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Conservation organizations, land trusts
and conservancies that protect land

Land Conservation Organizations in Virginia | Virginia's United Land Trusts (VaULT) | National Land Conservation Organizations | Trade Organizations

Land conservation organizations in Virginia

Similar to public agencies that conserve land, there are many private, nonprofit conservation organizations that do so. Each typically serves a particular region of the state and/or exists for a particular purpose, such as habitat protection or historical preservation. Organizations focusing mainly on land protection are typically called land trusts or conservancies.

Land trusts and conservancies in Virginia

Move your mouse over the map or city name to display land trusts in your locality.

Statewide land trusts

Land Trust Phone Number
APVA Preservation Virginia (804) 648-1889
Ducks Unlimited (410) 224-6620
The 500-Year Forest Foundation (434) 384-2324
The Conservation Fund (703) 525-6300
The Nature Conservancy (434) 295-6106
Trust for Public Land (202) 543-7552
Virginia Outdoors Foundation (540) 347-7727

Albemarle County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.
Rivanna Conservation Society
Phone: (434) 977-4837
Visit the trust.

Allegheny County

Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Amelia County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Amherst County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.

Appomattox County

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Arlington County

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.
McLean Land Conservancy
Phone: (703) 241-1095
Visit the trust.

Augusta County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Bath County

Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Bedford County

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.

Bland County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.
The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Botetourt County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Buchanan County

The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Campbell County

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.

Caroline County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.

Carroll County

National Committee for the New River
Phone: (336) 246-4871
Visit the trust.
New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Charles City County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.

Chesterfield County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
The Chesterfield Conservancy
Phone: (804) 601-2870
Visit the trust.
Friends of Chesterfield Riverfront
Phone: (804) 796-1703
Visit the trust.

City of Alexandria

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.

City of Bedford

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

City of Fairfax

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.

City of Fredericksburg

Central Virginia Battlefield Trust
Phone: (540) 907-0527
Visit the trust.

City of Hampton

Hampton Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 275-6476
Visit the trust.

City of Harrisonburg

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

City of Lynchburg

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.

City of Newport News

Hampton Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 275-6476
Visit the trust.

City of Richmond

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.

City of Roanoke

Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

City of Staunton

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

City of Waynesboro

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

City of Williamsburg

Williamsburg Land Conservancy
Phone: (757) 565-0343
Visit the trust.

City of Winchester

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Kernstown Battlefield Association
Phone: None
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Clarke County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Land Trust of Virginia
Phone: (540) 687-8441
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.
Potomac Conservancy
Phone: (540) 667-3606
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

Craig County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Culpeper County

Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy
Phone: (540) 923-9980
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Dickenson County

The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Dinwiddie County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Essex County

Friends of Dragon Run
Phone: (804) 462-5608
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

Fairfax County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.

Fauquier County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Land Trust of Virginia
Phone: (540) 687-8441
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Floyd County

New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Fluvanna County

Rivanna Conservation Society
Phone: (434) 977-4837
Visit the trust.

Franklin County

Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Frederick County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Kernstown Battlefield Association
Phone: None
Visit the trust.
Potomac Conservancy
Phone: (540) 667-3606
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Giles County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
National Committee for the New River
Phone: (336) 246-4871
Visit the trust.
New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.

Gloucester County

Friends of Dragon Run
Phone: (804) 462-5608
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

Goochland County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.
Goochland Land Alliance
Phone: (804) 556-5999
Visit the trust.

Grayson County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
National Committee for the New River
Phone: (336) 246-4871
Visit the trust.
The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Greene County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Brandy Station Foundation
Phone: (540) 727-7718
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Hanover County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Henrico County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Henry County

Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Highland County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

James City County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Williamsburg Land Conservancy
Phone: (757) 565-0343
Visit the trust.

King and Queen County

Friends of Dragon Run
Phone: (804) 462-5608
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

King George County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 435-2334
Visit the trust.

King William County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

Lancaster County

Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 435-2334
Visit the trust.

Lee County

The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Loudoun County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Land Trust of Virginia
Phone: (540) 687-8441
Visit the trust.
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.
Waterford Foundation
Phone: (540) 882-3018
Visit the trust.

Louisa County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Madison County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Brandy Station Foundation
Phone: (540) 727-7718
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Land Trust of Virginia
Phone: (540) 687-8441
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Mathews County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Mathews County Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 725-9685
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

Middlesex County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Friends of Dragon Run
Phone: (804) 462-5608
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
Phone: (888) 887-0909
Visit the trust.

Montgomery County

New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.
Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

Nelson County

Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Phone: (434) 384-3785
Visit the trust.
Rural Nelson
Phone: (434) 263-5000
Visit the trust.

New Kent County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Williamsburg Land Conservancy
Phone: (757) 565-0343
Visit the trust.

Northampton County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust
Phone: (757) 442-5885
Visit the trust.

Northumberland County

Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 435-2334
Visit the trust.

Nottoway County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Orange County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Page County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Potomac Conservancy
Phone: (540) 667-3606
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Patrick County

Western Virginia Land Trust
Phone: (540) 985-0000
Visit the trust.

City of Poquoson

Hampton Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 275-6476
Visit the trust.

Powhatan County

Capital Region Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 745-3110
Visit the trust.

Prince Edward County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.

Prince William County

Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation
Phone: (540) 869-2064
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
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Pulaski County

New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.

Rappahannock County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Phone: (540) 347-2334
Visit the trust.

Richmond County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Phone: (804) 435-2334
Visit the trust.

Roanoke County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.

Rockbridge County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 463-2330
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Rockingham County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Russell County

The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Scott County

The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Shenandoah County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Potomac Conservancy
Phone: (540) 667-3606
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Smyth County

Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
New River Land Trust
Phone: (540) 951-1704
Visit the trust.
The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Spotsylvania County

Central Virginia Battlefield Trust
Phone: (540) 907-0527
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.

Stafford County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Phone: (804) 780-1392
Visit the trust.
Friends of the Rappahannock
Phone: (540) 373-3448
Visit the trust.
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Phone: (703) 354-5093
Visit the trust.

Tazewell County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
The Land Trust for Southwest Virginia
Phone: (276) 676-3600
Visit the trust.

Warren County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
Visit the trust.
Civil War Preservation Trust
Phone: (202) 367-1861
Visit the trust.
Potomac Conservancy
Phone: (540) 667-3606
Visit the trust.
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Phone: (540) 740-4545
Visit the trust.
Valley Conservation Council
Phone: (540) 886-3541
Visit the trust.

Washington County

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Phone: (540) 953-3571
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