Latané Family Comes Together to Protect the Land They Love
Cousins Lawrence and David Latané grew up connected to the Westmoreland County land that was once the home of their Washington family ancestors. Lawrence Latané, the third of his name, grew up on Blenheim, one of several farms eventually created from that plantation....
Preservation of Farmlands, Woodlands and Wetlands
Funding for Land Conservation - Information and SocialNorthern Neck Land Conservancy is hosting an interest meeting on March 11th for local landowners, farmers and their families, land inheritors and stewards, and all those interested in the protection of the Northern...
“I’m Not Moving to Wisconsin Unless I Have a Piece of Virginia,” Broadview Farm
By Rob Hedelt, board member of the Northern Neck Land Conservancy When Marc Gorelick and Lynn Broaddus were considering big career changes years ago—moving from Wilmington, Delaware to new jobs in the Midwest —there was one other key decision to make. The accomplished...
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 of directors. VFBF President Scott Sink presented an award to Bates at the board meeting in Richmond. As the District 12...
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 easements totaling 601 acres. The Land Conservancy is now responsible for stewarding 7,908 acres altogether. Although the...
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. Update, January 2025: Wetlands construction was completed in 2023, apart from a water control valve added in Spring...
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 easements placed on his family’s land: nearly 400 acres in the Kennersley tract between the Coan River and Glebe Creek, and...
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 this month, it’s important to honor those who started the grassroots effort. People like Mary Louisa Pollard, who led the...
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 the good fortune to be stationed in places like Charleston, South Carolina and Kings Bay, Georgia. My brother and I roamed...