This story was originally published by RVA Magazine by author R. Anthony Harris; July 8, 2026 How two decades of community organizing grew into a vision for land ownership, education, and self-determination. The first time I met Duron Chavis, he wasn’t talking…
Give Back Nights Help Create a Public Park in Scott’s Addition! Greater Scott’s Addition Association businesses are stepping up in a big way to help Capital Region Land Conservancy to secure Christie’s Garden as Scott’s Addition first permanent public park. …
This story was originally published by Richmond Times Dispatch by author Eric Kolenich; June 24, 2026 $16M renovations will add trails, river access, green space The city of Richmond can now convert all of Mayo Island into a park. Earlier…
This story was originally published by WWBT-12 by anchor Joel Vazquez-Juarbe; June 23, 2026 Watch the video For many Richmonders, Mayo Island is a place they drive through on the way downtown, but now it will become a park where…
Acquisition of 510 S. 14th Street Advances Vision for a Unified Mayo Island Park Richmond, VA — Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) has acquired the last remaining private 0.25-acre parcel on Mayo’s Island located at 510 S. 14th Street. The…
This article was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch by author Michael Paul Williams; May 14, 2026. “A site in Varina that served as an encampment for U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War has been gifted to an area…
This article was originally published in Richmond BizSense on May 13, 2026, by author Jackie DiBartolomeo. “The Capital Region Land Conservancy has just made two more moves in its bid to preserve land in eastern Henrico. The local nonprofit last…
This article was originally published in the Virginia Mercury by author Shannon Hecht; May 13, 2026. “In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning, urban agriculture expert Duron Chavis walked through the grass alongside…
Capital Region Land Conservancy Transfers Prime Farmland to Central Virginia Agrarian Community Land Trust While Protecting Historic and Natural Resources Henrico, VA – A feature of the HenricoNEXT 2045 draft comprehensive plan is the Prime Agriculture/ Rural Conservation designation to…
