ANNUAL REPORT - Historic Virginia Land...

Historic Virginia Land Conservancy 2018 Annual Report 12018

ANNUALREPORT

Historic Virginia Land Conservancy 2018 Annual Report2

Dear Friends,

As we reflect on this past year, we are extremely proud of the many achievements made possible by your generosity and commitment to land protection. Our landowners, board directors and advisory board members, volunteers, in-kind donors, community partners, sponsors, individual donors and staff all continue to actively support our efforts to protect the natural landscapes in our region. It is a privilege to share with you in this annual report how this collective charitable spirit shaped 2018 and launched us into new territory in the Commonwealth.

We would first like to thank our landowners, whose decisions to protect their property is the first step – and the foundation upon which our work rests. We also want to recognize the dedicated leadership of the board of directors and advisory board. Their vision and guidance set the course for developing the programs, resources and partnerships needed to accomplish our goals. Profuse thanks extends not only to the dedicated leadership of the HVLC boards, but also to the former Middle Peninsula Land Trust Board of Directors, Executive Director and volunteers who made the merger a reality, after having first discussed the possibility way back in July 2014. Our territory is now includes the middle peninsula and HVLC now serves fourteen counties. Getting to know better the good folks on the middle peninsula as they get to know us, remains a priority and a genuine pleasure for this organization’s leadership and staff.

We thank staff heartily, whose stewardship of our ever expanding portfolio of properties guarantees that we can all continue to enjoy their beauty for years to come, alongside the land’s ecological and economic benefits. Tremendous thanks to all of our individual and corporate donors. We rely on your support for everything we do. To our community partners and the local government and community organizations that collaborate with us, please know that we consider you part of our team and sincerely appreciate you working with us so generously.

We remain honored to witness the growth of the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy over the last year and devote each day to furthering our mission. Your enthusiasm, spirit of generosity and support make it all possible. Thank you for your commitment to protecting the land we all love.

With humble gratitude,

Patrice Sadler Tom Powers Executive Director Board Chair

A Message to Our Friends and SupportersA Message to Our Friends and Supporters

2018Executive CommitteeTravis Crayosky, ChairMatt Slye, Vice ChairMarc Sharp, Secretary/ TreasurerTom PowersAaron RossJohn Tarley

DirectorsAmy AhearnPatrick DuffelerTom FosterJoe HertzlerAnn JenningsMark McGarvieHenry StephensChad Williamson

Advisory BoardDonald BakerDavid BushRobert T. CaseyTucker EdmondsJack HaldemanBruce HornsbyKathy HornsbyBob KeithJudy KnudsonPhilip ReedKimber SmithBill Williams

StaffPatrice Sadler, Executive DirectorAnn Heidt, OfficeAdministratorLeanne Harrow LandStewardshipand OutreachManager

COVER: Woodward Property, Mathews County, 25 acres on Davis Creek.


MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO WENT THE EXTRA MILE TO MAKE THE MERGER SUCCESSFUL:Dennis Baker, Neal Barber, Stan Coloff, Ann Jennings, Mary Helen Morgan, Marilyn South and John Tarley.

FULL PRESS RELEASE

VIRGINIA PENINSULA LAND TRUSTS JOIN HANDS ACROSS THE RIVERS FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION AND PUBLIC BENEFIT

The Historic Virginia Land Conservancy (HVLC) and the Middle Peninsula Land Trust (MPLT) are pleased to announce the merger of their two organizations, combing their experience and resources to continue and expand protection of invaluable natural spaces in our area.

Founded in 1997, MPLT has strived to protect and preserve Virginia’s Middle Peninsula marshes, forests, farmlands, scenic and historic resources in lands that comprise the watersheds of the Rappahannock and York Rivers and Mobjack Bay. Mentoring conservation leadership efforts throughout Tidewater Virginia, from the Eastern Shore to the Northern Neck to Essex County, the MPLT Board educated landowners about the opportunities to protect land forever. The small but dedicated Board of volunteers worked tirelessly over the years to assist landowners in protecting their properties for future generations, facilitating the protection of 17 parcels totaling 2,011 acres.

According to Neal Barber, Executive Director of MPLT, “The MPLT Board unanimously voted to merge with the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy knowing that the talents of HVLC would ensure that land with conservation easements are properly protected into the future.”

