
Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve doubles in size
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has purchased 775 acres in Giles and Bland counties with a grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund.
Virginia’s Land Preservation Tax Credit has fueled the protection of more than 1 million acres since 2000, including 745,000 acres under easement with VOF.
880,000
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.
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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has purchased 775 acres in Giles and Bland counties with a grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund.
VOF’s Bull Run Mountain Natural Area Preserve hosted the Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital for a day in the woods, where they were led on guided hikes by the Preserve’s conservation assistant, Deneith Reif.
Easements can be amended through July 24th with “Safe Harbor” language to substitute for boundary line adjustment and extinguishment provisions that may trigger an audit.
Virginia’s grassland habitats have suffered immense losses since European colonization. Some landowners are trying to reverse the trend.
Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park offers visitors tales from the home front during the Civil War, a StoryWalk® sponsored by the county library, and easygoing trails against the backdrop of Bull Run Mountain.
With funding from VOF’s Get Outdoors Fund in 2022, Camp Under the Stars, Inc., provided kids from the D.C. area with summer-camp experiences while building an inclusive and supportive camp community.
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation has released the 2022 Community Impact report showcasing its work at the Bull Run Mountains Preserve. You may download a PDF copy of the report here.
Back in 2020, we here at the preserve put out our first report to share in one place all the fantastic projects, people, and pictures for the year. We are
2021-22 Natural Science Fellow Lauren Fuchs has been hard at work sampling the skin microbiomes of BRMNAP’s resident snakes. We will be sharing the full results of her ambitious study