Our birding kit includes 30 child-sized binoculars and bird i.d. books and materials NRLT is applying for funding through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Land Trust Small Grants Program to expand our Early Birders Program. Early Birders introduces children to bird watching and promotes an appreciation for nature, conservation, and habitat protection. The Early Birders […]

Cindi Doty Price and Park Doty envision a beautiful park along the New River, accessible to all.  To realize this vision, they recently donated 30 acres of land along the river in Grayson County to the New River Land Trust. The Land Trust will hold the property and transfer it to Department of Game and […]

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Valley Conservation Council and the Botetourt Community Partnership were highlighted in a recent article in the Fincastle Herald. This story detailed a tour the group took of Ballast Point Brewery. Use the following links to read the full story: BCP2 BCP1 The post Botetourt Community Partnership appeared first on Valley Conservation Council. This article has been […]

The Brush Mountain Park Project moved forward in December when the Land Trust closed on the first of 2 properties – 218 acres of intact forest in Blacksburg.  In 2018, the Land Trust received a grant from the Forest CORE Fund, a forest mitigation fund from Mountain Valley Pipeline, to purchase a total of 553 […]

Event:  On Friday, February 22, at 6 p.m., the Goose Creek Association and the Land Trust of Virginia bring you: Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, the acclaimed film based on the book by Miriam Horn of the Environmental Defense Fund.  Three rugged individualists explore how to preserve their way of life by stewarding the land and water […]

Albemarle County (December 12, 2018) – The Land Trust of Virginia, holding more conservation easements than any other private land trust in the Commonwealth, is pleased to announce that 182.4 acres of entirely forested land, located southeast of Batesville, Virginia, is forever protected through the landowner’s donation of a conservation easement.  Located in Albemarle County, Miran Forest has been protected with the intention of providing public access in perpetuity by the landowners, the American Environment […]

The Historic Virginia Land Conservancy was thrilled to announce its 2018 Award recipients at its annual meeting on November 8, 2018.  They are (from left): Tom Foster, Board Chair Award; Mike Simerlein, Commitment to Conservation Award; Linda Baker, Volunteer of the Year Award; and Tom Powers, Joy Archer Award. The post Conservancy Announces 2018 Award […]

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In this issue: 2,800 acres conserved in Giles County Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour NRLT Receives Appalachian Trail Conservancy Grant NRLT Purchases Land for Public Parks Read Fall 2018 Newsletter The post Fall 2018 Newsletter appeared first on New River Land Trust. This article has been featured on our site to highlight the news […]