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and can also earn tax credits.
“Right now Virginia and Colorado have two of the best conservation programs in the United States,” said Pierce. “We are fortunate to live in a state whose government is proactive about conservation.”
The RCCA is primarily focused on educating local property owners about the benefits of a conservation easements. “We are local people talking to local landowners, said Pierce, “Consider us the local boots on the ground.”
The RCCA also holds fund raisers such as their “Spring Gala” to raise money for area conservation programs, such as the Rappahannock County Farmland Preservation Program. Pierce recently presented a check to the Board of Supervisors for $17,500 as the organization’s annual contribution to the county’s farmland preservation fund. This program purchases developing rights from working family farmers.
The RCCA will also be holding tax seminars in the spring and in the fall that explains the use of conservation easement tax credits.
The RCCA board consists of fourteen area landowners in the county from old family farmers to lawyers and realtors. “Even though we are from different walks of life, everyone is committed to conservation,” said Pierce who loves living in Rappahannock but believes that citizens must be proactive in order to preserve the rural nature of the county. “We are not safe,” Pierce warns, “We have to earn it.”
Graham works as a part time executive assistant to the board and is going to school for her masters degree. She attends classes at the University of Maiy Washington majoring in organization development and human recourses.
Office hours for RCCA are Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Their phone number is (540) 987-9118 and their E-mail address is: rccal@earthlink.net
A new non-profit
director
Melanie Kopjanski replaces Bridget Chisholm as the director of the Rappahannock NonProfit Center. Chisholm worked for the RNPC out of a home office part time before finally giving up the position due to time demands from her
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