Conservation Close to Home
The New River Land Trust works to conserve farmland, forests, open spaces, and historic places in the New River region of Southwest Virginia. Since 2002, we have helped protect over 55,000 acres of land in the region and over 26 miles of New River frontage.
The result is that productive farmland, wildlife habitat, scenic views, climate resilient areas, and water quality are protected. We use cutting-edge technology to identify land in critical need of conservation. We work with partners, including local governments, on larger land policy and conservation issues, such as the future Brush Mountain Park project. We also educate and assist landowners to conserve their land by voluntarily donating conservation easements on their property.
Our Youth Outreach program and the Nature Play Space in Heritage Park connect kids to the outdoors, reaching out to the next generation of conservationists. The program helps kids form a meaningful, healthy, and lifelong relationship with nature and the outdoors.
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NRLT Partners with Agrarian Trust to Increase Access to Affordable Farmland
The Land Trust has been conserving farmland in the New River region for many years, and we’re always looking for additional options to support agriculture in our rural community. Thanks to a new partnership with the Agrarian Trust, we’re joining communities around the nation to announce the formation of the… Read more
Trail Building Begins on Brush Mountain
Work on new trails for the Brush Mountain Park and Preservation Project is expected to begin the first week of June. Work on this first phase will take about 8-9 weeks to complete. The Land Trust currently owns two properties totaling 552 acres of intact forestland on Brush Mountain between… Read more
On Earth Day, Funding for Outdoor Spaces
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, I’m thinking about how important our public outdoor spaces are. We have been working for almost two decades to promote conservation of natural and cultural resources in the New River region and several of our projects, including the new Brush Mountain Park, have been focused on… Read more
Checking In
First, we hope that everyone is safe, healthy, and weathering the uncertainty of this time as best they can. Everyone we know is scrambling to adjust to a new normal and the many challenges of the pandemic. We are continuing with our conservation work, but at a slower pace. All of… Read more
NRLT Receives Grant for School Rain Garden
Thanks to a grant from the New River Valley Master Gardener’s Association, we’ll work with 72 fourth graders at Eastern Montgomery Elementary School to install a rain garden on school grounds this spring. A rain garden is a garden of native shrubs, perennials, and flowers planted in a small depression…. Read more