HVLC was originally founded in 1990 as the Historic Rivers Land Conservancy. It became the Williamsburg Land Conservancy in 1996 and was later renamed to the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy to reflect its regional growth. It currently protects 44 parcels, totaling 7,988 acres of land in the lower James, York and Rappahannock River watersheds.

“I am pleased for this region as well as the entire conservation community. This merger represents joint efforts by so many of us to ensure protecting property continues for the timeless reasons of legacy, economics and public benefit,” says Patrice Sadler, Executive Director of HVLC.

The HVLC-MPLT merger has strong support in the larger VA conservation community. Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) Executive Director, Joe Maroon says, “The merger of these two land trusts will strengthen land conservation efforts in the Williamsburg region and especially in the Middle Peninsula. VEE is pleased with the outcome and happy to be a partner in the merger effort.”

Peggy Stevens, Chair of the Virginia United Land Trusts (VaULT) agrees, “The HVLC and MPLT have each worked for more than 20 years to protect natural, scenic, agricultural, and historic lands. Together, their land conservation work has helped protect land in the watersheds of the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers, as well as the Chesapeake Bay. I congratulate their vision for the future as a merged, higher capacity single organization, continuing this important work in their many communities.”

Going forward, the combined organizations will operate under the name, leadership and staff of the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy. For more information about the HVLC or the benefits of conservation easements, visit the HVLC web site at: www.historicvirginialandconservancy.org.


JOHN MUIR SOCIETY $10,000+Mrs. Donald S. Baker

ALDO LEOPOLD SOCIETY$5,000-$9,999Mrs. Lois HornsbyMr. and Mrs. Bobby HornsbyMr. and Mrs. Marc Sharp

STEWARDS OF THE LAND SOCIETY$2,000-$4,999Mr. and Mrs. Jack HaldemanMr. and Mrs. Joe HarrowMr. and Mrs. Robert KeithMr. and Mrs. Mark McGarvieDr. and Mrs. Thomas Powers

CONSERVERS OF THE LAND SOCIETY$1,000-$1,999Reverend and Mrs. Robert CaseyLori ConenDr. and Mrs. George CornellMr. and Mrs. Travis CrayoskyDrs. Robert and Mary Ellen CullomCheryl Furlong and Scott GrossMr. and Mrs. Richard HeathMr. and Mrs. D.W. SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Kimber SmithMr. and Mrs. Scott Zimmerman

GOLD LEAF$500-$999Mr. and Mrs. David AllenFrederick BoeltNanci BondMr. and Mrs. Thomas FosterMr. and Mrs. Robert GraftonKathy and Mark HowellMr. and Mrs. Stephen KnudsonSusan KrancerJulia Leverenz and Charles Britt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Duryea MortonMr. and Mrs. Jack SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Bill WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Alfred Woods

SILVER LEAF$250-$499Mr. and Mrs. Samuel BowlinDr. Camilla Buchanan and C. Debra Hill

Mr. and Mrs. F. Prince ButlerMr. and Mrs. Tim ClearyNancy CouchMr. and Mrs. John CurtisMr. and Mrs. Gregory DavisTrent DoyleMr. and Mrs. John EsseryTory and David GussmanReverend and Mrs. James HenryDr. and Mrs. Thomas JamisonMary NormentMr. and Mrs. Edgar SchumacherMr. and Mrs. Thomas TingleMr. and Mrs. Daniel WhittenMr. and Mrs. Raymond WileMr. and Mrs. Chad WilliamsonMr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe

BRONZE LEAF$100-$249Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth AdamsMr. and Mrs. Anthony AnnoniMr. and Mrs. Robert ArchibaldMr. and Mrs. David BayMr. and Mrs. Michael BeachamCarolyn BeckhoffDr. and Mrs. William BennettMr. and Mrs. Robert BirneyAnn BoehmMr. and Mrs. James BowersSusan BritcherMr. and Mrs. David BushDr. and Mrs. Mitchell ByrdMr. and Mrs. Craig CanningMr. and Mrs. Robert CarboniMr. and Mrs. Thomas ChamberlainB. Eric ChantfortMr. and Mrs. William ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Dan CristolMr. and Mrs. W.Stuart DarlingMr. and Mrs. Daniel DesmondColonel and Mrs. Lynn DievendorfDavid Feldman and Dr. Susan LontkowskiMr. and Mrs. Robert FrielMr. and Mrs. John GeislerMr. and Mrs. James GoldenJ. Lesslie HallLisa HillThomas HouseMr. and Mrs. Kevin Jennings Mr. and Mrs. W. Melville JonesMr. and Mrs. Ronald KienlenBob and Stephanie KingMr. and Mrs. Richard KrapfGlenn Lemon, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Brian McNelisMr. and Mrs. Philip MerrickMr. and Mrs. Terry Meyers

