• Sinking Creek Homestead

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  Ray and Faye Hundley donated a conservation easement on 650 acres of their Botetourt County farm to the Western Virginia Land Trust and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

• Franklin County Dairy Farm

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  The Western Virginia Land Trust and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation protect 430 acres of pasture and mountain land on Galen and Ruby Brubaker's Franklin County farm.

• Blue Ridge Parkway View

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  Jeanne Martin picks her way along Roaring Run in Franklin County near the Blue Ridge Parkway, protected by a Western Virginia Land Trust conservation easement.

• A Child's Curiosity

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  Grayson Preece gazes into a wetland protected by a Western Virginia Land Trust conservation easement. His parents Sky and Diane worked with WVLT to protect Chesapeake Bay drainage along Back, Mill and Looney Creeks in Botetourt County.

• Winter along the Blackwater

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  Landowner Anne Rogers (left) and WVLT Trustee Janet Scheid visit Anne's property along the Blackwater River in Franklin County, protected by a WVLT conservation easement.

• Cliffs along the Little River

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  Landowner Ry Winston surveys his land along the Little River in Floyd County, protected by a conservation easement held by the Western Virginia Land Trust and the Skyline Soil and Water Conservation District.

• Day Creek Bottomland

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  The late Frank Smith of Montvale preserved his 54-acre Bedford County farm with a conservation easement held by the Western Virginia Land Trust. Today daughters Mary Margaret Poleglase and Anne Smith carry on their father's conservation ethic.

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2012 Race for Open Space 5K Classic and 3K Run/Walk

The fourth annual Race for Open Space will be held on June 2, 2012 at Green Hill Park, in Roanoke County, VA, west of Salem. The 5K Classic will begin at 8:30 AM and the 3K Run/Walk will begin at 8:45 AM. All proceeds benefit the land preservation efforts of the Western Virginia Land Trust. 

NEW THIS YEAR: We’re pleased to announce the addition of our 5K Race for Open Space Classic, in addition to our 3K Race for Open Space Run/Walk! The 5K Classic will provide an excellent venue for more competitive runners or those who just want to try a longer distance. The 3K Run/Walk is perfect for children, families and active adults. For more information, visit the web page.

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We save land.

Since 1996, the Western Virginia Land Trust (WVLT) has helped to save more than 86,000 acres of land in western Virginia from urban sprawl and development. Through conservation easements, WVLT works with private landowners to forever protect critical farmland, vital animal habitat, scenic viewsheds and nationally significant watersheds.

The Western Virginia Land Trust is nationally accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, a recognition that shows the land trust holds itself to the highest standards of land stewardship, financial management and board responsibility.