Conservation
Working together to protect priority properties through voluntary conservation easements.
- Learn more about Conservation Easements
- Explore the Collaborative's Prioritization Map of most valued lands to to protect with a conservation easement.
- Get connected with one of our local conservation partners.
Conservation
Workgroup
Objectives
Conserving Land: Conserve at least 500 acres of prioritized properties annually.
Collecting and Sharing Successes: Annually collect and share conserved land statistics from all partners based on the ten indicators from the GIS Prioritization Model.
Landowner Engagement: Provide opportunities for conservation easement landowners to learn about and contribute to the partnership's initiatives at least once per year.
Engaging Utilities: Annually work with water utilities to exchange ideas and explore opportunities to coordinate land conservation efforts, including identifying and accessing funding.
Members
The Conservation Workgroup is comprised of representatives from the following organizations (listed alphabetically):
Berkeley County Farmland Protection Board
Jefferson County Farmland Protection Board
Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission
Land Trust of the Eastern Panhandle
Potomac Conservancy
WV Agricultural Land Protection Authority
WV Land Trust
WV Rivers Coalition