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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.

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Farmland

Westerham

300 years later, Westerham House is largely unchanged. Unless you count the herd of llamas that calls it home and a conservation easement covering 96-acres.

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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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Boardwalk path through forested wetland
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.

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Harris Easement on the James River
Farmland

Norwood

For Connie Harriss, protecting her 230 year old home “Norwood” was her duty. The 145-acre property encompasses 112 acres of prime farmland on the James River.

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Trees and shrubs by the road above the James River
Scenic

Romer and Cleal

For 25 years, Mark & Donna Romer and Dorothy Cleal agreed that they would not develop their adjoining properties. In November 2016, they made it official.

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Farmland

Lipford

For nearly a decade, 4th-generation Varina landowner Virginia Lipford sought help protecting her nearly 10-acre family farm. In 2014, that dream came true.

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Forests

Tucker

In 2011, Ms. Tucker was determined to protect her 70-acres. Ever since, CRLC has protected Tucker’s land with that same determination under a co-held easement.

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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.

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