For information about conservation easements and other land preservation efforts in the City of Williamsburg, Virginia, read the posts below!
Virginia is an exceedingly beautiful state. It has a wide variety of topographies and vistas, ranging from the Atlantic coastline to the mountains. In fact, it has such a wide variety that describing it all in a reasonably succinct fashion can be quite difficult.
However, the following video from Skyworks does an admirable job of it: Continue reading Virginia Viewed from Above
On Monday, January 12, 2015, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that six Virginia localities had been awarded a total of more than $1,581,000 in funding to preserve working farmland through the localities’ purchase of development rights (PDR) programs. The named localities include Albemarle County, Fauquier County, James City County, Stafford County, Clarke County, and the City of Virginia Beach. PDR programs provide funding for the purchase of perpetual conservation easements from landowners, as opposed to many conservation easement programs which rely on landowners to donate easements. Continue reading Governor McAuliffe Announces Funding for Farmland Preservation Grants in Six Localities
