Forests
Rattlesnake Creek
There is an urgent need to protect land for flood resilience across Virginia’s Capital Region. A Richmond resident worked with CRLC to do just that.
Project By Type
Public Access
Dock Street
This exciting land acquisition creates one contiguous publicly accessible riverfront space and allow for the completion of the Virginia Capital Trail
Farmland
Purks Farm
CRLC worked with Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District to protect 124.3 acres of farmland in Henrico, and the livelihoods that depend on this land.
Forests
Liesfeld
Passionate about environmental stewardship, the Liesfelds set aside 3.036-acres of deciduous woods at their property along Richmond’s North Bank Trail.
Forests
Warwick Road
The Warwick Road property has the potential to increase public access to a park, trails, and natural area for students in Southside Richmond.
Scenic
Shiplock East
CRLC took one more step to protect “The View that Named Richmond” by placing a threatened 0.765-acre parcel below Libby Hill under a conservation easement.
Farmland
Cedar Crest
Capital Region Land Conservancy recorded a conservation easement with a landowner on a 49-acre farm off Osborne Turnpike in Varina, protecting regional food security.
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.
Forests
Saxby Road
An eastern Henrico County landowner recorded his third easement in the region on 72 acres of land in the Varina District of Henrico in January 2020.