Margaret Virginia Smith was just 19 years old when her father passed away in 1944, leaving her with the family farm and instructions to “provide for your mother for her …
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Middlesex easement saves family farm, protects seven miles of tidal shoreline
Originally released through the Office of the Governor Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that one of the largest waterfront farms along the lower tidal Rappahannock River has been permanently protected …
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Preservation at Milepost 25
Little has changed about the Blue Ridge Parkway since Craig Colberg first visited it in the 1950s. “My parents drove me on Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway when …
Virginia Outdoors Foundation Protected 39,000 Acres of Open Space in 2011
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation permanently protected 39,000 acres of open space through 215 conservation easements in 2011, or roughly four acres every hour. That is a 50-percent increase from 2010. …
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New Report Shows VA Leading Southeast in Voluntary Land Conservation
A new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Land Trust Alliance reveals that land trusts in Virginia conserved more land between 2005 and 2010 than any other state in the Southeast. …
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VOF assists Northampton County with 172-acre PDR easement
From Pete Henderson, Northampton County PDR Committee chair Northampton County protected a second working farm last week through its Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program, with the acquisition of a …
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VOF Protects 600,000th Acre; Adds 25,185 Acres in 2010
A century-old family farm in southern Pittsylvania County has become home to the 600,000th acre protected by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF), Virginia’s largest land conservation organization, VOF Executive Director …
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VOF, NRCS Partner to Protect Family Dairy in Rockbridge County
By Barbara Bowen, NRCS “When milk prices tanked, nobody saw it coming. Instead of using the money to better the farm, we are now using it to buy the farm.” …
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City of Radford, VOF Partner to Protect Wildwood Park
Over the centuries, Wildwood Park in downtown Radford has been a Native American burial ground, a saltpeter mine, the site of a Civil War battle, and the city’s first park. …
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Botetourt County Birding Hot Spot Protected by Easement
One of the most popular places for bird-watching in Botetourt County has been permanently protected from development, thanks to a conservation easement donated by the property’s owner to the Virginia …
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