Ring: Keeping land intact, in farm and forestland, and in the family By BETTINA RING, published in Richmond Times-Dispatch Like many legal terms, the words “heirs property” probably do not mean a lot to most Virginians. However, this concept and the legal structures that surround it have been significant contributors to the loss of family-owned […]

2020 McCarthy Award Recipient – Ebonie Alexander The Institute for Engagement & Negotiation (IEN) at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce that Ebonie Alexander is the recipient of the 2020 Gerald P. McCarthy Award for Leadership in Environmental Conflict Resolution. The McCarthy Award is presented annually to an individual who demonstrates leadership in […]

  VaULT members, partners, and supporters,  Before we ring in the new year, we wanted to say a huge thank you to our 22 land trust member organizations, our local, state, and federal partners, and our newly launched Professional Partners colleagues!  A special thanks to all of you who served on the conference planning committees and […]

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 […]

by Elizabeth Friel | Jun 14, 2018 | Press Release The Northern Neck Land Conservancy’s efforts have enabled an enterprising Northumberland County couple to preserve a historic estate, raise livestock and create an orchard for cider production. “The owners (Cathy Calhoun and Paul Grosklags) made some terrific decisions to preserve this beautiful property,” said NNLC […]

Over its 40-year history, VEE has partnered with nearly 500 nonprofit organizations, universities, government agencies, schools and communities. Of those, 22 were selected as Partners in Excellence honorees Virginia’s United Land Trusts is a collaborative of more than 30 private organizations working across the state to conserve the Commonwealth’s natural, cultural, historic, scenic and recreational […]

Virginia Public Lands Day Saturday, September 30th, 2017 vaunitedlandtrusts.org #vapubliclands Virginia’s United Land Trusts in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, The Piedmont Environmental Council, Potomac Conservancy, Trust for Public Land, and other organizations across the state will be celebrating the newly established Virginia Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 30th. We […]

Thank you to Brett Glymph and VOF’s leadership on the Evergreen Cemetery & HB1547   Here are a couple articles about the purchase of Evergreen Cemetery and legislation that Governor McAuliffe signed that will provide money for the maintenance of historic African American graves, monuments, and markers at the East End Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery. […]

Governor McAuliffe Announces $500,000 in Farmland Preservation Grants~ Four counties, two cities receive funds to place working farmlands under permanent conservation easements ~ RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the fiscal year 2017 farmland preservation grant recipients. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (VDACS) Office of Farmland Preservation has awarded a total […]

Down to the final hours… and we were still saving land. Back in November, staff at the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy discussed the possibility of recording a 49th conservation agreement in our 20th year of being a land trust.  Possibly, if the stars aligned, we’d complete a 50th agreement. On December 30th with an hour left of the last […]