CLEARING HOUSE
of Easement Holding Organizations in our District

ACE
Acquisition of Conservation Easements (ACE) Program for Albemarle County
The ACE (Acquisition of Conservation Easements) Program is a voluntary land protection program developed by the County to purchase easements on family farms and rural properties owned by landowners of modest means - those who would receive little or no financial benefit from a donated easement. 

CREP
A  C.R.E.P. (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) land conservation easement is an option after the landowner installs riparian buffer protection on agricultural land, coordinated by the US Natural Resources Conservation Service or a Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District.  The easement is held by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.  Call DCR: 804-786-7717.

Historic Green Springs - Historic Green Springs, Inc. is a land trust that holds easements in the US Park Service designated National Historic Landmark District in Louisa County.  Contact them at P.O. Box 1685,Louisa, VA 23093-1685 or phone (540) 967-1099.
The Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization that preserves plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.Through its science-based planning, the Conservancy has identified five watersheds and 22 examples of large contiguous native forests in the Virginia Piedmont Region as priority sites for protection.
Piedmont Environmental Council - The Piedmont Environmental Council promotes and protects the Virginia Piedmonts rural economy, natural resources, history and beauty.  They promote the donations of conservation and open-space easements and offer assistance in the process.   
Virginia Outdoors Foundation - The Virginia Outdoors Foundation was established in 1966 by the General Assembly to conserve and protect Virginia’s scenic, natural, historic, recreational, scientific, and open-space areas for the benefit of the public.  The primary mechanism for accomplishing this mission is its open-space easement program.