FROM THE FIELD

Spring and Summer have been busy for all of us on the BRLC team, between the final updates to the Lemon House (see page 2 for a full update from Dave) to staffing changes and new conservation projects we have been hard at work. A highlight of this summer for the staff and Stewardship Committee was taking a Wilderness First Aid training with partners at Conservation Partners and Valley Conservation Council. This was an excellent opportunity for us to learn wilderness safety and skills that we hope to never need. Equipped with this training we can feel more secure during our property visits and easement monitoring.

Across all three service regions we had the opportunity to meet landowners interested in conservation easements through a series of landowner meetings. These meetings have been a great opportunity to meet landowners and discuss the potential for conservation easements in these areas. These landowner meetings have spurred several new easement projects in addition to the projects we have ongoing from landowner interest. For upcoming meeting dates please check our website or follow us on Facebook. There has been lots of easement interest in Bedford Co this summer and I have enjoyed spending time on Big Island Highway in Bedford. If you haven’t had a chance to drive through this area, I highly recommend the drive!

This fall our Conservation Celebration will be co-hosted by the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy and the Central Virginia Land Conservancy. We will be meeting at the Cloverlea Farmhouse at the Claytor Nature Center on October 2, 2022 and I hope to see you there!

If you can’t make it to the Celebration this year, we have several other upcoming events that we hope you can attend.

October 9 – Garden Day at the Lemon House

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From the Director

From the Field

Mcivor Farm Protected Conservation Celebration Recap Into the Thick of It Survey

Want to be a friend of the birds and the bees? Come give our native pollinators a “helping wing” on Oct. 9 from 2-4 pm at the Lemon House in Roanoke, when we’ll be planting more native bushes, weeding and doing other fall tasks! To volunteer, e-mail David Perry at dperry@brlcva.org, or call (540) 985-0000 ext. 1.

November 16 – Carvins Cove Hike and Easement Monitoring

We need volunteers to hike around Carvins Cove with us on November 16th! This 3-4 mile hike will be an opportunity for volunteers to learn more about the Cove and conservation easements as well as a chance to pick up trash, document the beautiful ecosystems, and socialize with other Cove-Lovers! For more details, or to RSVP e-mail Meredith Keppel at mkeppel@brlcva.org

For more ways to get involved check out our website: brlcva.org or follow us on Facebook!