It’s one thing for a farm to stay intact for 350 years. It’s another thing for a farm to stay in the same family for that long. Next year, Locust …
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Governor McAuliffe Appoints New VOF Board of Trustees Chair
Governor Terry McAuliffe recently appointed Stephanie Ridder, of Flint Hill, Va., to be the new Chair of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Ms. Ridder grew up in Fairfax …
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Videos from March 13 oil & gas forum now online
Videos from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s March 13, 2014 forum about conservation easements and oil and gas production are now accessible through VOF’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/vofonline. The approximately 4.5-hour …
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Citizens express concerns about VOF mineral policies at forum
About 80 people attended a VOF-sponsored forum in Fredericksburg on March 13 to discuss the issue of natural gas extraction on conservation easements. The four-hour forum featured presentations from the …
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VOF’s response to the Virginian-Pilot editorial, “Conservation, Not Fracking”
Editor’s note: This piece was published in the February 3, 2014 print edition of the Virginian-Pilot, in response to the paper’s criticism of VOF’s policies about oil and gas extraction …
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56,697 acres of open space protected by VOF in 2013
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation conserved 56,697 new acres of open space in 2013 — its fourth-greatest year ever. VOF recorded nearly 200 easements in 62 localities, including a 7,312-acre easement …
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VOF protects 700,000th acre with easement on New Kent farm
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation recently protected its 700,000th acre of open space thanks to a conservation easement donated on a 116-acre Bicentennial Farm in New Kent County. It’s VOF’s second …
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85-year-old conservation group protects its Warren County property with VOF easement
One of Warren County’s oldest conservation groups recently protected its 150-acre property with a conservation easement donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. For nearly 85 years, the Warren County Chapter …
VOF designates new Special Project Area in Rockbridge, Botetourt
At its June 26 Board of Trustees meeting, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation approved the designation of a new Special Project Area in Rockbridge and Botetourt counties. The Buffalo Creek-Purgatory Mountain …
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VOF announces new Executive Director effective September 1
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation, holder of more open-space easements than any land trust in the nation, has selected Brett C. Glymph, of Springfield, Va., to be the organization’s new Executive …
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