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Capital Region Land Conservancy urges conservation easements to protect Goochland farmland and tree canopy
Summary
At the May 6 Goochland County Board of Supervisors meeting, Parker Galesto of the Capital Region Land Conservancy outlined a regional conservation vision, presented local statistics on preserved acreage and tree canopy loss, and urged landowners to consider perpetual conservation easements and Virginia's Land Preservation Tax Credit.
Parker Galesto, executive director of the Capital Region Land Conservancy, presented the organization’s conservation work and a regional vision to the Goochland County Board of Supervisors on May 6.
Galesto said the land trust, founded in 2005 and merged with the Goochland Land Alliance in 2014, has helped conserve about 15,000 acres across the Greater Richmond region and currently holds three conservation easements in Goochland County. "Conservation easements are perpetual deeds that a landowner voluntarily gives to a land trust," Galesto said, describing easements as instruments that extinguish specific development rights while allowing owners to retain property interests.
Galesto walked the board through maps and models the…
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