Land Conservancy Board Member and Newshound Rob Hedelt Remembers Stories of Life on the Water
In 44 years as a reporter and columnist at the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, I wrote about people in every situation, every walk of life with every job or hobby that exists.
I profiled politicians, belly dancers, historians, farmers, and businessmen, as well as crafters of everything from banjos to fine furniture.
Bay View Plays a Role in Updating the Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
By Anne Parker Anne Parker, a neighbor of Bay View and a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist with the Northern Neck chapter, is using her efforts towards recording the biodiversity at Bay View to serve a greater purpose. The Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora is an...
The Art of The Naturalist with Katharina Bergdoll
By Rob Hedeltwith contributions from Kevin Howe Ask Katharina Bergdoll about the precise moment in her young life when she connected with nature, and a slightly puzzled look appears on a face that’s as elegant as it is engaging. “I can’t remember one particular...
Northern Neck Land Conservancy Launches New Strategic Plan
By Alicen Hackney A new chapter began Sunday for the Northern Neck Land Conservancy as it unveiled a new Strategic Plan and a goal to double the number of conservation easements it stewards over the next 5 years. With historic Roanoke Farm in Heathsville and its...
Bay View: A Conservation Gem on the Chesapeake, Protected by Partnerships
by Kevin Howe - Board Member, Ecologist, Master Naturalist Bobcat by Camera trap– Photo Credit: Karen Williams & Camille Grabb The Northern Neck Land Conservancy’s Bay View is a jewel of a property with 220 acres of forested and open wetlands located along Balls...
Duncan Griffiths, New Conservation Easement Manager
Media Release March 2025 WARSAW, VA – The Northern Neck Land Conservancy has hired Duncan Griffiths to fill its new Conservation Easement Manager position. Duncan Griffiths is a 2024 graduate of William and Mary, where he majored in Environmental Policy and...
Ida Hall’s Commitment to Conservation
By Rob Hedelt For 50 years, Ida Hall has earned a living in harmony with nature. She pulls crabs, fish and oysters from the waters near her family’s ancestral home on Bluff Point Neck near Kilmarnock in Northumberland County. Though she’s seen many heart-stirring...
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...