From “‘A total loss’: Hanover landowners fearful of proposed natural gas pipeline” article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, by Holly Prestidge. “Catharine W. Tucker’s nearly 77 wooded acres off U.S. 301 teems with life: birds and animals, tiny seedlings and blooming…
Article from Richmond Magazine by writer D. Hunter Reardon. “Bandy Field Nature Park in Henrico County has been protected with a conservation easement since 2014. Soon the park will receive another layer of protection to ensure it remains an undeveloped green…
Article from RVAgreen 2050’s Newsletter by Brian Park, University of Richmond Bonner Scholar. “Meet RVAgreener Parker! A Richmond neighbor for over 15 years, Parker moved here from Virginia Beach. Parker served on City Council for seven years and carried the…
Even the geese sounded excited this morning as Parker Agelasto of the Capital Region Land Conservancy shared news about 5.2 acres of land along Dock Street that was acquired through a partnership between the Conservancy, the James River Association and The Conservation Fund. JRA will…
Article by Mike Platania, Richmond BizSense. “The city will add to its riverfront real estate holdings with the help of a local conservation nonprofit. The Capital Region Land Conservancy announced Thursday that it is under contract to purchase the undeveloped…
Article by Colleen Curran, Richmond Times-Dispatch “In a pandemic year, the outdoors was booming. The James River Park System reported last week that in 2020, it reached over 2.1 million visitors. That’s an increase from 1.9 million in 2019 and…
“South Richmond is getting a new park. The Wilton Family donated 13 acres of woods along Grindall Creek, near Warwick Road, to the Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) for future development into a city park. ‘This gift will provide the…
Article by Mel Leonor, Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Joan Cowan’s children grew up frolicking on the banks of the Appomattox River, camping and hiking with friends on three islands owned by family since the 1970s. ‘We used to take the kids down…
Article by Ashley Monfort, NBC 12 “A non-profit just bought a large, historic farm in eastern Henrico and says most of it will remain untouched. The Malvern Hill Farm is almost 871 acres, off of Route 5, and is connected…
