Did you spend a couple hours this past tax season digging up receipts only to find that you didn’t have enough deductions to itemize? You weren’t alone. Because of the near doubling of the standard deduction as a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), the number of households itemizing deductions went from […]

Valley Conservation Council will soon be looking for a new Executive Director to lead the next chapter in VCC’s growth and development. Under the leadership of Natasha Skelton, VCC doubled the amount of land we steward, received a gift of a 400-acre farm in Highland County on which we plan to host educational seminars and […]

The IRS and U.S. Treasury Department issued final regulations that will drastically erode state tax incentives for landowners who donate land or conservation easements to land trusts.This rule will require state income tax credits (like the Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit) to be counted as  quid pro quo for charitable contributions, which will lower the […]

In 2017, I moved from a fulfilling career in a locally grown business to serving an organization and a mission that marched in line with my personal passion.  Life in the greater Shenandoah Valley is rooted in our beautiful landscape and fed by our agrarian way of life.  My childhood was filled with mountain adventures […]

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VCC is currently seeking landowners to partner with to help protect our region’s waters today and into the future. If you or someone you know may be interested in considering permanently protecting land with a conservation easement, and are fortunate enough to have a stream or river dancing across your acres, call or e-mail VCC […]

Press Release:  The Land Trust of Virginia Applies for Renewal of its Accreditation; a Public Comment Period is Now Open   The Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) is applying for renewal of its accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending applications. Comments must relate […]

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13th Annual Conservancy Challenge Golf Tournament Blackheath Golf Course | Thursday, June 20, 2019   JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FUN, GOLF, RAFFLES AND AN AWARDS DINNER ATFORD’S COLONY COUNTRY CLUB A BENEFIT FOR THEHISTORIC VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVANCY   Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. The awards dinner will […]