The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) is scheduled to consider on February 9 the application by Dominion Transmission, Inc. to receive approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross 11 conservation easements in Highland, Bath, Augusta and Nelson Counties held by the VOF. State law provides for exceptions to conservation easements, but only if certain criteria are met. ABRA does not believe the Dominion proposal satisfies the requirements of the law. Additional information is available here and see Recorder article below.

Please write the VOF before February 9 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 10 conserved properties.

Send your letters or emails to:

Brett Christina Glymph, Executive Director,

39 Garrett St., Suite 200

Warrenton, VA 20186

(540) 347-7727

It’s Not Too Late to Voice Your Concerns to VOF

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.