Southampton easement protects bottomland forest along Nottoway River
More than two miles of Nottoway River frontage protected with forested riparian buffer.
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VOF projects in Lexington, Lynchburg receive $381,134 from VLCF
Proposed easements will provide outdoor recreation and education opportunities for residents throughout the region.
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Stakeholders seek public input on Brush Mountain project in Blacksburg
Project funded by $1.2 million grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund will expand recreational opportunities in Montgomery County.
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VOF announces $3.9 million for forest conservation in five counties
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 before gifting the land to the University of Richmond for use as an outdoor classroom. Five decades later, his niece, Ellen Pons, who owns the…
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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.
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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.”
