Conservation Successes

Albemarle County (December 12, 2018) – The Land Trust of Virginia, holding more conservation easements than any other private land trust in the Commonwealth, is pleased to announce that 182.4 acres of entirely forested land, located southeast of Batesville, Virginia, is forever protected through the landowner’s donation of a conservation easement.  Located in Albemarle County, Miran Forest has been protected with the intention of providing public access in perpetuity by the landowners, the American Environment […]

Fauquier County, VA (October 18, 2018) – Local landowners, Kyle and Sarah Jo Luby, recently worked with the Land Trust of Virginia to permanently protect their piece of Virginia’s Horse Country through the donation of a conservation easement. Their 31-acre property is located on Coon Tree Road in Fauquier County, four miles north of The Plains.  Kyle and Sarah Jo purchased the property in 2017 having been […]

Fauquier County, VA (October 1, 2018) – The Land Trust of Virginia is pleased to announce that 130 acres of farmland and forest near The Plains is forever protected through the landowners’ donation of a conservation easement. The recording of the easement completed protection of the farm’s 424-acres.   The farm is home to a herd of […]

Middleburg, VA (June 5, 2018) – The Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) is pleased to announce it has received a $20,000 grant from Virginia Environmental Endowment for its Blue Ridge Conservation Priorities Initiative. Several years ago, LTV began a study of a 200,000-acre area along the Blue Ridge in Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, and Warren counties. […]

 Historic property features important ecological diversity   MIDDLEBURG, Va., Sept. 6, 2017- In August, the Land Trust of Virginia recorded conservation easements that protect Meredyth Farm in The Plains, Va. Mrs. Jacqueline Mars, the property’s owner, is well known for her generous support of many local non-profit organizations that extends beyond financial contributions. She cares deeply […]