by Alicen Hackney | Jan 28, 2025 | Press Release
Essex County cattle and grain producer J. Barry Bates was recognized Jan. 22 for five years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors. VFBF President Scott Sink presented an award to Bates at the board meeting in Richmond. As the District 12...
by Alicen Hackney | Jan 6, 2025 | Newsletter
Northern Neck Land Conservancy had a great year in 2024 and looks forward to an even better one in 2025. Last year the organization recorded four easements totaling 601 acres. The Land Conservancy is now responsible for stewarding 7,908 acres altogether. Although the...
by Alicen Hackney | Jan 6, 2025 | Newsletter
This restoration project fills a missing link in a 1,068-acre corridor of protected land in the United States’ largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. Update, January 2025: Wetlands construction was completed in 2023, apart from a water control valve added in Spring...
by Alicen Hackney | Jan 6, 2025 | Newsletter
Lake Cowart: Mt. Zion and Kennersley Conservation Easements By Rob Hedelt Lake Cowart, Jr. smiles sincerely when talking about the conservation easements placed on his family’s land: nearly 400 acres in the Kennersley tract between the Coan River and Glebe Creek, and...
by Alicen Hackney | Dec 4, 2024 | Newsletter
As The Northern Neck Land Conservancy finishes commemorating its 20-year anniversary of preserving the region’s farmland, forests and open spaces this month, it’s important to honor those who started the grassroots effort. People like Mary Louisa Pollard, who led the...
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