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Category Archives: News

Webinar recording for Forest CORE Fund grant round now available

The webinar provided an overview of the 2020 grant round, which is focused on community-supported conservation projects in nine Southwest Virginia localities.

Posted byJason McGarveySeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

Two VOF-funded projects receive Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards

Projects to restore Evergreen & East End Cemeteries in Richmond and create Hinchee Park in Roanoke receive silver awards in the land conservation category.

Posted byJason McGarveySeptember 8, 2020September 8, 2020Posted inNews

Cultural history fellow researching Bull Run Mountains’ peopled past

We’re learning more about the people who came to live on the mountain thanks to our cultural history fellow, Barinaale Dube.

Posted byAnita AngeloneAugust 11, 2020August 13, 2020Posted inNews

Dominion, Duke cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline project

The project, which was slated to cross 10 VOF easements, is scrapped by the developers, citing “ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty.”

Posted byJason McGarveyJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020Posted inNews

VOF emphasizes community conservation in latest Forest CORE Fund RFP

$1,000,000 is being made available in the third grant round of the program, with eligibility requirements being tightened to reflect a priority on projects that benefit communities most directly impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Posted byJason McGarveyJuly 6, 2020September 9, 2020Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

VOF allocates $750,000 for public open-space projects in 8 counties

From two historic African American community centers in Pulaski, to the site of the Urbanna Oyster Festival on the Middle Peninsula, the latest projects hope to expand opportunities for communities to connect with the outdoors.

Posted byJason McGarveyJune 29, 2020June 29, 2020Posted inNews

Bull Run Mountains to reopen on June 19

Preserve will continue to require social distancing under Virginia’s Phase One reopening plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted byJason McGarveyJune 4, 2020June 4, 2020Posted inBull Run Mountains, News6 Comments on Bull Run Mountains to reopen on June 19

Culpeper project adds to site being studied for new state park

Easement along scenic river frontage at Rappahannock Station Battlefield provides permanent water access to the public for recreation and education.

Posted byJason McGarveyMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020Posted inNews2 Comments on Culpeper project adds to site being studied for new state park

Pilot fellowship program launches at Bull Run Mountains Preserve

First Natural Sciences Fellow, Meredith Hart, will begin insect research at the Preserve in May.

Posted byAnita AngeloneApril 23, 2020August 29, 2020Posted inBull Run Mountains, News

VOF’s first project in Petersburg helps effort to build Appomattox River Trail

The Friends of Lower Appomattox River’s acquisition of 4.8 acres just upriver from Patton Park was supported by a $159,000 grant from VOF’s Preservation Trust Fund.

Posted byJason McGarveyApril 8, 2020April 8, 2020Posted inNews

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