The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider at its February 9 meeting in Richmond the request from Dominion Transmission, Inc. to permit the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross eleven Virginia properties on which the VOF holds conservation easements. It is crucial that those concerned with this unprecedented proposal let the Trustees hear their views. Letters that are received by Thursday, January 12 will be included in the pre-meeting packets that are sent to Trustees in advance. To obtain more information on the VOF easement issue, click here.

Please write the VOF ASAP and urge the organization to:

support the clean water, wildlife habitat, working farmland, rural character, and scenic views protected by the conservation easements,
preserve the essential trust that exists between landowners and VOF, critical to the future of land conservation in Virginia, and
deny Dominion’s unprecedented and irresponsible request to permanently impair conservation values on 11 conserved properties.

Send your letters before January 12 to:

Brett Christina Glymph, Executive Director
39 Garrett St., Suite 200
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 347-7727

Action Is Needed Now on VOF Consideration of ACP Easements Issue

ABRA CONSERVATION HUB

ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing access to critical information needed for effective public involvement in environmental review and oversight.

Following the defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020, ABRA initiated the Conservation Hub to support informed public engagement with the broader range of environmental issues confronting the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Mountain region. The Conservation Hub builds on the analysis and information sharing capacity achieved through ABRA’s Pipeline CSI project during the years of ACP opposition.

The Conservation Hub is based on the use of GIS mapping to provide details and context for land development projects and management practices that involve risk of environmental harm, as well as for environmental preservation and restoration initiatives. The Conservation Hub also provides access to regulatory documents and assessments related to specific projects or issues.

Multiple Conservation Hub sites, focused on individual projects or issues, have been developed collaboratively with ABRA’s partners and allies. Going forward, we invite conservation groups, individuals, and communities to provide ideas for new Hub sites and GIS mapping that can contribute to informed public engagement on behalf of environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.