BRLC April Newsletter

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD

By EMILY BENDER

W hile I cover the Blue Ridge region, I’m also assistant director, and I’m putting on that hat now. As a small team covering a large (16-county!) service region, it’s rare that we are all in the same room. What’s even more rare is us all being together and no one wearing bug-spray, hiking boots or a ball cap. We had a wonderful evening last month celebrating the hard work being done by the Central Virginia Land Conservancy. It was a great excuse to all get together and enjoy an evening highlighting the recent projects that have been done. I am very proud of the work being done by this team, and know that if you have a conservation project these are the folks who will get it done. If you have a question or conservation project in the Central Virginia Region call Charles Lacy at (434) 942-4320, in Southern Virginia call Chris Holdren at (276) 224-6489 and in Blue Ridge call me at (540) 759-8469. We hope to hear from you soon!

L to R: Tina, Chris, David, Emily, Charles, Kacie at the CVALC Cornerstone Celebration

By chris holdren

H appy April! The Southern Virginia Land Conservancy is proud to announce the completion of our largest conservation easement to date. This 716-acre tract is in both Patrick and Franklin Counties. Completion of this easement was a concerted effort and collaboration between multiple organizations that has truly shown what conservation-minded landowners and organizations can accomplish when it truly matters. SVALC would also like to extend an invitation to join us on May 14th at Averett University, Blount Chapel, as we host the “Wild & Scenic Film Festival” at 6 pm.

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