Historic/Battlefields
Deep Bottom I & II
The 350-acre conservation area on the James River will soon open for hiking, birding, and camping, and host a future environmental education center.
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Forests
Long Bridge Road
CRLC purchased this 38.5-acre tract on Long Bridge Road in March 2020. The property lies within CRLC’s Conservation Vision Map and the ConserveVirginia model.
Nature Preserve
Cowan Islands
It isn’t every day someone offers you a gift of three islands. Joan Cowan donated Grape, Hyde, and Watson Glenn Islands in the Appomattox River to CRLC.
Farmland
Pit Conservancy
The protection of 171 acres of forested wetlands on the scenic Chickahominy River in 2017 furthered Chesapeake Bay watershed and farmland protections.
Nature Preserve
Pearl Fishers
Five years after development threatened a wooded patch of land skirting Bryan Park, community members ensured the park buffer would be protected forever.
Forests
Atkins Acres
Through a gift of her 100-acre forested estate to Chesterfield County in 2011, Anna Atkins left a legacy of conservation for generations to enjoy.
Nature Preserve
James River Park
The James River Park System easement was a level-up for CRLC. In 2009, CRLC worked with the City of Richmond Parks to record a conservation easement protecting the James River Park.
Forests
Little Rivers Bend
This 26.5-acre easement is located directly across from Dutch Gap Conservation Area, featuring mountain laurel-laden forests and bald eagle nesting habitat.
Nature Preserve
Brown & Williamson Conservation Area
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. donated 262 acres, complete with woodlands, a large pond, and James River frontage, to Chesterfield Parks in 2002.