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The Honorable Tayloe Murphy served conservation in Virginia with distinction. A longtime member of the Northern Neck Land Conservancy, Tayloe served in the Virginia legislature for 18 years where he achieved a long list of accomplishments the greatest perhaps being passage of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act in 1986 and its renewal in 1996, despite the political peril of imposing state authority on local land use decisions in his conservative district. He also sponsored legislation regulating nutrient runoff from agricultural feedlots and boat paint pesticides into Chesapeake Bay. Murphy served on the Chesapeake Bay Commission (1980-1999), including his time as chairman. In 2002 Tayloe was appointed Secretary of Natural Resources under Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
Tayloe and his wife, Helen were members of the NNLC since its inception in 2004.
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...
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 heartfelt – similar to a member of the family, they feel a sense of duty for its care. Others see conservation as an...
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 Promoting Conservation and Inspiring a Regional Community of Land Protectors. The grant support will allow the Land Conservancy...
Northern Neck Land Conservancy Records 50th Conservation Easement
Rappahannock Record Thursday, August 8, 2024 WARSAW—The Northern Neck Land Conservancy (NNLC) recently reached a major landmark, recording its 50th conservation easement to protect open land and the nature of the Northern Neck and Essex County. It comes in the same...
June 2020
NNLC Protects 225 Acres of Pristine Waterfront Land
An Update from NNLC to Our Members and Friends
Leap Year/ Late Winter 2020 Edition
Preservation of Farmland Meeting Information
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