The Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority was created by Ordinance of the Clarke County Board of Supervisors on June 18, 2002 to administer the Clarke County Easement Purchase Program (CEP Program). The general purpose of the CEP program is to protect and preserve land with significant agricultural, natural, scenic, and historic resources.
The study examined the revenues and expenditures for different land uses (i.e. agriculture, residential, commercial/industrial) for fiscal year 2017. The information was used to compute the ratio of expenditures-to-revenues for the different land use categories. In addition, the study determined how conservation easements affect the composite index of locality ability to pay calculation for the […]
The Rules Are Simple: Contest entries are due no later than July 15, 2018. Photos should have been taken since January 1, 2017. (We want to cover all the seasons, so look through your photo files from as far back as a year and a half!) Photos must have been taken in Clarke County, Virginia. […]
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The Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority is offering an internship to persons interested in conducting easement inspections. The Authority currently holds easements on over 90 properties and are required to inspect each one annually to insure compliance with the terms of the easement. The position would involve reviewing county records pertaining to the property, contacting […]
The Easement Authority has recently updated the popular Take a Hike Guide – click link below to download pdf Take a Hike – Clarke County Land Conservation Flyer – Earth Day 2016 The post Updated Take a Hike Guide 4-19-16 appeared first on Clarke Land Conservation.
The Easement Authority has recently updated the popular Take a Hike Guide – click link below to download pdf Take a Hike – Clarke County Land Conservation Flyer – Earth Day 2016
With nearly 1,200 acres along the Shenandoah River now in easement, at Holy Cross Abbey was “the perfect choice” as the recipient of the Conservation Easement Authority’s second Mackay-Smith Land Conservation Award, says Alison Teetor, the county’s natural resource planner. Father Robert Barnes, Abbot of Holy Cross Abbey in Clarke County, (left), and Father James […]
With nearly 1,200 acres along the Shenandoah River now in easement, at Holy Cross Abbey was “the perfect choice” as the recipient of the Conservation Easement Authority’s second Mackay-Smith Land Conservation Award, says Alison Teetor, the county’s natural resource planner. Father Robert Barnes, Abbot of Holy Cross Abbey in Clarke County, (left), and Father James […]
Thanks to all those that participated! 26 photographers – 13 Amateur, 3 Professional, and 10 Students each submitting up to 5 photos And the Winners are ….. By: Macson McGuiganAmateur Category1st Place By: Tim Farmer, Professional Category, 1st Place By: Chloe Peyton, Student Category, 1st Place
Thanks to all those that participated! 26 photographers – 13 Amateur, 3 Professional, and 10 Students each submitting up to 5 photos And the Winners are ….. By: Macson McGuigan Amateur Category 1st Place By: Tim Farmer, Professional Category, 1st Place By: Chloe Peyton, Student Category, 1st Place The post 2015 Photo Contest! Winners Announced! […]