Caring for land under easement is an important part of preservation and protection that benefits the entire community. We all enjoy the cleaner air and water, scenic vistas and food grown on conserved lands.
If your land is under a conservation easement and you are not sure what stewardship means specifically, contact Ashton Cole to learn more. LTV is your partner, we’re working together to preserve the legacy of the land.
We’ve assembled the following helpful links for landowners:
General
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains: http://www.friendsofblueridge.org
Appalachian Trail Conservancy: www.appalachiantrail.org
The Nature Conservancy: www.nature.org/virginia
Friends of the Rappahannock: www.riverfriends.org
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: www.patc.net
Waterford Foundation: www.waterfordfoundation.org
Scenic Virginia: www.scenicvirginia.org
Virginia League of Conservation Voters: www.valcv.org
Coalition for Smarter Growth: http://www.smartergrowth.net/virginia
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Forestry: http://www.dof.virginia.gov/index.shtml
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: www.vdacs.virginia.gov
DCR Natural Heritage Mapper: https://vanhde.org/content/map
Agriculture and Land Management
Extension Services: http://www.ext.vt.edu/offices
Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District: http://loudounsoilandwater.org
Fauquier John Marshall SWCD: http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/jmswcd
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: https://attra.ncat.org
CSA’s & Farm Markets: http://www.localharvest.org
American Farmland Trust: http://www.farmland.org
Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/va/home
Wildlife Incentives Program: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/whip
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=cep
Environmental Quality Incentives Program: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip
Wetlands Reserve Program: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wv/programs/easements/wetlands
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/easements/farmranch
Water
Save Our Streams (Izaak Walton): http://www.iwla.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/1977/pid/1977
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: http://www.cbf.org
Trout Unlimited (NoVa): http://nvatu.org/new/index.php
Wetland Studies and Solutions: http://www.wetlandstudies.com
Horses for Clean Water: http://www.horsesforcleanwater.com
Plants
Virginia Native Plant Society: http://vnps.org
Blandy Experimental Farm: http://blandy.virginia.edu
Plant Conservation Alliance: http://www.nps.gov/plants
Invasive Species Websites
NPS info on IS Management: http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies
Audubon info on IS Management: http://athome.audubon.org/remove-exotic-plant-pests
Wildlife
American Bird Conservancy: http://www.abcbirds.org
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center: http://www.blueridgewildlife.org/
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: http://www.loudounwildlife.org
National Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org
Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation: http://www.preservationnation.org
Preservation Virginia: http://preservationvirginia.org
Journey Through Hallowed Ground: http://www.hallowedground.org
Civil War Trust: http://www.civilwar.org
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation: www.shenandoahatwar.org
Tax Forms
VA Tax Form (LPC-1): http://www.tax.virginia.gov/taxforms/Business/Credits/LPC-1.pdf
VA Tax Form (8283): http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8283.pdf
VA Tax Form (8283 instructions): http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8283.pdf