Historic/Battlefields
New Market Heights Battlefield
Medal of Honor-winning U.S. Colored Troops turned the tide of the Civil War for the Union at New Market Heights. This acquisition helps preserves their legacy.
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Forests
Rogers Woods
Richmond’s nationally celebrated James River Park System grew by a few acres thanks to Carrie and Josh Rogers who donated nearly 3.5 acres.
Farmland
Four Mile Creek Farm
133 years after its founding, fourth-generation owner Howard C. Eberly III donated his Century farm and home to CRLC for protection and future public access.
Forests
Campbell’s Bridge Mills
This future riverfront park at Campbell’s Bridge Mills connects sections of the Appomattox River Trail and preserves Virginia’s historic industrial mills.
Public Access
Dock Street
This exciting land acquisition will create one contiguous publicly accessible riverfront space and allow for the completion of the Virginia Capital Trail.
Nature Preserve
Varina LandLab
This 350-acre conservation area on the James River is dedicated for hiking, birding, environmental education, and wildlife habitat protection. VLL will open June 3rd, 2023.
Forests
Warwick Road
This conservation easement will provide the community with a potential public park, trails, a greenway with shared-use paths, and a natural area for students.
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.