Saving Land, Building Community

VCC is a private, nonprofit land trust, working with landowners and communities to protect vital natural and cultural resources. We are supported by members who believe in sustaining the Shenandoah Valley region. Our work to encourage better development helps communities realize sensible growth while limiting impact on the farms and forests, rivers, and heritage we all need and love. We have helped permanently protect tens of thousands of acres of land. Please join VCC and help support conservation in one of America's most cherised landscapes.

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Our Mission: Promoting land use that sustains the farms, forests, open spaces and cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

VCC featured in James Madison University's Madison Magazine. Read it online,


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Latest Newsletter: Conserving three Rockbridge farms; Rockingham considers easement program; Regional agricultural cooperation

Above, the Shenandoah River winds northward through the Seven Bends near Woodstock, Shenandoah County.
Photo by Pat and Chuck Blackley


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2009 Better Models for Development Award Winners. Learn more.


VCC stream restoration easement is cover story for Virginia Municipal League. Download Virginia Town and City magazine.

Northern Valley Transfer of Development Rights Workshop Proceedings are here.

Save the Date: VCC Annual Meeting and Picnic, Friday, September 11, Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton.

Virginia Environmental Assembly in Staunton, Saturday September 12. More info at Virginia Conservation Network.

Boy Scouts Plan Permanent Site to Host National Jamboree Near Goshen Pass.
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VCC joins in breaking ground for Harrisonburg's innovative stream restoration project, News coverage

Successful Artifact Identification Day draws a crowd with Archeological Society in northern Rockingham County. Learn more.