$1.7 million in grants available for public open space projects
Applications for latest round of Preservation Trust Fund and Get Outdoors grants are due by March 11, 2022.
January 18, 2022
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News
Three new trustees appointed to VOF Board
VOF welcomes Board Chair Sissy Crowther of Northumberland County, Elsie Delva-Smith of Middlesex County, and Ali Afonja of Hampton to its governance board.
December 8, 2021
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VOF announces $1.38 million for 28 open-space projects across Virginia
Projects include outdoor classrooms, neighborhood green spaces, historic sites and other community-driven projects in 25 towns and cities.
November 9, 2021
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Feature
Grass Roots: Restoring Virginia’s Grassland Legacy
Anita Angelone
December 9, 2020
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Virginia’s grassland habitats have suffered immense losses since European colonization. Some landowners are trying to reverse the trend.
Places That Connect
Leake’s Mill Park, Goochland County
Leake’s Mill Park has nine miles of mountain biking trails, built and maintained by a core group of volunteers and protected by a Virginia Outdoors Foundation open-space easement.
December 2, 2021
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Grant Spotlight
Rockfish River Access, Nelson County
A grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation for a take-out point on the Rockfish River is just the beginning of Nelson county’s efforts to increase public access to the scenic waterway.
December 15, 2021
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Bull Run Mountains Blog
What’s the deal with “no dogs allowed?”
January 6, 2022
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If I had a nickel for every time, I check bringfido.com to see if my pups could join me on an errand or adventure, I’d
Ode to a fallen friend
January 6, 2022
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Located at our confluence, our beloved beech was the definition of a trooper.Its root system half pulled out of the Earth by a windstorm decades
Recent Scenes from the Preserve
December 22, 2021
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So many of the Preserve’s thousands of annual visitors capture incredible moments and creatures in photography. Let’s look back at some of the amazing photos
Meet some of the people and land behind our work
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