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
Explore VOF’s conserved lands online with interactive Map Room
April 18, 2017
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is excited to announce a new Map Room feature available through our website. The Map Room, which is hosted by ESRI at http://vof.maps.arcgis.com, functions as a central portal for online maps and GIS data, and is intended to further the public’s a
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VOF announces spring opening, new ranger, new hours at Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
April 03, 2017
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is re-opening the Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve on Saturday, April 15, for hiking and educational programs. The preserve hours of operation for the season are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The High Point cliff area, whic
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VOF notifies Mountain Valley Pipeline, FERC that maintenance road would trigger conversion process on Roanoke County easement
April 03, 2017
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) has notified the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), that a proposed maintenance road for the pipeline on a VOF easement in Roanoke County would be inconsistent with the te
Continue Reading →VOF files pipeline-related staff reports with FERC
March 20, 2017
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The Virginia Outdoors Foundation recently submitted staff reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) detailing the potential impacts to 10 VOF conservation easements if FERC approves the current route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The reports were produced i
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Protecting the Clinch River Valley
March 09, 2017
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Neal Kilgore remembers the fish kill on the Clinch River well. “I was about 10 years old. My friend and I would go fishing in the river often; but one day, all of a sudden, fish started coming up to the surface, struggling like they were trying to breathe. We had no idea what was goin
Continue Reading →- 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 . . .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
