Virginia Coastal Access Now (VCAN) is our non-profit group that represents the public, recreational anglers, and environmental advocates working to maintain and enhance the public’s access to Virginia’s beaches and waterways within the Commonwealth of Virginia’s coastal zone. VCAN was formed as a result of the continued loss of public access to Virginia’s coast.  

Our non-profit was officially incorporated by the Virginia State Corporation Commission on September 18, 2006. VCAN was granted 501C3 status as a public charity and tax exempt organization by the IRS November 20, 2007. Our organization’s membership has grown to some 200 members and supporters in 2008. 

Just some of our non-profit’s public access work to date includes restoring real public access to Willoughby Spit Beach, Norfolk, VA; supporting the restoration of the Buckroe Beach Pier and the preservation of historic Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA; Ft. Story and the North End beaches access protection, Virginia Beach, Virginia; and participating in the annual Clean The Bay Day with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.