$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.”
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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.
Virginia Military Institute Cadets Give Back at VOF’s House Mountain Reserve
Cadets help to clear a section of trail at the 875-acre reserve as part of their spring field training exercises.
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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VOF protected 15,928 acres of open space in 2018
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) recorded 70 open-space easements in 41 counties and cities in 2018. The 15,928 acres of newly protected land includes VOF’s first easements in the cities …
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VOF announces $3.6 million for forest conservation in Southwest Virginia
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) today announced $3,629,710 in grants to support seven on-the-ground projects that protect and restore forests in Giles, Roanoke, Montgomery, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Bedford and Pittsylvania counties. …
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