POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Program Manager, Valley Conservation Council, Staunton Virginia Valley Conservation Council (VCC) seeks a full-time Program Manager to coordinate a growing portfolio of projects in the Shenandoah and Upper James River watersheds in Virginia. SUMMARY OF POSITION The program manager will work closely with a small team to manage and develop resource conservation and [...]
Planning for Farmers Symposium
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Planning for Farmers, Farming for Planners” Register here: http://betterdev2012.eventbrite.com May 15 – 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton (Dairy Barn) Please Register by May 10th! Register now! Download a Flyer View the Agenda Goal: to strengthen policy support for farming and improve land stewardship (addressing both planning /environmental objectives and stressors on [...]
Conserving Mole Hill Fulfills Previous Owner’s Wish
December 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
A new conservation easement held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation protects a highly visible portion of one of Rockingham County’s most distinctive landforms, “Mole Hill.” Dominating the landscape of Dayton and the Dry River area, and also highly visible from much of Harrisonburg, Mole Hill is relatively unique in its geology and has served as [...]
60 years ago: Landscapes and Cooperatives in the Valley
August 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
View this wonderful short documentary about the development of rural cooperatives, produced by the US government circa 1948, and featuring the people and landscapes of Rockingham County. Great images of the Valley and its residents. Very enlightening and entertaining. Part 1 of The Rural Co-op Part 2 of The Rural Co-op Along with great footage [...]
Conserving Working Lands a Priority
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
VCC has been working for over 20 years to make it easier for farmers to permanently limit development on working lands. We are very glad to count the Virginia Farm Bureau as one of our partners. Farm Bureau and others have embraced a new legal template for easements on intensively worked farms. All the hard [...]
2011 Better Models Award Winners Named
May 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
The 2011 Better Models for Development Awards were presented on May 25th at Court Square Theater in downtown Harrisonburg. VCC recognized 12 projects from throughout the region as examples of how to grow in ways that respect local character, create livable communities, complement historic resources, and conserve natural assets. View all the award winning projects [...]
Big Gains in Small Counties
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Just one of the stories in the Spring 2011 issue of VCC’s Vision newsletter. In 2010, landowners in the Valley region donated conservation easements to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation on 20 properties totaling 4,760 acres. Bath County was the clear leader in Valley acres conserved in 2010 with five VOF easements totaling 2,395 acres, but [...]
New Guide Looks Toward Next Development Cycle
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Communities Urged to Embrace “Better Models for Development” Staunton, Virginia — Better Models for Development in the Shenandoah Valley 2010, just released by the Valley Conservation Council (VCC), has a clear message: when the next development cycle starts up, let’s try for something better. The book encourages development that brings environmental benefits as well as [...]
VCC’s Better Development Symposium & Awards
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Please join us on May 25th, in Harrisonburg. Click here for agenda and registration information. Join planners, elected officials, architects, developers and concerned citizens from throughout the Valley region for VCC’s Better Development Symposium and Awards ceremony. On the afternoon of May 25th we will have a full program including a tour of downtown projects, [...]
