LTV’s Winter 2020 issue of Conservation News updates with a focus on gratitude for this land, and our shared ability to be able to continue to conserve it. We celebrate property owners, and note a few of our shared successes over this past year. There are also updates and news, including LTV’s 200th conservation easement. […]

The New River Land Trust is pleased to be hosting the 45th Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – Virtual Edition. The film festival will be very different this year, and while we’re disappointed that we’re not able to host the exciting in-person event, the good news is that you can have more Banff than […]

The Brush Mountain Trails Project is moving forward! About 80% of trail construction on Property 1 is complete. An additional trail was recently approved, and work is underway on this exciting, more technical trail. The Poverty Creek Trails Coalition is coordinating the volunteer effort needed for finishing work on trails that were built this past […]

Get a Jump Start on Protecting Your Land in 2021: An Introduction to Conservation Easements December 8, 2020 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Virtual Webinar hosted by member organizations of the Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance Do you own and love your land — whether it’s for agriculture, forest, wildlife viewing and habitat, water, or simply its open […]

In the Catawba Valley, just 10 minutes or so from Blacksburg, a federally endangered species of fish, the Roanoke logperch, is getting some much-needed help. The New River Land Trust (NRLT) is partnering with local landowners, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), the Skyline Soil & […]

NEW! Outdoor Exploration Backpacks are now available to check out from the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System (MFRL). This fall, 8 “Early Birders” backpacks are available, and early next spring, we’ll add 10 “Stream Exploration Backpacks”. This program will serve as an environmental education resource for families tailored to meet standards of learning for grades 4-7 […]

Save the Date for our 2020 Annual Meeting November 12, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. via Zoom “Zoom in” to celebrate our award winners and learn about our activities and accomplishments at our 2020 Annual Meeting on November 12th at 5:30 pm. A Zoom link for the meeting will be on THIS PAGE no later than […]

In non-COVID times, our Fall celebration would have included a silent auction. While we don’t have the excitement of an in-person event, you CAN still support us – and take away a fun gift in the process! Flip through our catalogue below view the five, one-of-a-kid items we have available. Then pick the one YOU […]

Mapping the Past While Preserving the Future Waterford couple and Land Trust of Virginia work to save 48 acres of historic landscape MIDDLEBURG, VA, August 14, 2020 – “When folks ask my wife Annette, what her husband does for a living,” Gene adds, smiling, “she comments, he does odd jobs in the field of history.” […]

Dear LTV Family and Friends, 2020 – What a year! I have felt the anxiety and the pain of the pandemic, politics, and racial inequities. But I have also felt a readjustment of my life; finding a healthier balance, spending less time commuting and more time with family, and a greater appreciation for my work […]