Mary NormentMr. and Mrs. Alain OutlawMr. and Mrs. Robert PiascikMeredith and Joe Poole IIIRobert RamseyDr. and Mrs. Charles RathkeMr. and Mrs. Joseph RickettsMr. and Mrs. Aaron RossMr. and Mrs. John SadlerHeinz SchillerMr. and Mrs. John ShumateThomas Sinnott, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Brett SmithMr. and Mrs. Robert SwainMr. and Mrs. Phil TaheyDorothy TeubnerMr. and Mrs. Roger ThalerCam Walker and Tony EslerMr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth WittleMr. and Mrs. Charles Yerkes Mr. and Mrs. James Zolinski

OAK LEAF$50-$99Mr. and Mrs. Edwin CarboniRoger BestMr. and Mrs. Edward BlanksShelby BoltzMr. and Mrs. George BrushMr. and Mrs. James BurkhardtMr. and Mrs. Douglas CampbellMr. and Mrs. Carton CaseyChristina ClarkeViola EdenMr. and Mrs. Jack EdwardsMr. and Mrs. William FetskoVictor FlangoMr. and Mrs. Robert GuernseyHelen HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Randy HawthorneMr. and Mrs. John HummelMr. and Mrs. Louis HuntHealther JahnesMr. and Mrs. William Lancellotti, Jr.Honorable Thomas MahoneDorothea MatthewsBrenda MitchellSharon MoserBarbara PhiefferDr. and Mrs. C. Howard Robins, Jr.Bell-Jo RodgersMr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry Spannuth, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter TrainorMary VoorhessMr. and Mrs. Tim WeidmanEdward Wigley

2018 DONOR LIST


Grants, 11%Direct Support, 73%

Special Projects, 11%

Other, 5%

2018 Financial Snapshot2018 Financial Snapshot

Cash Balances $642,004.00 Cash Stewardship and Legal Defense Funds Endowment

Unrestricted Support and Revenue $173,233.00 Grants Special Projects Others Direct Support

Operating Expenses $174,868.00 Marketing, Education,& Outreach Development Office Expenses Management & General Land Protection/Stewardship Special Projects

Marketing, Education, & Outreach, 18%

Special Projects, 11%

Development, 15%Office Expenses , 15%

Management & General, 16%

Land Protection/Stewardship,

25%

Cash, 32%

Stewardship and Legal Defense Funds, 51%

Endowment, 17%


2018HIGHLIGHTS

159 acres in Mathews

County, Little Oakland Farm

Joe Hertzler again donates an Appalachian Snow Dogwood tree to Williamsburg Landing for our Earth

Day event

98 acres protected in

King William County

115 acres protected in Powhatan County, Level Green Farm

Franklin West led the charge

to replace the colonial period

fencing at Church on the Main

157 acres in

King William

County, Johns

on Family Fa

rm


BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS

IN KIND LEADERSHIPHowell Creative Group

TITLE SPONSORSHIPBB&T PrivateBB&T Scott and StringfellowBB&T Wealth

COMMUNITY PARTNERSChesapeake BankChesapeake Wealth ManagementThe Williamsburg WineryWilliamsburg Landing

PATRON LEVEL$1,000-$2,499AES Consulting EngineersKiskiack Golf ClubThe Hanover Insurance GroupMiddle Peninsula Insurance

SPONSORING LEVEL$500-$999ALFA Mutual Insurance CompanyStantec Consulting Services, Inc.The Selective Insurance Company of America

CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONSCity of WilliamsburgJames City CountyWilliamsburg Area Council of Garden ClubsWilliamsburg Bird ClubWilliamsburg Garden Club

