conservation easements

Conservation easement errors
Published on Mar 10th, 2011
0 comments In last week's cover story, "Scenic treasure: How conservation lines the pockets of the rich," the following were incorrect or deserving of clarification: An editing error made Virginia Outdoors...
Bad men? New numbers show spiraling cost of Biscuit Run
Published on Jan 6th, 2011
36 comments A year ago, an outgoing governor hailed the purchase of a flailing subdivision called Biscuit Run as a "bargain" for Virginia taxpayers. Now, however, newly leaked documents show that taxpayers may...
[Un]easy easement: Mountain mansion building resumes in Ivy
Published on Nov 22nd, 2007
0 comments   Richard Selden granted the first conservation easement in the county and the state. Today he says he feels duped.PHOTO BY WILL WALKER The neighbors counted a fleet of seven cement mixers...
NEWS- Woods wrangle: Mansion prompts conservation snit
Published on Sep 20th, 2007
0 comments   The red line restricts clearing on the 47-acre property to two acres and one single-family residence and outbuildings. 2002, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PHOTO Albemarle County has long attracted...