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  • Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
    Announcements, maps, contacts, and other important information related to VOF's Bull Run Mountains preserve in Fauquier and Prince William counties.
  • Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
    Announcements, maps, contacts, and other important information related to VOF's Bull Run Mountains preserve in Fauquier and Prince William counties.
  • Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
    Announcements, maps, contacts, and other important information related to VOF's Bull Run Mountains preserve in Fauquier and Prince William counties.
  • Two Acres Every Hour
    That's how much open space VOF has preserved in Virginia since 1966.
  • Two Acres Every Hour
    That's how much open space VOF has preserved in Virginia since 1966.
  • Two Acres Every Hour
    That's how much open space VOF has preserved in Virginia since 1966.

Donate an Easement

An overview of the process for donating a conservation easement to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

Landowner Documents

Download our application, template, and other documents related to easement donations.

Map Room

Explore VOF-protected land across the state, download GIS data sets, locate field staff using your zip code, and more using our public map room, hosted by ESRI.


Featured News

VOF allocates more than $1.5M to increase open space access in 11 localities

February 10, 2017
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At a meeting in Henrico County on February 9, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) board of trustees approved the allocation of more than $1.5 million from its Open Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund to help fund 11 conservation projects that would use open-space easements to incre
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VOF board defers decision on Atlantic Coast Pipeline conversion applications

February 09, 2017
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At a meeting in Henrico County on February 9, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s board of trustees voted to defer a decision on applications presented by Dominion to convert open space on 10 easements that lie in the path of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The board a
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VOF receives revised applications for Atlantic Coast Pipeline “conversion” request

January 12, 2017
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Dominion Resources today submitted revised applications for conversion of open space on 10 Virginia Outdoors Foundation easements in Highland, Bath, Augusta and Nelson counties that lie in the path of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The applications will be considered by the VOF
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VOF surpasses 800,000 acres of protected land

January 05, 2017
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) capped off its 50th anniversary celebration in 2016 by recording several conservation easements in the last week of December that pushed its portfolio of protected land past the 800,000-acre mark. Altogether, VOF protected about 21,000 new acres
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VOF responds to recent exchange between FERC, ACP

December 06, 2016
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation yesterday responded to recent exchanges of information between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) related to the possible crossing of 10 VOF easements by the current proposed pipeline route. FERC sough
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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

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Upcoming Events

  1. March 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting

    March 28 @ 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
  2. June 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting

    June 27 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  3. September 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting

    September 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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