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 Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 in Land Conservation | No Comments
The board of directors of Valley Conservation Council (VCC) announced today that Staunton native John Hutchinson will serve as its new Executive Director. Hutchinson, who brings with him over three […]
By Scott Kelly on Friday, October 4th, 2019 in Land Conservation, Natural Resources, VCC Programs | No Comments
When John Sweet made the decision to donate his 400-acre Highland County farm to VCC, his hope was that the farm might be used to help educate future conservationists for […]
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 Friday, November 16th, 2018 in Land Conservation, VCC Programs | No Comments
Highland County resident John Sweet has been named Valley Conservation Council’s Conservator of the Year. The award, presented at Valley Conservation Council’s (VCC) annual conservation celebration, recognized Sweet’s lifetime of […]
By VCC on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 in Land Conservation, VCC Programs | No Comments
The Trust for Public Land’s report “Virginia’s Return on Investment in Land Conservation,” shows that for every $1 invested by the state in land conservation, $4 in natural goods and […]
