Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Protecting Virginia's Open Spaces

COVID-19 Info VOF is encouraging staff to telecommute, so please call or email before visiting one of our offices. The Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve will be closed to the public until June 19. Please monitor our website and Facebook page for updates.

Partnership in Petersburg

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.

acres conserved every hour since 1966.

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.

Forest CORE Grant Round for 2020 Will Focus on Community-Supported Projects

VOF is working on updates to the Forest CORE Fund grant criteria for the 2020 Request for Proposals. $1 million will be made available for those projects that permanently protect forested land while allowing public access. Successful grant proposals will show the significance of the projects to the communities in which they are located.

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