VaULT Members and Partners, Hope you are all healthy and well. Due to the huge uptick in breakthrough COVID cases, we are going to postpone our in-person meeting scheduled for September 9 until October 15. In the meantime, please join us virtually for  VaULT Coffee & Conservation, September 9 from 9:30-10:30 am.  We will have […]

Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Forestry are pleased to offer several Generation NEXT workshops across the state this year.  Many of you are first points of contact and actively working with landowners who may benefit from this workshop. Please share with folks you think may be interested or may benefit, and within […]

Challenges & Lessons Learned: Solutions to Easement Drafting in a Changing World Monday, June 10, 9:30am-3pm CitySpace, 100 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Please join us. This is open to land trust staff, local and state government staff, PDR managers, Soil & Water Conservation District staff, lawyers, appraisers, tax brokers–all land conservation practitioners.  All […]

Look forward to seeing you January 30, 2019 in Richmond! Morning:  Spend your morning talking to legislators.   Lunch:  Attend the Virginia Conservation Network lunch focused on Natural Resources Funding. This is a great opportunity to get a budget briefing and to network with conservationists from across the state working on issues from land use […]

“There are two things that interest me.  The relationship of people to each other and the relationship of people to land.”  — Aldo Leopold Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of Aldo Leopold’s death and completion of A Sand County Almanac.  In anticipation of this milestone, Virginia’s United Land Trusts (VaULT) in cooperation with the Virginia […]

We hope you can join us for VaULT’s Business Meeting on Thursday, September 7th from 10:00am-2:00pm!   The meeting will be held at the Waynesboro Public Library, 600 Wayne Ave., Waynesboro, VA.  Reminder no conference line available and please bring a bagged lunch. No walkable lunch options.  Please contact Ellen Shepard with any suggestions or questions about […]

We hope you can join us for VaULT’s Annual Meeting on Monday, January 23rd from 1-4:30!   Thanks to Troutman Saunders for allowing us to use their space-1001 Haxall Point, 15th Floor.  We are very excited that Ebonie Alexander with the Black Family Land Trust will be at the meeting to discuss Heirs Property.  Please […]