$1.26 million in grants awarded to 29 projects across Virginia

Projects include trails, parks, outdoor classrooms, and community gardens.

860,000

acres in Virginia protected.

4,000

miles of rivers and streams.

150

miles of hiking and biking trails.

2

acres conserved every hour since 1966.

Protect Your Land

Start here if you have open space that you would like to protect with help from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

Document Library

Applications, forms, guidelines, templates, newsletters, and other publications.

Board Meetings

See the dates and locations of upcoming meetings of the Board of Trustees and board committees.

GRANT SPOTLIGHT

A grant from VOF’s Preservation Trust Fund will help bring new life to downtown Buena Vista through the development of its town square.

News

Feature

Places That Connect

Hull Springs, Westmoreland County

Elementary school students in Westmoreland County Public Schools and undergraduates from Longwood University are coming back to bigger and better educational possibilities on Hull Springs’ 662 acres of forest and wetlands.

Read More »

Belle Meade, Rappahannock County

Kids have been enjoying the outdoor spaces at Belle Meade Farm since 1994. Day and swim camps and a Montessori School closely tied to the farm’s Community Supported Agriculture Program means there is a lot to do and explore.

Read More »

Phillips Farm, Loudoun County

The 144-acre Phillips Farm provides more than just the viewshed for the historic village of Waterford. It is also the site of a nature trail, a monarch butterfly way station, and an outdoor classroom for Loudoun County K-12 students.

Read More »

Bull Run Mountains Blog

Meet some of the people and land behind our work