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Nicklin, editor and publisher of The Piedmont Virginian magazine.
“But I want to do whatever I can, in some small way, to help preserve the Rappahannock landscape for future generations. So when I had the opportunity to hear Mike Santucci make a presentation at a Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy event last spring, I was sold,” said Nicklin.
Large blocks of forest land are critical to sustainable forest management, interconnected wildlife habitat, and the flow of other ecosystem services, such as improving water and air quality and carbon sequestration. Unbroken forests also enhance the overall quality of life of the local residents.
Mike Santucci, VDOF forest conservation specialist, said, “Virginia is losing more than 27,000 acres of forest land annually to conversion, and that rate is increasing. Loss of forested acres and the fragmentation of the remaining acres reduce the potential of the forest to provide the
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