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By Robert T. Dennis
Special to the Rappahannock News
If 2002 is any indication of the growing popularity of conservation easements, this year is bound to see even more Rappahannock County landowners make the decision to forever protect their land from future development.
Last year, more than 1,600 acres of private land in Rappahannock County were placed under conservation easement, which is 10.7 percent of all private land in the county.
The total landscape protected now stands at 14,587 acres.
96.2%