The Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, Virginia Tech, and Conservation Partners LLC are the primary partners for the Ft. Pickett, Virginia Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program. Ward Burton, winner of NASCAR's elite Daytona 500, brings a personal approach to landowners. Virginia Tech and Conservation Partners provide experience in natural resources, cultural resources, and land management to the partnership. Together they produce a formidable team that can assist the military in planning and managing encroachment.

The Virginia Army National Guard has initiated the ACUB program by targeting thousands of acres around Ft. Pickett, Virginia to preserve land and ultimately sustain their military mission. The WBWF, Virginia Tech, and Conservation Partners will work hard to prevent encroachment by encouraging conservation easements and promoting other compatible uses between the Army and the community. This project will serve as a model for ACUB programs nationwide by maximizing "cooperative conservation". The WBWF would like to thank the Virginia Army National Guard for their leadership and service to our country.

The WBWF is involved with many environmental projects throughout Virginia and of special note is our environmental education program called "CONNECT". We educate hundreds of school children each year and mentor these children throughout their high school years to bolster enrollment in university natural resources departments as well as to promote a lifetime professional involvement in the many environmental careers.

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