The Outdoors is YOURS
Join us in Harrisonburg on December 1 for a conversation about how you use (or want to use) the outdoors – from neighborhood parks to the million-plus acre George Washington National Forest to the west.
Join us in Harrisonburg on December 1 for a conversation about how you use (or want to use) the outdoors – from neighborhood parks to the million-plus acre George Washington National Forest to the west.
Acompáñenos en Harrisonburg el 1 de diciembre para una conversación sobre cómo usa (o quiere usar) los espacios al aire libre – desde los parques del vecindario hasta el Bosque Nacional George Washington de más de un millón de acres al oeste.
How can one protect a viewshed, not only for today and tomorrow, but forever? Enter the land protection tool known as the conservation easement.
This year, we honored the late John Adamson with our first North Star recognition. In his words: Anything is possible with patience, politeness and persistence.
We applaud the county supervisors’ decision to restore funding for county-level land protection in 2021 that opened the door for the state’s matching funds received this year.
The availability of agricultural and forestal districts to Page landowners has played a role in preserving the county’s natural resources and the ag and tourism econom.
We are the first stewards of the water that travels from our springs into our streams, through our fields and towns and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay.
The Cumbia family have grown and adapted their management so that their farm operates in concert with the resources they steward on their property.
Last fall, Robert Hupman and four generations of his family celebrated a new conservation easement protecting their 432 acres of mountain land.
The scenic area designation creates a special area within the larger national forest where the forests, vistas, and drinking water supplies would be preserved, while logging and industrial development such as gas drilling and pipelines would be prohibited.
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