• 5 acres every hour
    That's how much open space VOF has protected in the last decade. Today, we protect more than 750,000 acres across Virginia.
  • 5 acres every hour
    That's how much open space VOF has protected in the last decade. Today, we protect more than 750,000 acres across Virginia.
  • 5 acres every hour
    That's how much open space VOF has protected in the last decade. Today, we protect more than 750,000 acres across Virginia.
  • 5 acres every hour
    That's how much open space VOF has protected in the last decade. Today, we protect more than 750,000 acres across Virginia.

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Featured News

Proposed ACP changes may intersect VOF easements

February 16, 2016
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation recently learned of proposed changes to the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) that indicate new possible intersections with VOF easements in the Shenandoah Valley. VOF staff has scheduled meetings with ACP staff to determine the specifics of t
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21,000 new acres of open space protected by VOF in 2015

January 29, 2016
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation permanently protected 21,800 acres of farmland, forests, and other open space through 100 conservation easements in 2015. VOF now protects just under 780,000 acres across the Commonwealth. VOF protected new acreage in 49 different localities. Lunenburg
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VOF kicks off 50th anniversary with “50 Years, 50 Stories” story map

January 20, 2016
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As part of its 50th anniversary celebration in 2016, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation will be featuring a different conservation success story from its past every week on its website at virginiaoutdoorsfoundation.org/50stories. The “50 Years, 50 Stories” project combines photos, stori
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  • Our love of the farm and its beautiful surroundings has made us come to realize this is a setting that should be preserved for future generations . . .
    VOF easement donor, Clarke County
  • We are grateful that previous generations have protected wild places and natural resources for our enjoyment, and we wish to do the same for those who will come after us.
    VOF easement donor, Rockbridge County
  • We hope that many years from now our family will still be able to enjoy the beautiful vistas and wildlife of this relatively unspoiled part of Virginia.
    VOF easement donor, Grayson County
  • The heritage of what we give our children is not in the parceling of land . . . but in the beauty and strength of character that the land produces in each of us who have lived on it.
    VOF easement donor, Albemarle County
50 Years, 50 Stories

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Upcoming Events

  1. March 2016 Policy and Easement Consideration

    March 24 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  2. June 2016 Policy and Easement Consideration

    June 30 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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