Land Conservation
In 2010, landowners protected 803 acres of land in Madison, bringing the total of privately protected land in the county to over 12,500 acres.
January 24, 2011. PEC Press Release
New incentives make it free for farmers to fence livestock away from streams--helping to restore water quality in the Hazel, Hughes, Rush, and Thornton Rivers.
A community in Graves Mill Valley has protected 2,700 acres of land. Read more about preservation efforts from this group of Madison County neighbors in this article from the Spring 2009 Piedmont View.
February 1, 2010. PEC Press Release.
February 4, 2009. PEC Press Release.
Over 23,000 acres protected throughout the Virginia piedmont through voluntary conservation easements.
This map shows the publicly and privately protected land in Madison County.
This group works to spread the word about conservation easements to landowners in Madison County.
