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RCCA
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and her master’s in public administration at the University of North Carolina.
She said she decided to move to Rappahannock for its rural lifestyle.
“I didn’t want to see traffic lights on every comer,’’ she said.
Since its inception, RCCA’s effectiveness has come from the grassroots efforts of its committed board of directors, Adams said. The association has grown on a neighbor-toneighbor, word-of-mouth basis.
The group has played a key role in the impressive number of conservation easements in Rappahannock. The county has more than 25,000 acres - about 18 percent of its total acreage - in conservation easements.
But there is always room for improvement.
The organization’s goal is for 50 percent of all privately held land in the county to be protected with conservation easements.
More than 65,000 acres in the county are still eligible for future easement donations, and Adams said the organization wants to reach out to landowners who have recently bought large parcels in the county.
Adams said easements are a valuable tool to prevent urban sprawl from spreading into rural Rappahannock.
With development booming in neighboring counties, Adams said “that threat is beginning to feel more real" in Rappahannock.
“It does take an effort to keep things scenic and rural," she said.
Another looming threat to
See RCCA, Page A3
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