VOF seeks grant proposals for public open space projects
Foundation makes $1.13 million available in spring 2021 from Preservation Trust Fund and Get Outdoors grant programs.
March 1, 2021
No Comments
Protect Your Land
Start here if you have open space that you would like to protect with help from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
Document Library
Applications, forms, guidelines, templates, newsletters, and other publications.
Board Meetings
See the dates and locations of upcoming meetings of the Board of Trustees and board committees.
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.
News
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
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.
Places That Connect
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.
Bull Run Mountains Blog
Slippery but Successful Sweetheart Hikes
March 1, 2021
No Comments
Outreach Assistant, Becky Conway, explains the importance of vernal pools to Sweetheart Hike attendees; Image: Summers Cleary Thank you to the brave souls who ventured
The Preserve’s Winter Spotlight Species: Partridgeberry
February 27, 2021
2 Comments
Partridgeberry (Mitchell repens) is easily identified by the two eyes or spots on its red berries! Image: Summers Cleary As Valentine’s Day has come and
The Preserve’s Winter Spotlight Species: Striped Wintergreen
February 20, 2021
5 Comments
A new #sciencesaturday series identifying species that are easier to spot during winter.
Meet some of the people and land behind our work
Previous
Next