Capital Region Land Conservancy

10/20/2026

Learn more about our work to "build” a wildlife corridor as CRLC executive director, Parker Agelasto, is the guest speaker of 's next online program. During the 6:30pm presentation on Tuesday, October 27, Parker will share how through targeted outreach, CRLC has now conserved over 400 acres within the corridor with several hundred more acres in the works.

👉Reserve your spot for this FREE online event!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prioritizing-wildlife-corridors-in-land-protection-initiatives-tickets-2003087274961?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/20/2026

Get ready for Richmond Tree Week yall!

RTW 2026 Sunday, 11/1 - Saturday, 11/7 Happy Tree Week! What is Richmond Tree Week 2026?Richmond Tree Week is an citywide celebration of Richmond's urban forests that happens every fall. Coordinated by Reforest Richmond, Richmond Tree Week 2026 is the 7th annual event series and runs citywide from S...

10/19/2026

🗓️Be sure to put this coming Saturday, October 24 on your calendars to head to Henrico County’s Dorey Park for the annual Plant Native! Festival hosted by Keep Henrico Beautiful, which will be set up next to Dorey Park Farmers Market. Capital Region Land Conservancy will be there along with other great organizations, plant vendors, workshops, free plant giveaways, activities for the whole fam, and more.
See you there 9am-1pm! 🪴

10/15/2026

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act that was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966.

According to the National Park Service, NHPA established a national preservation program and a system of procedural protections, which encourage both the identification and protection of historic resources, including archeological resources, at the federal level and indirectly at the state and local level. NHPA represents the most extensive preservation legislation ever enacted in the U.S.

NHPA created the National Register of Historic Places. It also established the Section 106 process, which according to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation requires agencies to "assume responsibility for the consequences of their actions on historic properties and be publicly accountable for their decisions."

CRLC's mission is to conserve the natural and historic resources of Virginia's Richmond region for the benefit of people and nature. In addition to protecting working farms, establishing public parks, CRLC specifically supports historic preservation.

With passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966, the federal government embarked on a new era of leadership in the preservation of our nation’s historic properties.

10/14/2026

📢Capital Region Land Conservancy is pleased to introduce Conner Almond as its next Director of Land Conservation! After a robust hiring process with many qualified candidates, CRLC’s selection committee noted that Conner’s genuine passion for land conservation and breadth of experience were the best suited for joining the CRLC team.

“We are excited to welcome Conner as part of the CRLC leadership team as we strive to improve and accelerate our conservation efforts in the region while maintaining the high-quality standard of work we are known for,” said Parker C. Agelasto, CRLC Executive Director.

Conner takes over as Director of Land Conservation from Jane Myers who has worked at CRLC since 2009. Jane will continue to work part-time as she helps to train Conner on CRLC’s policies and procedures and transition her responsibilities before her retirement.

10/12/2026

Virginia is home to 11 recognized indigenous tribes and 7 federally recognized tribes. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we share a fascinating interview recently published in Style Weekly with Nansemond Indian Nation Chief, Keith Anderson. Originally part of the Powhatan Confederacy, which included more than 30 different tribes, the Nansemond's service area is now some of the largest of all the tribes of Virginia, where their cultural and historical footprint covers all of Hampton Roads from Virginia Beach to eastern Carolina. Read the full interview here:

From Richmond football to the Folk Festival, Nansemond Chief Keith Anderson is standing tall.

10/10/2026

CRLC sighting! 😊
When you’re out at the Richmond Folk Festival | Oct. 9-11, 2026 this weekend and enjoying time by the river, you can be assured that the Friends of James River Park will always be permanently protected thanks to a conservation easement.

10/10/2026

CRLC sighting! 😊
When you’re out at the Richmond Folk Festival this weekend and enjoying time by the river, you can be assured that the James River Park will always be permanently protected thanks to a conservation easement.

10/09/2026

This year marks our nation's 250th birthday. Did you know if also marks a lot of other BIG anniversaries?! Congratulations to Virginia State Parks on celebrating 100 years! Congratulations also to Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Virginia Outdoors Foundation for each celebrating 60 years! And also 40 years of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Virginia Natural Heritage Program! 2026 is certainly a milestone year.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation has helped preserve Virginia’s natural treasures since 1926.

10/09/2026

📆 On Saturday, celebrate what close-to-home nature makes possible as you walk, 🚶‍♀️skip, 🏃‍♂️or roll 🚴‍♀️ and make your way to a park or green space near you. October 10th celebrates National Walk to a Park Day 🌳 where we’re reminded of the numerous benefits these spaces offer us to play, exercise, experience nature, gather with neighbors, and feel at home.

📈 In 2017, the City of Richmond made a promise: every Richmonder should have a park within a 10-minute walk of home. Today, 83% of Richmond’s have access to parkland! Yet one in five Richmond residents still lives without easy access to green space.

📃 CRLC pursues a strategic goal to help ensure equitable access to parks within a 10-minute walk in the urbanized areas of our region, using the Trust for Public Land ParkServe model as a guide to protect greenspaces, enhance community health, and mitigate climate impacts like flooding and heat islands. And we’re proud to be meeting it through our work this year to establish a permanent public park at Christie’s Garden in Scott’s Addition as well as working with the city to bring equitable access to green space in South Richmond at Beaufont Oaks and near Southside Plaza.

💪 Since our founding, Capital Region Land Conservancy has facilitated the protection of over 500 acres of greenspace within the City of Richmond, including such high profile projects like Mayo’s Island, Dock Street Park, the Richmond Trail of the Enslaved, and Jefferson Avenue Community Garden. And we’re not done yet.

😎 Whether it’s tomorrow or next month, get out and enjoy these pockets of paradise in our own backyards!