IN KIND DONATIONSAnna’s Brick OvenBay CreekBerret’s Seafood Restaurant & TaphouseCenter Street GrillCharles (Chuck) DuboisFat Canary/The Cheese ShopFat TunaFood for ThoughtFord’s Colony Country ClubGiuseppe’s Italian RestaurantGoodman & Sons JewelersHelen Cousins & Bruce SologoffJane BanfieldKingsmill Resort & Golf Club

Kiskiack Golf ClubLinda Baker Opus 9 SteakhouseSal’s by VictorSecond Street BistroThe Golden HorseshoeThe Trellis Bar & GrillThe Whaling CompanyThe Williamsburg WineryVirginia State ParksWaypoint Seafood & GrillWilliamsburg National Golf Club

IN-MEMORIAM: For Donald S. Baker:Mr. and Mrs. Gordon AnglesMr. and Mrs. Anthony AnnoniMr. and Mrs. James BeilsteinMr. and Mrs. Russell BlockMr. and Mrs. Sam BowlinSusan BritcherMr. and Mrs. Edgar BrownMr. and Mrs. John ChiricottiMr. and Mrs. William ClarkeChristina ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Dan DesmondMr. and Mrs. John DonaldsonMr. and Mrs. Harold D’OrazioSara Frazer and John Tinker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert FrielMr. and Mrs. Jack HaldemanPatricia HarabedianDr. and Mrs. Richard Heath, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James HenryMr. and Mrs. William HooverKathy and Bruce HornsbyMr. and Mrs. Del JondahlMr. and Mrs. Robert KingMr. and Mrs. Stephen KnudsonMr. and Mrs. William Lammertz

Dr. David Laughlin and Janet MayberryMr. and Mrs. Jack LightfootMr. and Mrs. Lou MarquetSusan McSwainMr. and Mrs. Peter MelletteMr. and Mrs. Donald MurfeeMr. and Mrs. Ronald NervittMr. and Mrs. Art NigroMeredith and Joe Poole IIIMr. and Mrs. John SadlerMr. and Mrs. Edgar SchumacherMr. and Mrs. Marc SharpMary Lou SmullenMr. and Mrs. Vernon StockerMillie WestMr. and Mrs. Edward YouhasMr. and Mrs. Victor ZoddaOthers:Rita Farabee, Christopher Farabee and Traci Shuping for Michael FarabeeSylvia H. Hunt for Bob HuntEllen Jaronczyk for Bob JaronczykThe Honorable Thomas Mahone for Patricia Milner MahoneSarah Rouse & Patrick Sheehan for Parke and Betsy RouseMr. and Mrs. John Sadler for Maysville Jane PageAnn B. Young for Christopher Winslow Doak

IN-HONOR OF:Derrick C. Brown and Robert W. Alexander for a relativeDavid and Tory Gussman for Arlene and Joel LevinePeter and Kerry Mellette for Caren SchumacherMr. and Mrs. Gary Ripple for Caren Schumacher

Our MissionThe Historic Virginia Land Conservancy is dedicated

to protecting and preserving significant natural, scenic, agricultural, and historical land in the lower

James, York & Rappahanock River watersheds.


Where We Work - What We ProtectWhere We Work - What We Protect

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Service Layer Credits: Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin,USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri Japan,METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand),NGCC, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS UserCommunity

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Historic Virginia Land Conservancy EasementsID Name Acres ID Name Acres1 Autumn West 8 35 Little Oakland Farm 1592 Black Creek (Mapledale) 48 36 Locust Grove 4003 Boothe 46 37 Longhill Swamp 84 Brewers 111 38 Mainland Farm 2145 Brown Easement 1 39 Netick 1076 Carr's Hill 230 40 North End Plantation 727 Cedar Hill 398 41 Ober-Brooks 408 Chelsea Plantation 568 42 Piping Tree Farm 4999 Chenault/Central Crossing 97 43 Poplar Springs Farm 103

