Latest round of Forest CORE grants will help to protect significant forest resources in region affected by Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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Chickahominy Tribe celebrates acquisition of ancestral land in Charles City
105-acre purchase funded by VLCF grant and protected with VOF easement.
Tucker Family Cemetery showcased during Hampton 1619 Commemoration
Historic site is the resting place for descendants of the first African slaves in English North America.
Evergreen Cemetery effort featured on NBC Nightly News
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.
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.