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.
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Nature Preserve
Rivers Bend
Where River’s Bend Golf Course once operated until 2015 now is a natural area protected under a conservation easement by Capital Region Land Conservancy.
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.