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MARTINSVILLE, Va. â The Southern Virginia Land Conservancy, our regionâs local land conservation non-profit, recently received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
The Land Conservancy will use the funds to help local rural landowners permanently protect their farms and forestland with conservation agreements. Landowners who protect their land may still farm, timber and do most rural activities on the land, but canât develop it intensively. Landowners are usually eligible for state tax credits and federal tax deductions for conserving their land.
âWeâre very grateful to the Virginia Environmental Endowment for providing this funding as we continue to kickstart local, community-based conservation in our community,â said David Perry, executive director of the Land Conservancy. âThis valuable funding will conserve the lands and waters our residents love, while helping us build an organization that is focused on the needs and