Richmond, VA – As the need to conserve Virginia’s natural and historic lands grows more urgent in the rapidly changing Richmond Region, Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) has hired Michael Lipford, a veteran conservationist in Virginia, to help meet this…
RICHMOND, VA – A nearly 800-foot segment of original earthen fortifications known as the New Market Line, a military defensive that was constructed between Fort Harrison and New Market Heights, has been protected. Capital Region Land Conservancy (“CRLC”) has closed…
RICHMOND, VA – Forty years ago the City of Richmond’s 1983 Master Plan noted “the conversion of Mayo Island into public open space is recommended due to its accessibility by City residents, including the handicapped, the availability of excellent fishing…
Richmond, VA – Richmond’s nationally celebrated James River Park System grows by a few acres today; private landowners have donated nearly 3.5 acres in a crucial area of the park system. Buttermilk Trail is an essential part of the James…
HANOVER, VA – Two Hanover County residents are dedicated to leaving their land in better condition than when they found it. On September 21, Capital Region Land Conservancy recorded a conservation easement on 12.65 acres owned by a couple who…
Colonial Heights, VA – The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) has completed its first conservation project in Colonial Heights, thanks to a conservation easement granted by the Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC). The 0.934-acre property is adjacent to the Appomattox River…
ETTRICK, VA – The Appomattox River is a natural wonder. Until recently, this State Scenic River was a place that too few people in Chesterfield County, Petersburg, and Colonial Heights have had the opportunity to enjoy. This week Capital Region…
HENRICO, VA – Many owners love their land and all it offers though perhaps none more than Howard C. Eberly III whose family moved from Pennsylvania to Varina in the 1880s and established Four Mile Creek Farm in 1889. Mr.…
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Some 51 acres of land in Chesterfield County will now be protected thanks to a conservation easement recorded by the county and the Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) in order to preserve the site of a…
