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500-Year Forest
Foundation
1133 Old Abert Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24503 |
The 500-Year Forest Foundation was formed as a supporting
organization to those forest landowners who, first and
foremost through their stewardship, values the perpetuation
and health of the forests on their property. |
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Accokeek Foundation
3400 Bryan Point Rd
Accokeek, MD 20607-9676
Phone:
301-283-2113
Fax: 301-283-2049 |
The Accokeek Foundation was established in 1957 to preserve
the land directly across the Potomac River from George
Washington's Mount Vernon. The Foundation, an educational
non-profit organization, practices and teaches land
stewardship and sustainable use of natural resources, and
interprets the natural and cultural resources of the Tidewater
Potomac. |
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Appalachian
Trail Conference Land Trust
799 Washington Street
PO Box 807
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807
Phone:
304-535-6331
Fax: 304-535-2667 |
Since 1982, the Appalachian Trail Conference Land Trust has
helped federal agencies acquire land for the 1,000-foot wide
Trail "corridor" called for by the National Trails System Act
of 1968. Now that this corridor is largely completed, the Land
Trust works to further protect the Trail experience by
protecting features of the surrounding environment. |
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Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy
HC 6 Box
215
Madison, VA 22719-9711
Phone: 540-923-4470
Fax: (540)-923-4841 |
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Burwell-Van Lennep Foundation
PO Box 254
Millwood, VA 22646-0254
Phone: 540-837-1353
Fax:
540-837-1352 |
Founded in 1967, the Foundation operates in Clarke County,
Virginia, on the Shenendoah River, North of Route 50. |
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Civil War Preservation
Trust
1515 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 350
Arlington,
VA 22209-2441
Phone: 703-682-2350
Fax: 703-516-4947 |
The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest
non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our
nation's endangered Civil War battlefield lands. |
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Friends of Dragon Run
PO Box 882
Gloucester, VA 23061-0882
Phone: 757-483-6592 |
The Friends' mission is to preserve the Dragon's natural
beauty and ensure the protection of the wilderness surrounding
the watershed. The Friends have acquired more than 200 acres
of the Dragon's freshwater swamp, adjoining land and a small
island since 1986. |
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Historic Green Springs
PO Box 1550
Louisa, VA 23093-1550
Phone: 540-967-0096
Fax:
540-967-1308 |
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James River Association
PO Box 110
Richmond, VA 23218-0110
Phone: 804-730-2898
Fax: 804-730-8297 |
The James River Association is a non-profit citizens'
organization dedicated to the conservation and responsible
stewardship of the natural and historic resources of the James
River. |
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Land Trust of Virginia
PO Box 354
Leesburg, VA 20178-0354
Phone: 540-687-8441
Fax: 540-347-0066 |
The Trust provides local communities with a tool to promote
land conservation for the benefit of the general public and to
foster the preservation, protection and balanced use of each
community's unique natural and historic resources. |
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Mathews County Land Conservancy
PO Box 306
Mathews, VA 23109-0306 |
Founded in 1994, the trust operates in Mathews County and
its surrounding areas. |
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Middle Peninsula Land Trust
PO Box 585
Mathews, VA 23109-0585
Phone: 804-725-5451 |
Founded in 1997, the trust operates in Essex, Gloucester,
King and Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex
Counties. |
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Northern Virginia Conservation
Trust
4022 Hummer Road
Annandale, VA 22003-2403
Phone: 703-354-5093
Fax: 703-354-5169 |
NVCT is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the natural
and historic resources of Northern Virginia. |
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Piedmont Environmental
Council
PO Box 460
Warrenton, VA 20188-0460
Phone: 540-347-2334 |
The PEC is a 28-year-old non-profit organization dedicated
to promoting and protecting the Piedmont's rural economy,
natural resources, history and beauty. |
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
118 Park St SE
Vienna, VA 22180-4608
Phone:
703-242-0693
Fax: 703-242-0968 |
The PATC is a volunteer trails organization with a
membership of over 7,000 headquartered in the Washington, DC
area. |
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Potomac Conservancy
1730 N Lynn Street, Suite 403
Arlington, VA 22209-2004
Phone: 703-276-2777
Fax: 703-276-1098 |
The Conservancy is a regional land trust dedicated to the
conservation and enhancement of the natural, scenic,
recreational and historic qualities of the Potomac River and
its surrounding watershed lands. |
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Rivanna Conservation
Society
PO Box 141
Palmyra, VA 22963-0141
Phone: 804-589-7576 |
The Society's mission is to safeguard the health, scenic
beauty and cultural heritage of the Rivanna River. |
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The Nature
Conservancy of Virginia
490 Westfield Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22901-1633
Phone: 804-295-6106
Fax: 804-979-0370 |
Established in 1960 and located in Charlottesville, the
Virginia Chapter of TNC has protected more than 200,000 acres
of wildlife habitat in the commonwealth through more than 500
land transactions. |
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Valley Conservation
Council
PO Box 2335
Staunton, VA 24402-2335
Phone: 540-886-3541
Fax: 540-886-1380 |
Valley Conservation Council promotes land use that sustains
the farms, forests, open spaces, and cultural heritage of the
Valley of Virginia. |
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Virginia Outdoors Foundation
203 Governor St
Ste 316
Richmond, VA 23219-2049
Phone:
804-225-2147 |
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) was created by the
General Assembly in 1966 to "promote the preservation of open
space lands and to encourage private gifts of money,
securities, land or other property to preserve the natural,
scenic, historic, scientific, open-space and recreational
areas of the Commonwealth." |
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Waterford Foundation
PO Box 142
Waterford, VA 20197-0142
Phone:
540-882-3018
Fax: 540-882-3921 |
The Foundation's mission is to preserve and protect the
Historic Landmark and to help people learn about the history
and preservation of the area. |
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Western Virginia Land Trust
PO Box 18102
Roanoke, VA 24014-0797
Phone: 540-985-0000
Fax:
540-985-0000 |
Founded in 1996, the Trust operates in Western Virginia
from Roanoke south and west to the state's borders. |
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Williamsburg Land
Conservancy
5000 New Point Road, Suite 1202
Williamsburg, VA 23188-9411
Phone: 757-565-0343
Fax: 757-565-0049 |
The Williamsburg Land Conservancy is dedicated to
protecting and preserving the significant natural, scenic and
historic lands in the watersheds of the York and James
Rivers. |
