Heirs property refers to land that has been passed down informally from generation-to-generation, often without written wills, which is now owned by cousins or more remote relatives, possibly of multiple generations. Heirs property creates social issues and impacts disadvantaged communities the hardest. In 2020 Virginia adopted major provisions of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property [...]

Join us March 16, 2021 from 12-1:30pm Sponsored by:  Black Family Land Trust, Inc. / Virginia State Bar, Access to Legal Services / Virginia’s United Land Trusts Heirs property refers to land that has been passed down informally from generation-to-generation, often without written wills, which is now owned by cousins or more remote relatives, possibly […]

Call for Proposals, Virginia Land Conservation & Greenways Conference April 20-21, 2021 – Land Conservation Track May 11, 2021 – Greenways & Trails Track Proposals Due:  Friday, January 15, 2021 Virginia’s United Land Trusts is pleased to invite you to be a part of the 2021 Virginia Land Conservation and Greenways Conference.  The principal conference will be […]

Please Save the Date for VaULT’s Virtual Annual Meeting January 28, 2021, 1:30-4pm We will hold board elections and have state policy discussions.  We want to hear from members and partners about recent successes, failures, concerns, or lessons learned. (Email eshepard@vaunitedlandtrusts.org if you have a project or story to share). And we are excited to be […]

Celebrating Public Lands Day in Virginia, Saturday, September 28, 2019 DCR has organized fabulous events across Virginia in celebration of Public Lands Day.  On September 28, all of our Virginia State Parks will celebrate National Public Lands Day with all of the public lands across the country: the land that is my land and your land. Virginia […]