VOF, the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, and Downtown Greens, Inc. are partnering to protect one of the last parcels of working farmland in the City of Fredericksburg.
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Blue Ridge Discovery Center, Smyth, Grayson and Washington Counties
The Blue Ridge Discovery Center hosts immersive outdoor experiences out of its headquarters at the foot of Whitetop Mountain. Grants from VOF both helped open the doors to the center and make its restored habitats more accessible to visitors.
VOF’s first easement in Alexandria ensures public access to historic property
The Murray-Dick-Fawcett House in Old Town Alexandria is now permanently protected for the public by historic preservation and open-space easements held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and the …
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VOF partners with Shenandoah nonprofit to conserve Valley’s Germanic heritage
Virginia’s Germanic heritage story starts with a title dispute. Anxious to settle the Shenandoah Valley, the Colonial Government at Williamsburg began selling off pieces of land west of the Blue Ridge …
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VOF allocates $548,000 for public access projects
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is directing $548,000 from its Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) to facilitate the acquisition of four open-space easements that will increase public access to natural …
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VOF announces grant opportunity for easements that include public access
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is seeking proposals for open-space easements that would result in new outdoor recreation and education opportunities for the public, especially in cities and towns where such …
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VOF allocates more than $1.5M to increase open space access in 11 localities
At a meeting in Henrico County on February 9, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) board of trustees approved the allocation of more than $1.5 million from its Open Space Lands …
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VOF Board updates fee schedule, expands financial assistance
To sustain the programs necessary to achieving Virginia’s land conservation goals, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Board of Trustees voted June 25, 2015 to approve a fee schedule that includes several …
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