A more natural bridge
The Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund is bringing a first-of-its-kind program to Natural Bridge. Environmental Programs Specialist Carly Pleines is spearheading a comprehensive recycling plan. That could place the attraction among a select group of environmentally conscious Virginia tourist attractions.
Natural Bridge’s ecosystems await protection 
Natural Bridge’s combination of ecological rarities, critical location and challenges posed by environmental threats make it a unique natural area. Its new management, the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, state officials and conservationists are working to protect the bridge’s ecosystem as it becomes a state park.
A threat from climate change
Associated with sharp partisan divides in Washington, climate change might have lost some of its urgency to local residents. But its projected effects will have an impact in the Rockbridge area, including Natural Bridge.
Natural Bridge’s ecological heritage: A slideshow
The ecology of Natural Bridge is varied and vibrant, but it faces threats from water pollution, human development and invasive species. This photo slideshow attempts to capture some of its beauty.