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Organized in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA), currently known as APVA/Preservation Virginia, was the nation’s first statewide historic preservation organization. Spearheaded by an elite mix of female antiquarians and their “gentlemen advisers,” it became a sanctioned instrument of conservatives who strove to counter social and political changes after the American Civil War (1861–1865) by emphasizing southern history and tradition. The APVA enshrined old buildings, graveyards, and historical sites many of which were forlorn, if not forgotten and exhibited them as symbols of Virginia’s identity. As the national preservation movement evolved, the APVA became less overtly political and now identifies itself as a professional organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the Commonwealth’s heritage.
Eagle-eyed: They dubbed themselves the A-Team. The team is (from left) Capt. Fuzzzo Schermer, Bryan Watts and Mitchell Byrd. The trio disbanded this spring after conducting 30 years of bald eagle census flights across the Chesapeake Bay drainage. Photo by Bart Paxton
Photo - of - by Joseph McClain | May 4, 2021
It’s a new era for bald eagles in the Chesapeake Bay drainage and the end of an era for a veteran team of eagle researchers.
The A-Team has signed off after 30 years of flying at treetop level along the Bay and its tributaries, counting nesting eagles and their chicks. The three-man team based at William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology completed its last flight on April 17, counting chicks in nests up the Chickahominy River. They’ve documented an astounding comeback in the regional population of the national bird from virtually z