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Who We Are

About LNCP

Made by students, for students.

Meet the team

Loudoun Nature Conservation Project is a student-led nonprofit working to advance sustainability and ecological health across Loudoun County. We engage our community through education, hands-on restoration, and advocacy, empowering young people to become lifelong stewards of the environment. Through local cleanups, habitat restoration, and outreach events, we work to restore ecosystems and build a lasting culture of environmental responsibility. Our volunteers clear trash and invasive plants from the parks, trails, and streams we share, our researchers study the health of local waterways, and our school and college branches give students a place to lead right where they live. Made by students, for students, we're proving that the next generation of conservation leaders is already at work.

LNCP volunteers with collected trash bags at the end of a cleanup
Bags collected, piece by piece
Acres Cleaned
3,122
Acres Cleaned
Members
310
Members
Social Impressions
900,000+
Social Impressions
Branches
10
Branches

How we serve Loudoun County

What we do

  1. 01

    Community Cleanups & Habitat Restoration

    We organize regular cleanups across Loudoun County parks, trails, and waterways, from neighborhood streams to county-wide events. Beyond picking up litter, we remove invasive plants and help restore meadows and other native habitat, working alongside the parks and conservation groups that care for them year-round. Student-run branches at high schools and colleges bring this hands-on work to their own campuses and communities.

  2. 02

    Research & Education

    Our research division conducts original environmental science studies - investigating water quality, dissolved oxygen, nutrient runoff, and ecosystem health - and publishes findings for public access. We share what we learn through school chapters, workshops, and community events that connect students to the natural world around them, empowering the next generation of conservation leaders.

  3. 03

    Outreach, Policy & Advocacy

    We spread the message of conservation through communication and community engagement, and by partnering with local parks, schools, and organizations we amplify our impact. Together we help shape environmental stewardship culture across Northern Virginia, and every branch president recruits members and represents their community within the wider organization.

Our Values

What guides our work

Students lead
Every role at LNCP, from branch president to director, is held by a student volunteer. We trust young people to plan, organize, and lead real conservation work, not just show up for it.
Action over talk
Conservation happens outside. We measure our work in cleared trails, cleaner streams, and restored ground, and we keep showing up to do it.
Science in the open
Our research is grounded in field measurement, and every study we publish is freely available so neighbors, schools, and decision-makers can read and use it.
Open to everyone
Our cleanups are free and open to volunteers of every age. Anyone who cares about Loudoun's natural spaces is welcome to pitch in.
Stronger together
We work alongside local parks, schools, and community organizations, because protecting a shared environment is a shared responsibility.
Two LNCP directors, Enzo and Nawaf, standing with two county officials in front of a boardroom dais with flags and a large screen

Speaking up

Carrying our mission to the county

Directors Nawaf Shehzad and Enzo Garcia-Eguiluz spoke at a Loudoun County Board of Supervisors meeting to raise awareness of LNCP's mission, and thanked the board for listening and supporting our cause.

In the news

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