Capital Region Land Conservancy Inc

Form 990, part iii line 4d, other program service accomplishments: the conservancy owns ten fee-simple properties on 12/31/24. These properties consist of the following: 1. Approximately 6 forested acres in chesterfield county known as the cowan islands comprised of 3 islands in the scenic appomattox river that are visible from nearby parks in chesterfield county and dinwiddie county and integral to the appomattox river trail master plan. 2. 44.75 acres in henrico county on long bridge road known as the long bridge road and bradbury road tract. The conservancy purchased 38.5 acres in 2020 and granted a conservation easement on these 38.5 acres to the virginia board of historic resources in 2021.the conservancy purchased another 6.25 acres in 2024 and is working to record a conservation easement with dhr on it. The property contains archaeological potential to understand significant historic themes associated with the rise of a regional stoneware pottery industry and changes in african american settlement patterns and communities in the region from the antebellum period through the civil war, reconstruction and into the twentieth century. 3. 13.19 acres in the city of richmond known as warwick road that is planned as a future public open space and property planned to be transferred to the city of richmond with crlc holding a conservation easement upon its transfer. The property contains 2.2 acres of wetlands and 2,367 feet along grindall creek. As a future park, the property will serve more than 2,000 residents within a 10-minute walk of their home. 4. 353 acres in henrico county known as the varina landlab, donated to crlc land holdings inc - the conservancy's disregarded entity - for its historic resources and water quality benefits, the acquisition of which allows for public access and ecological restoration and research opportunities. Prior to receipt of the donation of the property it was previously protected with conservation easements held by the conservancy. 5. 104.29 acres, consisting of three contiguous parcels, in henrico county on new market and kingsland roads known as four mile creek farm. The property contains 36.3 acres of prime farmland, 5,314 feet along four mile creek, 2,097 feet along an unnamed tributary, and is within the core of new market heights battlefield and the congressional boundary of the national park service's richmond national battlefield park. 28.1 acres were gifted to the conservancy in 2022. The conservancy purchased another 76.19 acres of adjoining land in 2024. 6. 37.56 acres in chesterfield county, 0.934 acres in colonial heights, and 1.858 acres in city of petersburg purchased by the conservancy for future public parks and extension of the appomattox river trail. The conservancy granted a conservation easement to the virginia outdoors foundation on the land in colonial heights in 2022. In 2023, the conservancy granted a conservation easement to the virginia outdoors foundation on 34.645 acres in chesterfield county and the islands in the appomattox river located within chesterfield county and the city of petersburg. The conservancy granted a conservation easement on 3.5 acres of the land in chesterfield county to the virginia board of historic resources in 2024. 0.664 acres were transferred to friends of the lower appomattox river and protected by a conservation easement in 2024. Subsequently, all but the 0.934 acres in colonial heights was transferred to chesterfield county for a future park with trails and water access points. 7. 3.46 acres in the city of richmond known as rogers woods that is intended as a future public open space and property planned to be transferred to the city of richmond for inclusion in the james river park system with the conservancy and virginia department of conservation and recreation co-holding a conservation easement upon its transfer. 8. 49.09 acres in henrico county off new market road known as the haskins tract. The property contains 2,300 feet along an unnamed tributary of four mile creek, approximately 800 feet of well-preserved civil war earthworks, and is entirely within the core of new market heights battlefield. The conservancy granted a conservation easement to the virginia board of historic resources on the haskins tract in 2023. 9. 4.472 acres in the city of richmond along 1/4 mile of the james river that preserves public access to the richmond slave trail and ancarrow's access trail and planned to be transferred to the city of richmond for inclusion in the james river park system with the conservancy and virginia department of conservation and recreation co-holding a conservation easement upon its transfer. 10. 23.9 acres in henrico county within the core battlefield of seven pines and fair oaks station known as the meadow road/seven pines tract. The property contains 1,228 feet along broad water creek and approximately 4 acres of freshwater forested/shrub wetland. 11. 65.17 acres in henrico county at new market and doran roads known as the doran road tract. The property contains 55.4 acres of prime farmland, 4.3 acres of freshwater forested/shrub wetland, and approximately 0.9 miles along the virginia capital trail. The conservancy intends to record a conservation easement on the property and transfer it to the central virginia agrarian community land trust. The conservancy holds twenty-two conservation easements on 12/31/24. These easements consist of the following: 1. 0.7099 acre property in the city of richmond which is adjacent to the james river park preserving the iconic view of downtown richmond from richmond's south side. 2. 0.7099 acre property in the city of richmond adjacent to the above property preserving the iconic view of downtown richmond from richmond's southside. 3. 145.22 acre property in powhatan county known as "norwood" that is listed on the national register of historic places and adjacent to the james river. 4. 180.84 acre property in chesterfield county with one mile of frontage on the james river containing 80 acres of emergent wetlands and adjacent to wetlands owned by the virginia board of wildlife resources and across the river from 810-acre dutch gap conservation area and within the viewshed of henricus historical park. 5. 96.31 acre property in hanover county with 42 acres prime farmland soils and 0.5 miles of road frontage along taylors creek road to afford traveling public view across open fields and of historic westerham house. 6. 49 acre property in henrico county with 32 acres prime farmland soils and soils of statewide importance and 970 feet of frontage on the james river and 0.3 miles of road frontage along osborne turnpike to afford traveling public view across open fields of historic landscape. 7. 0.765 acre property in the city of richmond the limitations and obligations of which will help preserve the viewshed of the james river from libby hill, consistent with the va general assembly's house joint resolution 658 in 2007. 8. 3.036 acre property in the city of richmond with 307 feet of frontage and forested vegetated riparian buffer on the james river park - north bank and the kanawha canal of the james river also being in a watershed preservation area of high value. 9. 1.33 acre easement in the city of richmond with a portion of the property being designated as a highest priority land in the floodplains and flooding resilience category of conservevirginia 3.0; approximately 744 feet of forest/vegatated riparian buffers along wetlands and rattlesnake creek. 10. 0.85 acre easement in the city of richmond located on dock street and along the james river for the james river association's james buzzard river education center and extension of the virginia capital trail. 11. 51.629 acre easement in chesterfield county in the ware bottom church battlefield with funding provided by the american battlefield protection program for a future public park owned and operated by chesterfield county. 12. 12.65 acre easement in hanover county with frontage on totopotomoy creek. 13. 57.9 acre easement in charles city county located along west run creek and protects a globally threatened plant species. 14. 5.26 acre easement in chesterfield county in the bon air historic district. 15. 87.13 acre easement in powhatan county with frontage on muddy creek and within the virginia wildlife biodiversity resilience corridor. 16. 130.14 acre easement in hanover county contains 88.69 acres of prime farmland, 2,832 feet along newfound river, and 35 acres of freshwater emergent and freshwater forested/shrub wetlands. 17. 6.56 acre easement in richmond city along pocosham creek and provides future public access to pocosham park. 18. 2.9 acre easement in richmond city adjoining aformentioned easement. 19. 15.91 acre easement in powhatan county to sustain a working farm operation and views from historic sublett's tavern. 20. 568-acre easement in new kent county partly funded by united states department of agriculture grant to protect wor