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Join us this Friday for Fourth Fridays at Bay View! 🍂🚣‍♀️🍁

This time of year the weather is perfect for kayaking and hiking down by the water. Come join us for some leaf peeping in the cool breeze this Friday!

Reserve you free spot today at the linktree in our bio!

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Cheers to Five Years, Drew! 🥳

Drew Gladwell has now been with Northern Neck Land Conservancy for five years as Stewardship Director (and our stellar office DJ 💿🎶)! During his time here, he has worked with land owners all over our region and overseen the conservation easement process for the protection of approximately 3,098 acres. Here`s to many more years and many more acres! ✨

We appreciate you, Drew! 🌟

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Congratulations are in order! ✨

Christine and Michael Downing received the Helen and Tayloe Murphy Conservation Champion Award at Boots and Barbecue earlier this month. Members of the Downing family originally placed 96 acres into easement in 2017. Since then, Michael and Christine have protected an additional 918 acres across three other easements, bringing their total to 1,014 acres. This makes them the first single family to conserve more than 1,000 acres with the Northern Neck Land Conservancy!

Visit our website using the linktree in our bio to read more about the great conservation work the Downings have done and to sign up for our E-Newsletter Ear to the Ground.

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We want to say a special thank you to this year`s venue sponsors for Boots and Barbecue, Marcia and Robby Robison! ✨

Thank you for opening your home to us and all of our guests for tours and for a fantastic time out on beautiful Lawson Bay Farm. We couldn`t have asked for a better place and better people to share Boots 2026 with! 🏡

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Thank to our Friend level sponsors Old Farm Truck Market and Burkes Fine Jewelers for joining us this year in support of our mission and to celebrate the region we love so much! ✨

Last call to get your tickets for Boots and Barbecue 2026! Get yours while you still can at the linktree in our bio. 🎫

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We want to thank our Signature level sponsors for their generous support of the Northern Neck Land Conservancy! ✨

Thank you to Atlantic Union Bank and Atlantic Union Wealth Management for being Signature Bar Sponsors. We can`t wait to celebrate the rural heritage of our region with you over delicious local wine, beer and barbecue! Thank you for all that you do to support the Northern Neck Land Conservancy mission.

Thank you to the folks at Stoney Point Farm for your Signature Sponsorship. Your year-round dedication to our mission helps move us forward every day to conserve more land - we are so grateful!

There are only a handful of tickets left! Visit our website to purchase tickets before they`re gone at the linktree in our bio.

#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026

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LAST CALL for Tickets to Boots and Barbecue 2026! ✨

There are fewer than 30 tickets left! Get yours before they`re gone at the linktree in our bio.

Join us for all-you-can-eat barbecue and oysters, local wine and beer, live music and more! We can`t wait to celebrate the lands, water, economies, culture and people that make our region special with you on Saturday, October 3rd at scenic Lawson Bay Farm on the Rappahannock in White Stone! ✨

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Thank you to Bay`s Best Feed, Bruington Farm, Colonial Farm Credit and Hughes & Basye PC for your Supporter level sponsorships! Having local farms and businesses support our mission and the rural heritage of our region is so special to us. We are so grateful!

Boots and Barbecue is just ONE WEEK away! Get your tickets while you still can: https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

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Thank you to Laura and Tip Morris, Alice and Hill Wellford, and Noblett Appliances for being Supporter level sponsors of Boots and Barbecue and 2026! We are grateful for your sponsorship in support of our mission and everything that makes our region home!

We are only one week away from Boots and Barbecue! Get your tickets while you still can at the linktree in our bio!

#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026

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Thank you to our Supporter level sponsors Chandler`s, Allison`s ACE Hardware, and Carroll`s Automotive! We are excited to celebrate the rural hertiage of our region with you thanks to your generous support!

Tickets are going fast, get yours before they`re gone: https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

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Thank you to our Supporter level sponsors Martha and Jim Lynch, Page Boinest Melton, and Pam and Chip Minor! We are so grateful to have you all with us this year as sponsors!

Your sponsorship helps to make Boots and Barbecue possible - but more importantly, you are fueling our work to permanently protect open land in our region and raising awareness of the power of conservation. Thank you!

Get your tickets for Boots and Barbecue 2026 at the linktree in our bio while they last!

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We are grateful to Hartz Conservation Service-Hank Hartz for being a Protector level sponsor! ✨Your expertise and conservation knowledge are an asset to our local conservation community. Thank you for joining us in support of Boots and Barbecue and conservation in 2026!

If you have not gotten your tickets yet, visit our website to purchase tickets today! https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

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Thank you Crowther Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. for being Protector level sponsors for Boots and Barbecue and 2026! ✨ Your sponsorship helps us to preserve the rural heritage of the Northern Neck by conserving its lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. We can`t wait to celebrate with you!

Tickets are going fast! Get yours while they last: https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026

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We are grateful to James River Equipment for being Protector level sponsors for Boots and Barbecue and 2026! 🚜 They work hard to provide superior service and products to farmers and landowners. Alongside them we are able to support folks throughout our region both in conservation and land maintenance.

There are fewer than 40 tickets left for Boots and Barbecue 2026! Get yours will they last: https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026

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Historic Lawson Bay Farm has many stories to tell including the story of Captain Hansford Bayton, a successful African American businessman and steamboat captain who once owned the property. 🚢

Boots and Barbecue 2026 will feature tours of the historic home as well as a presentation by @steamboateramuseum on Captain Bayton`s life both on and off the water.

Read about the property and an interview with Captain Bayton`s great-granddaughter: https://nnconserve.org/2026/09/16/conserved-farm-tells-stories-worth-preserving-lawson-bay-farm-and-capt-bayton/

#NNLC #EartotheGround #BootsandBarbecue2026

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Thank you CoreVal LLC - Lynn Jernell, Appraiser for your Protector level sponsorship for Boots and Barbecue and 2026! ✨ Your expertise is an asset for our regional conservation community, and your generous sponsorship directly supports our ability to conserve and protect open lands in our region for generations to come. We are grateful to have you join us!

There are less than 50 tickets left for Boots and Barbecue 2026! Get yours before they`re all gone: https://nnconserve.org/event/boots-and-barbecue-2026/

#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026