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 […]
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 […]
By Scott Kelly 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
