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Land Conservancy board member and Essex County farmer, Barry Bates receives Five-Year Service Award
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...
601 Acres Permanently Protected in Northumberland County in 2024
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...
Coming Soon: Restored Wetlands Along Ball Creek in Northumberland County
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....
Lake Cowart on His Family’s Three Conservation Easements on the Northern Neck
Lake Cowart: Mt. Zion and Kennersley Conservation Easements By Rob Hedelt Lake Cowart, Jr. smiles sincerely when talking about the conservation...
Page Henley Could See His Family’s Farm Exactly the Way They Saw It 200 Years Earlier
As The Northern Neck Land Conservancy finishes commemorating its 20-year anniversary of preserving the region’s farmland, forests and open spaces...
A Letter from Chris Chitty, Easement Owner
Not everyone has a childhood like mine, but land conservation can help ensure that many future children do. Growing up, our U.S. Navy family had...
Gascony Estate: Paul and Rosemary Trible Protect Legacy Family Lands
For some people, their connection to the land is like a human relationship. Their loyalty to a piece of property and their desire to protect it are...
Land Conservancy Wins $20k Grant from Virginia Environmental Endowment for Community Conservation
Warsaw, VA – The Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) awarded a $20,000 grant to Northern Neck Land Conservancy for an initiative it calls...
Rechristened to Honor Helen and Tayloe Murphy, and Given to Cessie and Bill Howell
Rechristened to Honor Helen and Tayloe Murphy, and Given to Cessie and Bill Howell WARSAW, VA – October 1, 2024: The Northern Neck Land...
Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground is the Northern Neck Land Conservancy’s updated monthly e-newsletter.
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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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Oct 21
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! 🌟
Oct 20
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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Oct 20
The Boots and Barbecue 2026 Gallery is live on our website! 📸
Thank you again to @tinajacksonphotography for these fantastic photos! If you want to check out the full gallery, visit our website at the linktree in our bio.
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Oct 14
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! 🏡
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Oct 8
Thank YOU! To everyone who made Boots and Barbecue 2026 so fantastic, we are so grateful! ✨👢
Thank you to our hosts, sponsors, exhibitors, guests and volunteers for doing so much to help us celebrate the rural heritage, lands and people of our region! Boots and Barbecue would not be possible without you, rain or shine. Thank you! ☔🌈
Thank you @tinajacksonphotography for these wonderful photos! We will be sharing more soon here and on our website.
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Oct 5
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. 🎫
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 30
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
Sep 30
We have a fantastic line-up of exhibitors and live demonstrations for you to enjoy this year at Boots and Barbecue! ✨
Thank you to all of the folks at these wonderful organizations and our live demonstrations and musicians for getting ready to make Boots a genuine celebration of everything that makes our region so special!
There are fewer than 15 tickets left! 🎫 Get yours before they`re gone at the linktree in our bio!
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 29
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! ✨
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 28
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/
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 26
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
Sep 26
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/
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 25
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!
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 25
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/
#NNLC #BootsandBarbecue2026
Sep 24
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
Sep 23
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
Sep 23
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
Sep 22
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
Sep 22
We had a fantastic experience at the Land Trust Alliance 2026 Rally in Denver! Northern Neck Land Conservancy staff are coming back to the Northern Neck and Essex County better equipped and more inspired than ever to help protect the land and waters of our region. 🌎✨
#NNLC #LTARally2026 @ltalliance and Virginia`s United Land Trusts
Sep 21
