NBC’s Ron Allen spent time in Richmond with family, volunteers, and staff who are leading the efforts to restore the historic African American cemetery.
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Descendant of first VOF easement donor dedicates historic marker
In 1968, James Ball, Jr. became the first landowner to protect his land with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation when he donated an open-space easement on 100 acres in Goochland County …
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Buffer funding for landowners in the Middle James River watershed
VOF will assist James River Association and Department of Forestry with outreach to landowners.
National Trust grant boosts restoration effort at Historic Evergreen Cemetery
$75,000 grant to Enrichmond comes on the heels of UNESCO designation of the cemetery as “a site of memory associated with the Slave Route Project.”
VOF to host fishing and painting events at Hayfields as planning process continues
June activities provide opportunities for the public to explore Hayfields Reserve in Highland County.
200+ species identified at first-ever Bull Run Mountains “BioBlitz”
VOF, Bull Run Mountains Conservancy, and the Clifton Institute partnered in April to host biological survey at Bull Run Mountains Preserve.
New easement in Southampton supports bat habitat, adds canoe access on the Nottoway River
“Shand’s Tract” project was supported by $700,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, North American Wetlands Conservation Act and $50,000 from the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund.
VOF opens 2019 RFP for Forest CORE Fund grants
$3 million available for projects that offset forest fragmentation caused by the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Southwest Virginia.
VOF and Enrichmond Foundation celebrate Evergreen easement signing at MLK Day cleanup
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Enrichmond Foundation have closed the deal on a conservation easement that sets the stage for one of the largest restoration efforts of a historic African-American cemetery in the nation.
Announcement planned for MLK Day regarding project at Evergreen Cemetery
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) and the Enrichmond Foundation will announce a major milestone in our efforts to protect and restore historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond on January 21, during …
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