A $159,000 grant from VOF helps the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River to acquire and conserve nearly 5 acres along the river, filling a gap in the 25-mile Appomattox River Trail that’s being developed.
860,000
acres in Virginia protected.
4,000
miles of rivers and streams.
150
miles of hiking and biking trails.
2
acres conserved every hour since 1966.
Start here if you have open space that you would like to protect with help from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
Applications, forms, guidelines, templates, newsletters, and other publications.
See the dates and locations of upcoming meetings of the Board of Trustees and board committees.
The webinar provided an overview of the 2020 grant round, which is focused on community-supported conservation projects in nine Southwest Virginia localities.
Projects to restore Evergreen & East End Cemeteries in Richmond and create Hinchee Park in Roanoke receive silver awards in the land conservation category.
We’re learning more about the people who came to live on the mountain thanks to our cultural history fellow, Barinaale Dube.
Roanoke’s Department of Parks and Recreation is making it easier to reach the top of Mill Mountain, where its iconic star, amazing views, a zoo and discovery center, and ten miles of trails await.
Mariel Goss brings heritage breeds together with prize-winning water quality protections on Retreat Farm.
Janis Stone, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Co-District Manager and dedicated Preserve Volunteer, shares her experience of volunteering in the Preserve and the knowledge she has gained about the natural world.
VOF Entomologist Meredith Hart treats us to another bug-filled information session, touching on the global significance of entomological work and insect preservation
A look into some of the methods of uncovering Black family history in Virginia.
Annie Mickum, a native of The Plains, brings her Culture and Media Studies background to the Preserve to research folk history, centering on the life of Jack Dawson.