10 Church on the Main 1 44 Powhatan Secondary I 3411 Claxton Creek Property 8 45 Powhatan Secondary II 1612 Cornell Property 128 46 Rappahannock Tribe 11313 Cowles 57 47 Revercomb 9814 Crittenden 146 48 Riverfront Farm/Johnson 15615 Curtis Farm 75 49 Riverwatch 2516 Custis Pond 151 50 Rock Springs 34717 Davis Creek 25 51 Route 132 8218 Diggs (Winter Harbor) 5 52 Route 5 Buffer 1219 Diggs (Winter Harbor) 38 53 Rurak 46020 Edgewood Farm 845 54 Scott Trust 721 Fitzgerald 137 55 Shady Banks 3722 Ford's Colony 1 56 Sharpes 1123 Ford's Colony Country Club 10 57 Shiloh 66924 Gayles Farm/Sharpes 76 58 The Preserve at Uncle's Neck 19225 Governor's Land 201 59 The Retreat 7926 Greenlevel Farm 2 60 The Williamsburg Winery 27427 Greensprings Trail 99 61 Toddsberry 2328 Greenswamp Farm 168 62 Vineyard/Conservancy 4429 Hankins 43 63 Virginia Capital Trail 4230 Hankins Land Trust #2 61 64 Warner 8831 Hotwater Cole Tract 4 65 Winter Harbor/Van Clief Property 25032 Hudgins 42 66 Yew Grove 24833 Kime Property 9 67 York River Preserve 1,62134 Level Green Farm 115 Total 10,473


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Historic Virginia Land Conservancy EasementsID Name Acres ID Name Acres1 Autumn West 8 35 Little Oakland Farm 1592 Black Creek (Mapledale) 48 36 Locust Grove 4003 Boothe 46 37 Longhill Swamp 84 Brewers 111 38 Mainland Farm 2145 Brown Easement 1 39 Netick 1076 Carr's Hill 230 40 North End Plantation 727 Cedar Hill 398 41 Ober-Brooks 408 Chelsea Plantation 568 42 Piping Tree Farm 4999 Chenault/Central Crossing 97 43 Poplar Springs Farm 103

10 Church on the Main 1 44 Powhatan Secondary I 3411 Claxton Creek Property 8 45 Powhatan Secondary II 1612 Cornell Property 128 46 Rappahannock Tribe 11313 Cowles 57 47 Revercomb 9814 Crittenden 146 48 Riverfront Farm/Johnson 15615 Curtis Farm 75 49 Riverwatch 2516 Custis Pond 151 50 Rock Springs 34717 Davis Creek 25 51 Route 132 8218 Diggs (Winter Harbor) 5 52 Route 5 Buffer 1219 Diggs (Winter Harbor) 38 53 Rurak 46020 Edgewood Farm 845 54 Scott Trust 721 Fitzgerald 137 55 Shady Banks 3722 Ford's Colony 1 56 Sharpes 1123 Ford's Colony Country Club 10 57 Shiloh 66924 Gayles Farm/Sharpes 76 58 The Preserve at Uncle's Neck 19225 Governor's Land 201 59 The Retreat 7926 Greenlevel Farm 2 60 The Williamsburg Winery 27427 Greensprings Trail 99 61 Toddsberry 2328 Greenswamp Farm 168 62 Vineyard/Conservancy 4429 Hankins 43 63 Virginia Capital Trail 4230 Hankins Land Trust #2 61 64 Warner 8831 Hotwater Cole Tract 4 65 Winter Harbor/Van Clief Property 25032 Hudgins 42 66 Yew Grove 24833 Kime Property 9 67 York River Preserve 1,62134 Level Green Farm 115 Total 10,473

5000 New Point Road, Suite 2202Williamsburg, VA 23188Phone: 757-565-0343

www.historicvirginialandconservancy.org

Save the Date Save the Date

NOVEMBER 7th Annual Meeting at

Williamsburg Landing Alvin Anderson Auditorium

5:30pm-6:45pm

NONPROFITU.S. POSTAGE

P A I DWILLIAMSBURG, VA

PERMIT NO. 113

Please join us at Chelsea Plantation on the Mattaponi River

Sunday, October 6, 2019 from 2:00 pm-4:30 pm

874 Chelsea Plantation Lane West Point, VA

Live Music • Plantation House ToursSilent Auction • Fish Casting Clinic

All You Can Eat Brunswick Stew and Ham BiscuitsBeer and Wine Available for Purchase

Must be 21 Years or Older • Rain or Shine

Tickets: $75.00Available on-line at

www.HistoricVirginiaLandConservancy.orgor by calling 757-565-0343

20192019 Conservancy Celebration at Chelsea

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