginia

Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project

Southern Environmental Law Center

Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Virginia Conservation Network

Virginia Outdoors Foundation

WHRO Public Media

Municipalities

City of Alexandria

City of Charlottesville

City of Chesapeake

City of Colonial Heights

City of Falls Church

City of Fredericksburg

City of Hampton 

City of Lynchburg

City of Newport News

City of Portsmouth

City of Richmond

City of Roanoke

City of Suffolk

City of Norfolk 

City of Virginia Beach

City of Poquoson 

Town of Ashland

Town of Bridgewater

Town of Cape Charles

Town of Chincoteague

Town of Colonial Beach

Town of Dumfries

Town of Pennington Gap

Town of Smithfield

Town of Vinton

Town of Wachapreague

Counties

Albemarle County

Arlington County

Accomack County

Caroline County

Charles City County

Essex County

Henrico County

James City County

Madison County

Mathews County

Northampton County

Northumberland County

Gloucester County

Westmoreland County

Roanoke County

Stafford County

Franklin County

Warren County

York County

Regional & District Planning Commissions

Accomack Northampton Planning District Commission

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission

Crater Planning District Commission

George Washington Regional Commission

Northern Neck Planning District Commission

Northern VA Planning District Commission

Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

Plan RVA

Local Utilities

Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)

Soil & Water Conservation Districts

Blue Ridge Soil & Water Conservation District

Colonial Soil & Water Conservation District

Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District

Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District

Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts

Collaboratives

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program

Coastal Flood Resilience Project 

Living Shoreline Collaborative

Norfolk Watershed Management Task Force

Rappahannock River Roundtable

Upper and Middle James Riparian Consortium

Virginia Community Rating System Workgroup

York River & Small Coastal Basins Roundtable

Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership

Community Groups

Aberdeen Gardens Historic and Civic Association

Greater Aberdeen Community Coalition

Historical Foundation of Aberdeen Gardens

Local/Regional Garden Clubs

Middle Schools & High Schools

Portsmouth Public Schools (Churchland High School)

Gloucester Public Schools (Gloucester High School)

Virginia Beach Public Schools (Environmental Studies Program)

Williamsburg Montessori (Middle School)

The Williams School (Middle School)

Professional Associations

American Planning Association (Virginia Chapter)

Virginia Association of Counties

Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Virginia Floodplain Management Association

Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association

Virginia Society of Landscape Designers

Virginia United Land Trusts

Associations

Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast

Master Naturalists (Tidewater, Middle Peninsula)

Master Gardeners (Northern Neck)

SouthWings

State Agencies

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (especially the Coastal Zone Management Program)

Virginia Department of Forestry

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

Virginia Outdoors Foundation

Virginia Sea Grant

Federal Offices

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Region Three

Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters (especially the Mitigation Office)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (especially the Climate Program Office)

National Weather Service: Wakefield Station

Academic Institutions

Christopher Newport University

Hampton University

James Madison University

Norfolk State University

Old Dominion University 

University of Virginia

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Tech

William & Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Tribal Nations

Nansemond Indian Nation

National Preserves

Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuarine Preserve

Back Bay Wildlife Refuge

Great Dismal Swamp National Refuge

If you’re not listed, but should be, please email at info@wetlandswatch.org.

Our Funders

Thank you to our current grant funders. You’re making our work possible.

The Blocker Foundation

Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council 

Environmental Defense Fund

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Hampton Roads Community Foundation

James River Association

The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

North Carolina Sea Grant

The Pruden Foundation

The Thistle Foundation

Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Virginia Environmental Endowment

Virginia Outdoors Foundation

Virginia Sea Grant

West Wind

We are honored to work with a number of private businesses on a regular basis as well, and will feature them on the upcoming donor page. Their spirit of partnership and generosity have helped us address challenges that otherwise would have been very difficult to solve.