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tecting land through conservation easements. The nine counties of Virginia’s Piedmont— including Loudoun, Clarke, Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison, Orange, Greene, and Albemarle—have conserved more land with conservation easements than almost any state in the nation.
PEC’s Director of Land Conservation, Catherine Scott said, “The tremendous gains we’ve seen in conservation over the last few years reflect the growing awareness among Rappahannock’s residents of the importance of their landscape. Conserving green spaces does more than just protecting pretty views. It protects drinking water and air quality, reduces traffic, keeps taxes down and preserves family farms. These benefits are explicitly recognized in Rappahannock County’s Comprehensive Plan.”
Bob Lee, the Executive Director of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF), said, “Having served as a county administrator in Virginia for 30+ years, I have empirically observed that cultural heritage landscapes that define communities are of great benefit to local governments and citizens. These cultural and natural heritage landscapes invariably yield net positive economic returns to the communities where they exist and those benefits go far beyond the ‘cows don’t ride school buses’
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