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Together with partners, local landowners and people like you, we have helped to protect nearly 300,000 acres of private and public land across our commonwealth. Will you help us continue our vital work on behalf of nature and people?
Please review our visitation guidelines for Conservancy preserves and use the resources on this page to help plan your exploration of the places you are helping us protect across Virginia. Our preserves include 38 miles of trail you can enjoy. Head outside and experience Virginia's great places for yourself!
Looking for a getaway that’s an easy drive from DC? Download our map of preserves within a 2.5-hour drive.
Alexander Berger
Blackwater River
Bottom Creek Gorge
Brownsville
Dragon Flats
Falls Ridge
Fernbrook
Fraser
Fortune's Cove
New Point Comfort
North Landing River
Piney Grove
Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh
Voorhees
Warm Springs Mountain
Wildcat Mountain
Castle Hill
Cleveland Natural Area
Kyles Ford
The Narrows
Pendleton Island
Potts Creek Shale Barren
Rappahannock River Lands
Unthanks Cave
Walnut Hill Preserve
Allegheny Highlands
Central Appalachians
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Rivers
Clinch Valley
Mid-Atlantic Seascape
Piedmont
Southern Rivers
Virginia Coast Reserve
Conservancy Projects on Public Lands
Virginia Natural Area Preserve System
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail
Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund
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Brian van Eerden, Southern Rivers Program Director, with his daughter, Abigail, explore the pine savannahs at The Nature Conservancy's Piney Grove Preserve and adjoining International Paper property located in the Mid Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregion of southeastern Virginia. © Mark Godfrey/TNC