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GRANT SPOTLIGHT

A youth Venture Crew in Chesterfield County is using a grant from VOF to combat invasive species, protect water quality, and educate visitors at the 568-acre Albright Scout Reservation.

VOF announces $1.9 million in grants for public open space projects

Grants support 33 projects in 25 localities, with an emphasis on high-need communities.

February 9, 2021 No Comments

Buffer program works with landowners in Upper/Middle James River

Effort led by James River Association, Virginia Department of Forestry, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation funds tree plantings that protect streams.

January 26, 2021 No Comments

VOF protected more than 1 acre every hour in 2020

Conservation projects in 34 localities ranged from family farms and forests to public parks and trails.

January 19, 2021 2 Comments

Feature

Grass Roots: Restoring Virginia’s Grassland Legacy

Anita Angelone December 9, 2020 3 Comments

Virginia’s grassland habitats have suffered immense losses since European colonization. Some landowners are trying to reverse the trend.

Snead’s Asparagus Farm, Caroline County

December 11, 2020 2 Comments

Emmett Snead and his family have been selling cut-your-own Christmas trees on his farm 10 minutes outside of Fredericksburg since the mid-1980s. Five days a

ThunderCroft, Montgomery County

November 18, 2020 1 Comment

ThunderCroft’s lodging and trails nestled in a variety of habitats on the edge of the Jefferson National Forest offer visitors a “front-row seat to nature,” says owner Buck Cox.

Wayside Park, Pittsylvania County

October 15, 2020 No Comments

With grant money from various organizations and some elbow grease from the community, Pittsylvania Parks and Recreation has restored Wayside Park to its central place in the lives of county residents.

The Preserve’s Winter Spotlight Species: Striped Wintergreen

February 20, 2021 1 Comment

A new #sciencesaturday series identifying species that are easier to spot during winter.

Cultural history research at the Preserve through a Geographic Information Science lens

February 18, 2021 No Comments

Sarah Hood-Recent, a senior at the University of Mary Washington, joins the VOF Preserve team as our GIS Intern to study aspects of our cultural history using GIS and remote sensing techniques.

Celebrating United Nation’s International Women and Girls in Science Day

February 13, 2021 No Comments

Join us in celebrating the women and girls integral to our science program here at BRMNAP! This year, we are highlighting our 2020 Natural Science Fellow, Meredith Hart, who studied our insect biodiversity, contributing to our greater understanding of our ecosystems and biodiversity.