Video Highlight: Protecting Working Land in the Shenandoah Valley
By Emily Bender on Monday, June 15th, 2020 in Agricultural Vitality, Conservation Easements, Land Conservation, Natural Resources | No Comments
By Emily Bender on Monday, June 15th, 2020 in Agricultural Vitality, Conservation Easements, Land Conservation, Natural Resources | No Comments
This video highlighting best management practices at Big Rock Dairy in the Shenandoah Valley is part of the Virginia CSP Champions series, which profiles producers across Virginia in the Conservation Stewardship Program with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Over the span of 2018-2020, the Simmons family engaged Valley Conservation Council to protect this working land […]
By Scott Kelly on Friday, November 16th, 2018 in Agricultural Vitality, Conservation Easements, Land Conservation, Natural Resources, VCC Programs | No Comments
Marc and Eileen Read feel strongly about conserving land, especially when they look across the river from their 89- acre farm and see the small lot subdivision developed in recent years. To ensure that this would never happen to their property, they recently donated a conservation easement to VCC. The easement is designed to protect […]
By Natasha Skelton on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 in Agricultural Vitality, VCC Programs | No Comments
On June 28, agriculture producers came out of the fields to discuss the economic impacts of their industry during a forum hosted by Valley Conservation Council’s Shenandoah Valley Agriculture Preservation Alliance (Ag Alliance) along with agency staff, conservation groups, and related professionals. Across the nation, Americans are an average of three generations removed from the farm. However, the […]
By VCC on Friday, July 15th, 2016 in Agricultural Vitality, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Conservation Easements, Newsletters | No Comments
Our summer 2016 Vision newsletter highlights conservation easements and our partnerships to preserve farmland. To view the newsletter (full screen recommended) and to download a copy, please click on the link provided. Have a great summer!
By VCC on Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 in Agricultural Vitality, Kites and Critters, Natural Resources, VCC Programs | No Comments
VCC invites young and old to “Kites and Critters” at a farm in Staunton’s Bells Lane agricultural district on Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 1 to 5 pm. Fly a kite, release a trout, go on a habitat walk, inspect stream insects, visit a beekeeper, pet a lamb, or just enjoy a day at the […]
By VCC on Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 in Agricultural Vitality, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Conservation Easements, Cultural Heritage, Natural Resources | No Comments
In June 2014, Dominion Resources and its partners announced plans for a major new natural gas pipeline through Highland and Augusta Counties. If federal officials approve the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, estimated to cost $4.5 billion to $5 billion, then Dominion and its partners will install a 42-inch pipe in a trench 10 to 12 […]
